Archive for the 'Family' Category

Access to Small, Short-Term Loans Critical for Working Families

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Urban Institute report recommends better disclosures and increased competition to protect consumers
A new report by the Urban Institute finds that if payday advances are eliminated they “could be replaced by alternatives that make families even worse off.”
In “Enabling [...]

Fannie Mae Bolsters Multifamily Investment

Company Efforts Geared Toward Stabilizing Key Market Segments and Increasing Rental Housing Opportunities
Amid stress in the capital markets and a downturn in the Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities market, Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) today announced that it will expand liquidity, stability and affordability by increasing its participation in key segments of the multifamily market. The [...]

New Report Finds Food Banks Nationwide Seeing Nearly 20 percent Increase in Clients

America’s Second Harvest - The Nation’s Food Bank Network reported the results of a new survey that found 100 percent of food bank respondents have seen an increase in the number of clients served within the past year. The increase is estimated at 15 - 20 percent.
Of those surveyed, 84 percent indicated they are currently [...]

Foreclosure Crisis Will Impact 2 Million American Children

Analysis shows a negative impact on the health, education, and well-being of children
A new report released today reveals that an estimated 2 million children will be directly impacted by the subprime mortgage crisis as their families lose their homes due to foreclosures. As the first comprehensive analysis of how the crisis will impact kids, the [...]