Ilyce Glink Show Notes - March 29, 2009
Early in today's show, I took a call from Mike who said he had filed for bankruptcy 9 years ago, amid a tough and expensive divorce battle and custody fight. He managed to re-establish his credit, but had rebuilt his credit card debt to about $30,000.
He's working three jobs (he said he has no…
Blog: Making Home Affordable Mortgage Modification
Here's the updated FAQ from the White House on the Modification program under the new Making Home Affordable program. For more information, check out MakingHomeAffordable.gov.
HOME AFFORDABLE MODIFICATIONS
Q: Can Making Home Affordable help me if my loan is not owned or securitized by Fannie Mae or…
Making Homes Affordable: Refinance
Along with the launch of the MakingHomesAffordable.gov website, the White House released an updated FAQ about the refinancing and modification programs. Here's the refinance FAQ. I'll post the modification FAQ next.
BORROWER FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS UPDATED MARCH 18, 2009
What is “Making Home…
Making Home Affordable Web Site Debuts
The federal government launches a new Web site today: MakingHomeAffordable.gov
The site is geared to two main groups: homeowners whose homes have lost value and cannot refinance; and homeowners who are having trouble making mortgage payments because their loans have increased interest rates or…
Mortgage Lending Reform Testimony
Sandra F. Braunstein, Director, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Federal Reserve Mortgage lending reform Before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Committee on Financial Services, U.S House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. March 11, 2009
Chairman Gutierrez…
Financial Crisis Testimony From Secretary Geithner March 3, 2009
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Written Testimony -- As prepared for delivery House Ways and Means Committee Hearing March 3, 2009
Chairman Rangel, Ranking Member Camp, members of the Committee, thank you for providing me the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the President's…
Today On The Ilyce Glink Show, February 22, 2009
Good morning! Here's what we're talking about on today's Ilyce Glink Show:
Unemployment rolls soar to 5 million. A record number of laid-off people are now receiving unemployment benefits at the same time. Last week, new jobless claims hit 627,000.
Wholesale inflation prices surged unexpectedly in…
Questions And Answers About Obama's Homeowners Affordability And Stability Plan
Here's what we received in media briefing papers from the White House:
Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan Executive Summary
The deep contraction in the economy and in the housing market has created devastating consequences for homeowners and communities throughout the country.
Millions of…
How To Get A Great Car Deal - Or Not!
Gabriel called the show this morning. He's a car dealer who has been in the business for 20 years.
"The problem I see is lot of people don't educate themselves before buy a vehicle. Cars don't have a 50 percent markup," he told me this morning.
On American-made cars, there is an 8 to 9 percent markup…
Today On The Ilyce Glink Show - January 25, 2009
New week, new president. Today on the show we talked about the inauguration and how the stock market dived about 4 percent that day -- the most on any inauguration day ever. Why? It had little to do with Barack Obama being inaugurated and a whole lot to do with the Royal Bank of Scotland's numbers.
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