Housing News

Survey: Most Americans concerned about identity theft

Identity theft is one of the nation's most prevalent crimes.

Credit card debt drops, though overall consumer credit on the rise in January

A recent report from the Federal Reserve Board showed that consumer credit faced mixed results during the first month of the year.

Getting Kids in on the National Financial Capability Challenge

With the National Financial Capability Challenge, the federal departments of treasury and education hope to educate one million students about basic financial literacy. The program challenges educators to lead classes on topics such as how to limit spending, boost savings, buy appropriate insurance, pay for additional schooling, and invest wisely.

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Freddie Mac Helps Foreclosure Prevention Efforts Continue in N.Y. Neighborhoods

November 05, 2009 - McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) has given $100,000 to the Center for New York City Neighborhoods (CNYCN) to use for its foreclosure prevention efforts.

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http://www.freddiemac.com/news/news_archive.htm

Home Prices Fall 0.4 Percent in 2009

March 02, 2010 - McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) announced today that its Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index (CMHPI) Purchase-Only Series registered a 0.4 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2008 to the fourth quarter of 2009, a much smaller decline than the 9.5 percent drop in home prices recorded in 2008.

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Mortgage Fraud: Freddie Mac Releases Spanish Language Version of Foreclosure Scam Video on YouTube

February 6, 2008 - McLean, VA – Freddie Mac has re-edited the custom made video it posted to YouTube for Spanish-speaking homeowners in an effort to warn more delinquent borrowers about a widespread form of foreclosure fraud.

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http://www.freddiemac.com/news/news_archive.htm

Freddie Mac Statement on 2010 Loan Limits

November 12, 2009 - McLean, VA – Freddie Mac's conforming loan purchase limits for 2010 are unchanged from those in effect for 2009 for all areas of the United States, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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U.S. Makes Progress Toward Cleaner Air: National trends show improvements in the nation’s air quality

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:53 -0400 - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making the most recent data available on the state of the nation’s air quality. Air pollution impacts public health, the environment, and the Earth’s climate, and understanding these impacts are important priorities for the agency

City, State and Federal Government Take Action for Cleaner Port of New York and New Jersey; Truckers Gain Access to Millions of Dollars to Slash Air Pollution

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:12:31 -0400 - (Elizabeth, N.J.) Leading the way to cleaner air and healthier communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) unveiled a comprehensive agreement that will cut harmful pollution from the east coast’s busiest port

EPA Seeks Public Comment on the 15th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:13:23 -0400 - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on the annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2008 draft report. This report will be open for public comment for 30 days after the Federal Register notice is published

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http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open

Mid-Atlantic Region Gets First Certified Electronics Recycler

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:58:26 -0400 - PHILADELPHIA (March 9, 2010) -- Through a brand new electronics recycling certification program, the U.S

EPA Proposes to Add Dewey Loeffel Landfill to Federal Superfund List; Major PCB Problem Continues to Affect Rensselaer County Communities

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 17:12:14 -0400 - (New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it is proposing to add the Dewey Loeffel Landfill in Rensselaer County, NY, to its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites

EPA Adds Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal to the National Superfund List of Hazardous Waste Sites; Agency will Pursue Polluters to Pay for Comprehensive Cleanup

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 15:40:52 -0400 - (New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has officially placed the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY on its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites

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http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open

ENERGY STAR Removed from 20 LG Refrigerator Models (January 2010)

Food Processing Plants Earn EPA's ENERGY STAR (January 2010)

Water-to-Water Geothermal Heat Pumps Can Now Earn the ENERGY STAR (December 2009)

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http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=news.nr_news

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HUD Secretary Donovan Applauds Senator Landrieu, U.S. Senate for Adoption of GO Zone Tax credit Extension

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:00:07 GMT - WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan issued a statement today following the United States Senate's adoption of an amendment extending the Gulf Coast Opportunity Zone (GO Zone) Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) placed in service date by two years, to December 31, 2012. Donovan and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sent a letter to U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu earlier this week, expressing the Administration's support of the amendment she sponsored and was adopted today.

HUD Charges New York Landlords with Discriminating Against Veteran with Disabilities

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:00:07 GMT - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it is charging two Poughkeepsie, New York-area landlords with violating the Fair Housing Act for allegedly refusing to allow a Vietnam-era veteran suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to have a therapeutic service dog in his apartment. In addition, HUD's charge contends that the landlords, Gerald and Patrick Paribelli, who manage and own the Apartment Buildings of South Street Builders, Inc., in Highland, NY, retaliated against the veteran by threatening to evict him because he filed a housing discrimination complaint.

HUD Advances Fight Against Loan Modification Scams

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:07 GMT - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with the Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network, today announced the launch of PreventLoanScams.org.

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http://www.hud.gov/