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Tip of the Day 2/13/09

Friday, February 13, 2009

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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 [...]

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NOW: This is not a private problem

Monday, February 9, 2009

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This NOW featrure focuses on the mortgage crisis, its ripple effects, and what specific communitie are doing to fight back. Is there really going to be help for homeowners? At Channel 9, we’ve been looking at how the mortgage crisis has impacted the St. Louis region over the last eight months. These types of stories help [...]

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Bailout Plan may provide relief

Monday, November 3, 2008

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 November 3, 2008 Chris Krehmeyer from Beyond Housing was quoted in a article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this Sunday on whether a chunk of the $700 billion Wall Street rescue plan will provide relief for local homeowners. You can read the entire article here.

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New from the St. Louis Beacon – The bailout hasn't trickled down to Main Street where the foreclosure crisis is far from over

Friday, October 17, 2008

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October 17, 2008 By Mary Delach Leonard, St. Louis Beacon Three alarming facts about failing home loans are worrying Karen Wallensak of Catholic Charities who works with troubled homeowners on the front lines of the foreclosure crisis. Wallensak, executive director of the agency’s Housing Resource Center in St. Louis, speaks in a calm, reassuring voice even when [...]

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New From the St. Louis Beacon – Anatomy of a foreclosure (part 2)

Thursday, September 25, 2008

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September 25, 2008 Anatomy of a foreclosure:  how an adjustable rate mortgage led to crisis (Part 2)       By Mary Delach Leonard, St. Louis Beacon staff Part 2 of 3 The collapse of some of the nation’s oldest financial institutions started on Main Street America with hundreds and thousands of homeowners such as 56-year-old Maureen McKenzie of Kirkwood [...]

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Foreclosures: The Problem Is Growing; Seek Help Early

Monday, June 23, 2008

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Originally published by The St. Louis Beacon on Monday, June 23, 2008: By Mary Delach Leonard, St. Louis Beacon staff Over the coming weeks, the Beacon, in partnership with KETC/Channel 9, will be reporting on the sticky web of issues surrounding foreclosure - a crisis for nearly 2 million Americans, including thousands in the St. Louis region who have lost their stake in the American Dream.

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