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Notre-Dame says the billionaires who pledged to rebuild the cathedral haven’t paid ‘a cent’ yet, and most of the money so far has come from regular Americans Paris

Notre-Dame says the billionaires who pledged to rebuild the cathedral haven’t paid ‘a cent’ yet, and most of the money so far has come from regular Americans

When a fire devastated Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris two months ago, French billionaires jumped to offer millions in donations to restore the church to its former glory. But so far, they haven't followed through on their promise that collectively amounts t…
bubmag
June 14, 2019
Reverse mortgages: subprime’s “stealth aftershock” that is costing elderly African-Americans their family homes Old-Age Poverty

Reverse mortgages: subprime’s “stealth aftershock” that is costing elderly African-Americans their family homes

Reverse mortgages -- complex home loans -- are aggressively marketed to elderly people, especially in African-American neighborhoods, using deceptive tactics that offer false promised to "eliminate monthly payments permanently" with "a risk-free way of being …
bubmag
June 14, 2019