National

As President Barack Obama prepares to leave office, NewsOne takes a look at some of his most impressive wins.

Finance

42 states have now signed on to the deal that would provide up to $25 billion to “qualified” homeowners who are “underwater” or whose homes have been foreclosed on, since the beginning of the mortgage meltdown. CNN.com has the story. Read More:

From NationalJournal.com: If the economy produces jobs over the next eight months at the same pace as it did over the past four months, the nation will have created more jobs in 2010 alone than it did over the entire eight years of George W. Bush’s presidency. That comparison comes with many footnotes and asterisks. […]

Finance, News

SOURCE: Newsone.com In a move that’s sure to delight debit cardholders nationwide, the Federal Reserve today imposed a new rule prohibiting banks from automatically enrolling customers in “overdraft protection” plans, CNN Money reports. These shady programs — which banks have claimed are meant to help customers — allow debit cardholders to spend money they don’t […]