Free workshop to help homeowners avoid foreclosures
Free workshop to help homeowners avoid foreclosures
Homeowners in Fort Bend County, and surrounding areas, who are in default on their mortgages or are facing the threat of foreclosure have an opportunity to attend an upcoming homeownership preservation workshop.
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Fed Seeks Help From Money Funds to Drain $1 Trillion (Update1)
Fed Seeks Help From Money Funds to Drain $1 Trillion (Update1)
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve is in talks with money-market mutual funds on agreements to help drain as much as $1 trillion from the financial system as policy makers prepare for the first interest-rate increase since June 2006, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
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Program can help seniors with taxes
Program can help seniors with taxes
In a visit to downtown Edwardsville scheduled for a week from Friday, Madison County Treasurer Frank Miles will tout a state program known as the Illinois Senior Citizens Tax Referral Program.
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Barclays Said to Help A.I.G.’s in Derivatives Deals
Barclays Said to Help A.I.G.’s in Derivatives Deals
Not all the derivative contracts American International Group wrote on complex securities backed by now-toxic mortgages have ended up being a disaster.
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YOUR PLACE TO CALL HOME: Realtors help those in need
YOUR PLACE TO CALL HOME: Realtors help those in need
We all have been moved by the tragic pictures of the devastation in Haiti. The looks of hopelessness and despair on the faces of the young and old in that impoverished part of the world will be in our minds and hearts for years to come.
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More Arkansans may qualify for Extra Help, a Medicare program
More Arkansans may qualify for Extra Help, a Medicare program
A new Medicare law that became effective Jan. 1 makes it easier to qualify for Extra Help, a program that helps Medicare beneficiaries with limited income and resources pay prescription drug costs, including premiums, deductibles and prescription co-payments.
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Obama seeks $200M to help U.S. cities host Sept. 11 trials
Obama seeks $200M to help U.S. cities host Sept. 11 trials
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is proposing a $200 million fund to help pay for security costs in cities hosting the trials of accused terrorists such as Sept.
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Lenders have new tools to help borrowers with mortgage problems
Lenders have new tools to help borrowers with mortgage problems
Homeowners with mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration who are experiencing financial hardship are now eligible for help before they fall behind on their mortgage payments. Previously, these homeowners were not eligible for such assistance until after they…
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Gov’t eases paperwork for loan help program
Gov’t eases paperwork for loan help program
Homeowners seeking relief under the Obama administration’s mortgage aid program will be required to provide proof of their incomes upfront, a significant reversal for the problem-plagued effort to stem the foreclosure crisis.
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Extra help on Derry ‘debt crisis’
Extra help on Derry ‘debt crisis’
The Citizens Advice Bureau in Londonderry is to open on Saturdays to meet the high demand for help from people in serious debt.
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