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Smart Women Smart Money
Hosted by Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, this financial literacy conference for women will feature The Huffington Post finance blogger Manisha Thakor. Breakout sessions include Make Every Dollar Count, Cashing Out — Live the Life You Want, and Eve-olution – Investing for Financial Empowerment. Check-in begins at 8:00 a.m., and the conference will run from [...]
Continue reading...Five Tips for Avoiding Foreclosure Scams
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j097JtO0Xlc&hl=en&fs=1] The Federal Reserve just came out with an ad for a section of their website, “Five Tips for Avoiding Foreclosure Scams.” The ad urges people who may be facing foreclosure to check out this section of FederalReserve.gov to get trusted information on how to avoid foreclosure scams. If you or someone you know is facing foreclosure, [...]
Continue reading...The Financial Crisis
Monday, March 30, 2009
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis developed a website designed to keep the community informed about the financial crisis and what actions the Fed is taking in response to the crisis. The website includes recent news, a timeline of events, articles about the crisis, frequently asked questions, and a glossary of important financial terms. To check [...]
Continue reading...Federal Reserve Forum on Community Colleges
Monday, March 23, 2009
Tomorrow, March 24th, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will host a forum called Community Colleges: A Route of Upward Economic Mobility, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. St. Louis Federal Reserve economist Natalia Kolesnikova will present the findings from recent research done about the role of community colleges in higher education. After her presentation, [...]
Continue reading...A Breakdown of the Stimulus Package
Monday, March 16, 2009
When we interviewed Dr. Bill Emmons of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, he gave us a chart that explained where the stimulus package money would go and how much St. Louis could expect from the package. To check out the chart, CLICK HERE. Dr. Emmons also explains the stimulus package in this video: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnQ22_R0v2M&hl=en&fs=1]
Continue reading...St. Louis Fed Convenes Innovators to Face the Crisis
Wednesday, October 1, 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...888-995-HOPE offers free counseling by phone and…chat room?
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
August 20, 2008 After reading St. Louis Beacon’s latest mortgage crisis article, I surfed around the St. Louis Fed site to look into their foreclosure resources. Both the Fed and NeighborWorks refer homeowners to (888)-995-HOPE, a foreclosure help line run by the Homeownership Preservation Foundation. Linda Ingram mentioned last week to me that she sometimes sends clients to [...]
Continue reading...Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis launches website to help homeowners
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
August 19, 2008 Here’s the latest from the St. Louis Beacon: By Mary Delach Leonard A new online “Foreclosure Resource Center” launched by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is aimed at financially troubled homeowners, but it also offers useful consumer advice for people who aren’t in danger of losing their homes. For example, a link titled “You [...]
Continue reading...Take Action
Monday, May 11, 2009
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