Biden signs stopgap bipartisan measure to fund government, avert shutdown Johnson tried to placate Trump by bringing up a slimmed-down, 116-page version of the bill on Thursday. It included disaster relief, farm aid and the debt ceiling. Trump immediately backed it, calling ... 12/21/2024 - 12:51 pm | View Link
Fed Cuts Interest Rate by a Quarter Point, but Don't Expect Big Declines for Mortgages Yet In remarks at a postmeeting press conference on Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that policymakers are now equally attuned to risks from both sides of the mandate, and would proceed cautiously ... 12/21/2024 - 5:05 am | View Link
Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid to address extensive damage caused by hurricane and other disasters. 12/21/2024 - 4:49 am | View Link
Biden announces $4.28 billion in student loan relief for 55,000 borrowers President Joe Biden's administration announced on Friday another $4.28 billion dollars in student loan relief for nearly 55,000 public service workers. 12/21/2024 - 3:17 am | View Link
Grants up to $1K will help Mountain Fire victims with housing costs Residents impacted by Mountain Fire can apply for up to $1,000 in grant funds through local real estate groups. 12/21/2024 - 1:25 am | View Link
How to Get Help From the Mortgage Relief Program Ask what programs it has in place to provide mortgage relief to homeowners who were impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and follow any instructions you're given. 12/20/2024 - 7:16 am | View Website
Homeowner Assistance Fund | U.S. Department of the Treasury Through June 2024, HAF-funded programs have assisted over 549,000 homeowners, helping to prevent mortgage delinquencies and defaults, foreclosures, losses of utilities and home energy services, and displacement. 12/20/2024 - 6:12 am | View Website
Mortgage Relief and Mortgage Assistance Grants | 2024 Mortgage relief seeks to provide homeowners with temporary or permanent solutions to avoid foreclosure, allowing them to minimize their financial losses while either staying in their homes or... 12/20/2024 - 5:21 am | View Website
What Is A Mortgage Relief Program? – Forbes Advisor Mortgage relief programs are an assistance option that give homeowners financial relief so they don’t default on their home loans. 12/20/2024 - 2:58 am | View Website
Texas Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (TEMAP) Through TEMAP’s competitive process, local service providers will be awarded funds to assist homeowners at or below 80% of the Area Medium Income who have been economically impacted by COVID-19 to help provide housing stability during the pandemic. 12/20/2024 - 2:37 am | View Website
Constant Commoner - Sandy Hook and the promises we never kept;
emptywheel - NYT buries its own role in Trump's attacks on the rule of law;
First Draft - can a president also be House speaker?
Left Jabs - was Obamacare saved when we weren't looking?
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Today in history:
On Dec. 22, 1984, New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot and wounded four young Black men on a Manhattan subway, alleging they were about to rob him. (Goetz was acquitted of attempted murder and assault charges but convicted on a weapons possession charge, ultimately serving eight months of a one-year sentence.)
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In 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of antisemitism.