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		<title>Facing the Mortgage Crisis &#8211; We&#8217;ve Moved</title>
		<link>http://stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/facing-the-mortgage-crisis-weve-moved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, we transitioned our Facing the Mortgage Crisis Web site to a new, more interactive platform. Please visit www.stlmortgagecrisis.org for the same updates and content you&#8217;ve become used to finding here:

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		<title>More “Facing the Mortgage Crisis” Programming from KWMU</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ssalky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday KWMU continued its “Facing the Mortgage Crisis” programming.  Repps Hudson examines several common misconceptions homeowners have when it comes to mortgage payments and foreclosure.  He also reports on how financial counselors are adapting to the increase in foreclosures since 2008. 
The report also includes one woman’s experience with predatory lenders and how she managed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com&blog=4062006&post=2135&subd=stlmortgagecrisis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>KWMU is Facing the Mortgage Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ssalky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KWMU recently continued its “Facing the Mortgage Crisis” series with a report from Repps Hudson.  Hudson interviewed area experts in order to examine the extent of the mortgage crisis in St. Louis.  Some of the findings may sound familiar, but his report also includes surprising foreclosure trends in several local communities.
You can listen to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com&blog=4062006&post=2097&subd=stlmortgagecrisis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Local Communities Struggle With Empty Houses</title>
		<link>http://stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/local-communities-struggle-with-empty-houses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ssalky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Crisis in St. Louis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News and Other Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Collinsville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Service Officer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Helping Neighbors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Suburban Journals recently followed a Collinsville community service officer as she made her rounds citing houses desperately in need of maintenance.  Community service officers monitor neglected homes and unkept yards.  Since the mortgage crisis and the subsequent rise in foreclosures, their job has gotten a lot more difficult.  Communities all over Missouri are struggling [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com&blog=4062006&post=2057&subd=stlmortgagecrisis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Your Way Out of a Scam: Dawn Walters Describes Her Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ssalky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facing foreclosure last year, Dawn sought help and found a company that was “very willing” to “help”.  As months went by, Dawn realized that the company was taking advantage of her. She paid the company large up-front and monthly fees without results.
Dawn searched for help again and found Beyond Housing.  Their free support and counseling [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com&blog=4062006&post=2053&subd=stlmortgagecrisis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Leads to More Foreclosures Across the Country</title>
		<link>http://stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/unemployment-leads-to-more-foreclosures-across-the-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ssalky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new wave of foreclosures is affecting areas of the country not previously hard-hit by the mortgage crisis.  USA Today reports that these foreclosures are different from the foreclosures at the beginning of the mortgage crisis in 2007.  Instead of being caused by risky subprime lending, the recent increase in foreclosures is due to rising [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com&blog=4062006&post=2050&subd=stlmortgagecrisis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Bill Proposes to Fight Vacant Properties</title>
		<link>http://stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/new-bill-proposes-to-fight-vacant-properties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ssalky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Crisis in St. Louis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Board of Aldermen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jamie O'Hare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city of St. Louis is leading the country in the number of empty houses per person. Recently, this number has grown even more due to the increase in foreclosures brought on by the mortgage crisis.  Empty homes lead to crime and can ruin entire neighborhoods.  The city of St. Louis is now working to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com&blog=4062006&post=2046&subd=stlmortgagecrisis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Living St. Louis Spotlight on Credit Counseling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ssalky</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card debt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[KETC’s Living St. Louis program recently featured a segment on credit counseling.  Producer Ruth Ezell follows the story of Laurie Ferrer and her family.  Like many other Americans, Laurie and her husband became dependent on their credit cards.  The Ferrer family was no longer able to pay the minimum balances on all their cards and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com&blog=4062006&post=2041&subd=stlmortgagecrisis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Announces Major Financial Reforms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ssalky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama announced his plan today for sweeping reforms of the nation’s financial systems.  Among these reforms is the establishment of the Consumer Protection Agency.  CNN reports that the agency will help to protect consumers from deceptive financial services and to regulate mortgages, credit cards, payday lending, and other similar financial practices. 
These changes are part [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com&blog=4062006&post=2039&subd=stlmortgagecrisis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MO Attorney General Sues Mortgage-Refinancing Companies</title>
		<link>http://stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/mo-attorney-general-sues-mortgage-refinancing-companies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ssalky</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Attorney General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 27, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced suits against two local mortgage-refinancing companies.  The St. Louis Post Dispatch’s Savvy Consumer blog reports that both companies have been calling citizens on Missouri’s Do-Not-Call list.  These suits are part of an ongoing effort by the Attorney General’s office to fight mortgage scams. 
Legitimate housing counseling agencies [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stlmortgagecrisis.wordpress.com&blog=4062006&post=2037&subd=stlmortgagecrisis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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