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10. June 2009
Tip of the Day 2/13/09
13. February 2009
Get out your pens and pencils because it’s time for another this Friday the 13th edition of Tip of the Day! This video features Eric Madkins, Director of Housing and Foreclosure Intervention, for the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and Karen Wallensak, Director of the Catholic Charities Housing Resource Center. They recommend for homeowners who [...]
Continue reading...Resources that can help…
28. January 2009
If you or someone you know is having trouble making their mortgage payment or needs some type of financial counseling assistance please call the United Way’s 2-1-1 referral service at 1-800-427-4626 or visit their website at www.211missouri.org. For Financial Counseling assistance you can click on the link here Clearpoint Financial Solutions or call them at 1-877-422-9040. For Housing Counseling [...]
Continue reading...Eric Madkins: There IS Help Available
3. November 2008
November 3, 2008 Eric Madkins, of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, is a certified HUD housing counselor and the Director of Housing and Foreclosure Intervention. In this post he talks about the importance of being proactive in addressing your mortgage situtation: The housing market has seen many ups and downs as home values continue [...]
Continue reading...St. Louis Fed Convenes Innovators to Face the Crisis
1. October 2008
October 1, 2008 On Wednesday and Thursday, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, a Facing the Mortgage Crisis project partner, teamed up with the Minneapolis and Chicago Federal Reserve Banks to put on a seminar called “Neighborhood Stabilization in Weak Markets.” The seminar, though open to the public, filled up quickly, a testament to [...]
Continue reading...Marketplace visits Missouri to find out how it is affected by the financial crisis
30. September 2008
September 30, 2008 This week, Marketplace—public radio’s daily magazine show on business and economics—is visiting Missouri to explore how the deepening financial crisis and find out what’s really happening in the lives of Americans at home, at work, and in the community. You can hear Marketplace weekdays at 6:00 p.m. on KWMU in St. Louis. But Marketplace wants [...]
Continue reading...Urban League hosts free financial literacy workshops
29. September 2008
September 29, 2008 KETC community partner Urban League will host this series of workshops, which will cover topics such as financial literacy and foreclosure prevention. This event is free and open to the public.
Continue reading...The Credit Crisis Explained (No Finance Degree Required)
23. September 2008
September 23, 2008 Still don’t quite get what’s going on with the credit crisis? You’re not alone. The recent financial news may have made it off the business page and onto the front page, but that doesn’t mean that the financial jargon has been left to the business section. On top of the insider’s lingo [...]
Continue reading...Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Why Should I Care?
18. September 2008
September 18, 2008 It’s natural to want to ignore shrill Wall Street news about vaguely familiar-sounding mega firms – that’s the kind of thing that only big investors and stock market junkies care about, right? Well, almost. You can tune out as long as you don’t pay taxes, have a 401(k) or pension, hope to ever [...]
Continue reading...Take Action
13. November 2009
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