Inside Look: EB-5 Visas for Immigrant Investors

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Marcelle Poirier is an attorney who decided to make her American dream happen. She emigrated to the U.S. from Canada and lives in the multicultural city of Miami. She earned her juris doctorate from the University of Miami in 1995 and is a member of the state and federal bar for the southern district of […]

Serious Delinquency Rates on Single-Family Loans at an All-Time Low

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The serious delinquency rate on single-family loans has fallen to its lowest level in six and a half years. Serious delinquency is when a single-family mortgage is 90 or more days past due and the bank considers the mortgage to be in danger of default. When a mortgage is in default, a lender usually initiates […]

The Rise of Private Equity Firms

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Despite the FHFA’s latest efforts to improve circumstances for first time homebuyers, the housing market has maintained stagnant levels. With millennials eclipsing the baby boomer population, their choice of housing widely affects the housing market. However, a significant amount of millennials are grappling with overwhelming student loan debt. Over 40 million Americans are reported to […]

New Research Shows Funding Challenges Persist for Women-Owned Businesses

The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) released a new research report outlining the differences between men and women business owners, regarding the scale of business growth, amount and sources of financial capital, and the relationship between the two. Unfortunately, the statistics on funding for women-owned businesses, whether it concerns bank loans, angel investments, or VC […]

Policy Prescriptions to Assist Women Entrepreneurs

Does the name Alice Paul ring a bell? Alice Paul led the effort to give women the right to vote. She raised money for the cause, led a group of White House protesters known as the Silent Sentinels, was imprisoned three times, force-fed raw eggs when she staged a hunger strike, and kept the pressure […]

FHFA Decision: Path to Affordable Housing or Another Crash?

Mel Watt, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), is facing mounting pressure regarding his decision to lift a temporary suspension on allocating funds to the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and Capital Magnet Fund (CMF). With the lifted suspension, 4.2 basis points of each dollar of the unpaid principal balance for new business […]

Resources to help women-owned small businesses Overcome the Competition

Despite budget instability from sequestration and the government shutdown, women business owners have had noticeable success in government contracting in recent years. According to the National Women’s Business Council, more than $100 million in contracts has been awarded through the WOSB (Women-Owned Small Business) Federal Contract set-aside program.  Women contractors received another win in early […]