Portia Powell, the first African American woman to lead One Detroit Credit Union, shares her journey from Detroit girl to CEO.
(Atlanta Journal Constitution) — A couple years back, C. Lin Hodges, president of Associated Credit Union, was deflecting questions about credit unions’ relevance. His traditional banking peers raked in huge profits, betting big on construction loans and ever-rising home values. Read More…
(NYT) — Brian Franklin grew up poor in Long Island City, Queens, in the Queensbridge Houses, New York’s largest public-housing complex, but he had enough success as a hair stylist that he was able to cross the river and cut hair in Manhattan. But too much partying led to financial problems, and he lost his […]