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KWMU: Financial Literacy Program 5/28
Thursday, May 28th, the topic of KWMU's St. Louis on the Air will be financial literacy for all ages. Guests on the program include Ms. Suzanne Gellman, Consumer Economics Specialist at University of Missouri Extension; Cassandra Kaufman, Director of Community Investment at the United Way of Greater St. Louis; and Yvonne Maldonado, Youth Specialist at Kingdom House. Thursday, May 28th, the topic of KWMU's St. Louis on the Air will be financial literacy for all ages. Guests on the program include Ms. Suzanne Gellman, Consumer Economics Specialist at University of Missouri Extension; Cassandra Kaufman, Director of Community Investment at the United Way of Greater St. Louis; and Yvonne Maldonado, Youth Specialist at Kingdom House. Thursday, May 28th, the topic of KWMU's St. Louis on the Air will be financial literacy for all ages. Guests on the program include Ms. Suzanne Gellman, Consumer Economics Specialist at University of Missouri Extension; Cassandra Kaufman, Director of Community Investment at the United Way of Greater St. Louis; and Yvonne Maldonado, Youth Specialist at Kingdom House.
Continue reading...Renters and the Mortgage Crisis
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Yesterday the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an article about the effect of the mortgage crisis on renters–if a rental property is foreclosed on, even renters who pay their rent on time every month can find themselves out on the streets with little to no warning. The article mentioned a few bills in the House and the Senate that [...]
Continue reading...Mortgage Scams
Monday, April 20, 2009
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported today that the Missouri attorney general is suing two companies they believe are involved with mortgage scams. To read the full article, CLICK HERE. Over the summer Ruth Ezell did a Living St. Louis segment on mortgage scams. You can check out the video below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBk7Lcb5BoI&hl=en&fs=1] Legitimate housing counseling agencies won’t contact you [...]
Continue reading...Debt Settlement Companies
Monday, April 20, 2009
Yesterday in The New York Times there was an article about debt settlement companies. The article features one West Virginia family who used a debt settlement company to try to manage their thousands of dollars of credit card debt, only to end up with higher credit card balances than before. The company took around $4,000 from [...]
Continue reading...Funding for United Way's Helpline
Monday, March 23, 2009
Last week the St. Louis Business Journal announced that the United Way of Greater St. Louis’s 2-1-1 helpline will be getting $238,000 in federal funding. Throughout our work on Facing the Financial Crisis, United Way has been a valuable partner—their 2-1-1 referral service has connected many people to trusted resources. We’ll keep you updated as we [...]
Continue reading...Staying Positive While Job Hunting
Friday, March 6, 2009
Even though we’re facing an economic crisis, now more than ever I think it’s important to be optimistic—but as the media constantly talks about how bad the economy is, it makes it more and more difficult to try to stay positive. As a graduating college senior, I’m just beginning my job search, and every day [...]
Continue reading...The Story of Addie Polk
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Below is a story originally published in the New Yorker about a woman named Addie Polk. It shows that anyone can be impacted by the mortgage crisis – even those who may seem unlikely victims. The article also brings to light the intense phychological toll that a foreclosure can take on individuals. It’s not just people’s credit reports that get hit [...]
Continue reading...Facing Foreclosure? Make the call!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
November 11, 2008 If you are living in St. Louis and are having problems making your mortgage payment or are having trouble with rising debt there is help available. The United Way has a 2-1-1 referral service available that will connect you to the help that you may need. Below is some more information about [...]
Continue reading...Take Action
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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