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Veterans for Obama

Setti Warren | Posted 05.18.2012

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Setti Warren

The President has kept his promise to veterans and has been steadfast in his support in helping military families cope with the heavy burdens they all must bear in keeping our country safe.

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Mitt Puts Foot in Mouth Again

Dominic Carter | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Arizona, Presidential Race, Indiana, President Obama, Department of Education, Republican Primaries, Mitt Romney, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Politics News
Dominic Carter

After all it's Mitt Romney. One step forward, two steps backwards.

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Homeowners Can't Afford Another Missed Opportunity

Janis Bowdler | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Nclr, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Latino, Federal Reserve, National Council of La Raza, Ben Bernanke, Foreclosure, Housing Crisis, Bank-Owned-Homes, Reos, Latino Prosperity, Video, Latino Voices News
Janis Bowdler

With a little creativity and cooperation, REOs can become a driving force in neighborhood stabilization. Homeowners cannot afford for banks and regulators to miss another opportunity like this.

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Homeless With Children

William Laney | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Homeless Youth, Hud, Homeless Children, Homelessness, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Homeless Families, Youth Homelessness, Impact News
William Laney

Families who live in motels, or double-up with family or friends, qualify as homeless beings and deserve the aid given to the more visibly homeless.

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City Boasts Unique Ideas In Vet Housing To Combat Homelessness

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Spring Into Action, Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, Veteran's Manor, Video, Va, Department of Veteran Affairs, Veteran Homelessness, Vetspace, Project Reach, Veterans, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Impact News

One veteran housing complex is changing the way veterans are getting -- and providing -- help. The Veteran's Manor, an apartment complex in Milwau...

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Create App To Help Homeless Vets, Win $25,000!

Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, Video, Department of Veterans Affairs, Homelessness, Homeless Veterans, Spring-Into-Action, Project Reach, Shaun Donovan, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Veterans, Impact News

Combatting veteran homelessness is at our fingertips, according to a new initiative called Project REACH. Real-time Electronic Access for Caregive...

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In These Cities, The Rent Really Is Too Damn High

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter, Charles B. Stockdale | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Income Inequality, Wages, Rent, Nlihc, Renters, Income, Recession, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: The homeownership rate dropped to 66 percent of all households in the fourth quarter of 2011 — the lowest rate in over a decade....

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Ben Hallman

Donovan To States: 'Do The Right Thing' With Mortgage Settlement

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Hallman | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Video, Mortgage Settlement, Wells Fargo, Ally Financial, Bank of America, Shaun Donovan, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Citigroup, Business News

Alarmed by reports that states may divert mortgage settlement money intended to help homeowners, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan...

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Top Official On LGBT Housing Discrimination: 'You Will Be Held Accountable'

AP | MIKE HOUSEHOLDER | Posted 05.09.2012

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DETROIT — A new rule took effect this week barring those who own or operate U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-funded housing from...

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Ask America's Top Housing Official About Your Housing Concerns

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Video, Housing Market, Housing Worries, Business News, Top Housing Concern, Biggest Housing Concern, Shaun Donovan, Housing Crisis, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Business News

Concerned about making your mortgage payments? Worried that your home will never be worth as much as you paid for it? Is your rent too damn high? W...

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Ben Hallman

The Big Foreclosure Settlement? Still Not Done

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Hallman | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Mortgage Settlement, Wells Fargo, Regulatory Reform, Bank of America, Financial Crisis, Foreclosure, Shaun Donovan, Foreclosure Settlement, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Business News

It's been 21 days since the government announced with great fanfare a $25 billion national foreclosure settlement with five big banks -- long enough f...

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Saki Knafo

Should Homeless People Be Sheltered Or Diverted? Obama Budget Renews Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 02.16.2012

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Every night, homeless shelters across the country turn away thousands of people seeking beds -- and not just because they're full, though they often a...

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Homeless Census Should Count Stories, Not Heads

Joel John Roberts | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: 100khomes, Homelessness, Third World America, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Impact News
Joel John Roberts

One, two, three... In the darkness of early morning, the counting can be monotonous, an exercise that almost puts you to sleep. I have written before...

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Alexander Eichler

Homeless Rate Ready To Rise

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, Poverty, Homeowners, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), Working Poor, Video, Unemployment, Rental Market, Economic Stimulus Package, Homelessness, Naeh, Homeless, Federal Budget Cuts, Foreclosure, Hprp, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Renters, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Business News

Although the recession has officially been over for two years, the worst may be to come for many people. Job losses rose during the last few years....

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Kate Abbey-Lambertz

Pontiac's Emergency Manager Could Have Lost the City $850,000

HuffingtonPost.com | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 01.11.2012

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U.S. Rep. Gary Peters came to Pontiac City Hall Wednesday morning to discuss his plan to combat an agreement between Pontiac Emergency Manager Lou Sch...

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Arin Greenwood

'One Strike' Policy Hits Very Ill Alexandria Woman

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.22.2011

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Shelly Anderson has stage 5 renal failure and needs a kidney transplant. The 33-year-old recently found out that her mother is a ma...

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10 Reasons Homelessness Could Increase In 2012

Joel John Roberts | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Iraq War, 100khomes, European Debt Crisis, Poverty, Super Committee, Homelessness, Charity, Third World America, Occupy Wall Street, Demi Moore, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Ashton Kutcher, Justin Bieber, Department of Housing and Urban Development, California Redevelopment Agencies, Impact News
Joel John Roberts

As this year ends, the confusing tallies of homelessness in America persist. Take the federal perspective on the number of homeless in our country. Th...

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Report: 1 In 45 U.S. Children Is Homeless

USA Today | Marisol Bello | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: National Center on Family Homelessness, Homeless Children, Homelessness, Education Department, Dennis Culhane, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Impact News

One in 45 children in the USA — 1.6 million children — were living on the street, in homeless shelters or motels, or doubled up with other familie...

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Senior Woman Checks Out Of Hotel After More Than A Decade

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.01.2012

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Mini-shampoo bottles may seem like a delightful novelty for a few days away from home, but one woman opted to get access to tiny toiletries and room s...

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Government Sues Major Mortgage Lender For Billions Over Faulty Loans

Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Federal Housing Administration, Allied Home Mortgage, Business News, Mortgage Crisis, Allied Home Mortgage Lawsuit, Video, Housing Crash, Home Loans, Housing Crisis, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Business News

The government sued Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corp and two top executives for at least $2.5 billion, accusing the company of fraud for misleadi...

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Veterans More Likely To Be Homeless Than Other Americans, Study Says

www.usatoday.com | William M. Welch | Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: Veterans Affairs, Homelessness, Homeless Veterans, Labor Department, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Impact News

Military veterans are much more likely to be homeless than other Americans, according to the government's first in-depth study of homelessness among f...

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Reverse Mortgages Aren't for Everyone

Jason Alderman | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Federal Housing Administration, Reverse Mortgage, Mortgage Insurance Premium, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Home Equity Conversion Mortgage, Business News
Jason Alderman

Reverse mortgages are touted as a great tool for seniors to tap their home equity to pay off bills while remaining in their homes with no monthly mortgage payments. Although that may be true for some people, these complicated and costly loans aren't right for everyone.

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Major Banks Engineered Decade-Long Kickback Scheme, Investigators Say

American Banker | Jeff Horwitz | Posted 11.06.2011

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Many of the country's largest banks received $6 billion in kickbacks from mortgage insurers over the course of a decade, according to a previously und...

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Number Of Homeless Vets Drops By 55,000: VA

Posted 09.14.2011

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By Molly O'Toole WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of homeless veterans on any given night has dropped by over 55,000, the Department of Vetera...

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HUD Gives Colorado Millions

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Colorado Public Housing, Denver News, Housing Projects, Denver Colorado, Colorado News, Public Housing Units, Housing and Urban Development, Denver Housing Authority, Denver Public Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Denver News

Colorado was awarded $12.1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for improvements to public housing units Tuesday, t...

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