Markets and local events mixed with college workshops
Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade shows mixed wheat and corn quotes while Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maryland announces job cuts to cut costs. The New York stock market retreats with the Dow down 16.77 points. Montgomery College Germantown hosts three career workshops led by Fran Bastress, plus a Halloween skate party at Eastern Grill Skate Park with admission and safety details.
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Lenders deny more loans to Blacks and Hispanics, regulators say
Federal regulators disclosed loan denial rates showing Blacks and Hispanics face higher conventional mortgage rejections than whites and Asian Americans. Among 6.4 million applications to 9,300 lenders, denials ranged 33.9 percent for Blacks, 24.2 percent for Hispanics, 22.4 percent for American Indians, versus 14.4 percent for whites and 12.9 percent for Asian Americans, with income-adjusted gaps.
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American Bankers Association
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Joseph P. Kennedy II
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