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...Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Ruth Ezell visits the Crown Square development project in North St. Louis City. The area located on 14th Street in the Old St. Louis Historical District was a once popular commercial area that lost its prominence, but is now being restored. Life-long resident John Bratkowski shares the street’s history, and Ezell speaks to community members [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 19, 2009
On Tuesday, January 27, 2009, KETC/Channel 9 broadcast “Facing the Financial Crisis” to help the community learn more about how to deal with the current economic climate. This is a summary of the broadcast town hall meeting, which Ruth Ezell hosted, where community specialists answered specific questions on the financial crisis. The panel consisted of [...]
Continue reading...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...Tuesday, August 12, 2008
August 12, 2008 Living St. Louis Producer Ruth Ezell examines the mortgage crisis in Jefferson County, an area which experienced more than 900 foreclosures in 2007 alone. So far in 2008, there have been nearly 600 foreclosures. Jim Yates of Pevely is a single father and one of the county’s homeowners facing foreclosure. Over the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 30, 2008
July 30, 2008 A comment received from one of our Facing the Mortgage Crisis programs: THANK you so much for the informative information you presented on the St Louis area foreclosure issues facing many of us. Because of your broadcast I FINALLY knew where to turn for help and assistance. I only wish the broadcasts had been [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 17, 2008
July 17, 2008 On July 15, Ruth Ezell hosted Facing the Mortgage Crisis, a live, call-in show that discussed mortgage and foreclosure issues faced by St. Louis area homeowners. The panel of mortgage experts included: Malik Ahmed, Better Family Life; Dan Claggett, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri; Linda Ingram, Beyond Housing; Eric Madkins, Urban League. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFnwFQPMyLg]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 17, 2008
July 17, 2008 On July 15, Ruth Ezell hosted Facing the Mortgage Crisis, a live, call-in show that discussed mortgage and foreclosure issues faced by St. Louis area homeowners. The panel of mortgage experts included: Malik Ahmed, Better Family Life; Dan Claggett, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri; Linda Ingram, Beyond Housing; Eric Madkins, Urban League. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_u3V0aQgQM]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 17, 2008
July 17, 2008 On July 15, 2008, KETC’s Ruth Ezell hosted Facing the Mortgage Crisis, a live, call-in show that discussed mortgage and foreclosure issues faced by St. Louis area homeowners. The panel of mortgage experts included: Malik Ahmed, Better Family Life; Dan Claggett, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri; Linda Ingram, Beyond Housing; Eric Madkins, Urban [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 16, 2008
July 16, 2008 Facing the Mortgage Crisis aired last night on KETC/Channel 9. We were “twittering” throughout the program with updates of the show. Not twittering along? You too can follow Channel 9 on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/ketc Here is what you missed. July 15, 2008 from 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. ketc It’s almost twitter time. We’re live in [...]
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