ARMENPRESS. The Crossroads of Peace project must become reality not only as a result of Armenia’s actions but also with participation of the region’s countries, Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan said …
Citi Fined For Denying Credit Cards To Armenian Americans
Citi to pay $25.9 million for discrimination issues including lying to Armenian Americans about why they were denied credit cards, CFPB says.
U.S. ‘developing record’ of what happened in Nagorno-Karabakh, says State Department official
ARMENPRESS. The United States is developing a record of what happened in Nagorno-Karabakh and is working on support for Armenia, James O’Brien, Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of State’s …
Armenian Americans will overcome the latest disgrace, Citibank’s credit refusals | Opinion
Peters, who endowed and enriched a variety of local causes, to the recent announcement of Ed and Jeanne Kashians’ multi-million dollar commitment to UC Merced, Armenian Americans have generationally …
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Orders Citi to Pay $25.9 Million for Intentional, Illegal Discrimination Against Armenian Americans
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered Citi to pay $25.9 million in fines and consumer redress for intentionally and illegally discriminating against credit card applicants …
Azerbaijan’s president addresses a military parade in Karabakh and says ‘we showed the whole world’
Hundreds of Azerbaijani soldiers have paraded through the capital city of the Karabakh region that came under full control of Azerbaijan in September after a lightning rout of ethnic Armenian forces.
Schiff resolution seeks sanctions against Azerbaijan for illegally holding Armenian prisoners
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced legislation today demanding Azerbaijan’s immediate release of Armenian prisoners of war, captured civilians and political prisoners, including Artsakh government …
First Karabakh Armenian convicted in Azerbaijan
Vagif Khachatryan, a 68-year-old veteran of the First Karabakh War in the early 1990s, pleaded not guilty but was convicted of crimes including “genocide.” …
Citigroup fined $25.9M for discriminating against Armenian Americans, federal regulator says
Citigroup intentionally discriminated against Armenian Americans when they applied for credit cards, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday.
Citibank fined $26 million for ‘treating Armenian Americans like criminals,’ US agency says
The CFPB found that Citi “targeted” retail services credit card applicants whom employees associated with Armenian national origin.