Recent Posts
- Sheriffs Across the Nation Issue Identity Theft Warnings
The second week of March 2010 was named National Consumer Protection Week. This week was dedicated to raising public awareness of the rights of consumers. The focus of the program was also on teaching everyone from children to senior citizens how to manage their personal information to prevent theft.
The federal website (http://consumer.gov/ncpw/) for the National Consumer Protection week contains a wealth of information that consumers sho...
- Financial Assistance for Underwater Home Owners
Underwater homes continue to be a problem for both homeowners and banks. From the homeowner’s perspective, as long as the residents plan on staying in the house it is possible to maintain the mortgage status quo. Though the homeowner is making payments on an overvalued mortgage, as long as payments are made there are no immediate problems to address.
From the banks perspective the situation is similar. As long as the homeowner continues to...