We are very concern that over the past twelve months, three companies that target the Caribbean and African American communities have been either forced to cease operations for allegedly violating government regulations or for fraudulent practices. The most recent is the popular, Top Dot Mortgage, while less than a year ago, 1st Republic Mortgage Bankers [...]

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The Haiti earthquake has already triggered hundreds of thousands of donations to musician Wyclef Jean’s charitable foundation, which expects to raise upwards of $1 million a day in the disaster’s wake. However, Internal Revenue Service records show the group has a lackluster history of accounting for its finances, and that the organization has paid the [...]

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