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KWMU and Facing the Mortgage Crisis
KWMU, our St. Louis NPR station, is now partnering with us on Facing the Mortgage Crisis. We’re excited to have them as our partner on this project–they’ve already aired a few reports about the mortgage crisis, and you can check those out by clicking HERE. Keep an eye (and an ear!) out for more on Facing the Mortgage Crisis [...]
Continue reading...The American Dream
Thursday, March 12, 2009
In January 2009, KETC/Channel 9 gave students from St. Louis University Flip cameras to interview their friends and peers about their visions of the American Dream. The videos are fantastic, and what I like most is the optimism of the students. They realize that times are tough right now and that the economy isn’t doing [...]
Continue reading...A Community-Wide Effort
Thursday, December 4, 2008
As a way to illustrate the community-wide effort that has taken place with Facing the Mortgage Crisis we have created the following 3-minute video. We have been working with 26 community partners in order to connect people to resources and raise awareness of the impact of the mortgage crisis on the St. Louis region. At [...]
Continue reading...Community Cinema Series: I.O.U.S.A
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
November 12, 2008 Please join us for the St. Louis Community Cinema Series at the Missouri History Museum on Tuesday, November 18 for a screening of the film I.O.U.S.A. Take a look at the flyer below. I will be posting the trailer momentarily.
Continue reading...Community Feedback
Monday, October 20, 2008
October 20, 2008 I want to use this post as a way of soliciting some feedback, from you, about the direction of Facing the Morgage Crisis. While we have not created new content in awhile the work is still continuing here at KETC. The project team still gathers at 8:30 a.m. every morning to discuss how we [...]
Continue reading...KETC: "My source for saving my home."
Friday, October 10, 2008
October 10, 2008 For the past four months, KETC has worked together with 25 community partners to provide a network of trusted resources for individuals facing foreclosure. From day one the thought has been, “If we can prevent even one foreclosure, it’s worth the effort.” Watch what KETC and its partners have been able to achieve so far in this impact, created [...]
Continue reading...Urban League hosts free financial literacy workshops
Monday, September 29, 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 Language of the Credit Crisis
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
September 24, 2008 Welcome to a new category of postings on the Facing the Mortgage Crisis blog. The idea behind this series is to clearly explain what some of the names, terms, and words that keep popping up in the news mean. Lately, a lot of articles and interviews addressing issues that supposedly affect us all [...]
Continue reading...The Credit Crisis Explained (No Finance Degree Required)
Tuesday, September 23, 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...First draft of $700 billion bailout offers no concrete solution for troubled homeowners
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
September 23, 2008 Over the past two weeks, market-rattling changes on Wall Street such as Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy and the government’s $85 billion rescue of AIG shook investor confidence and saw stocks at their lowest since trading resumed post 9/11. Last week, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson proposed a $700 billion bank bailout to revive the economy during what [...]
Continue reading...Take Action
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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