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Facing the Mortgage Crisis is part of CPB’s Public Service Media Economic Response Initiative.In-Depth Reports and Programs
Below are in-depth reports and programs, local and national, that have aired on WCPN and WVIZ about the mortgage crisis.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Moneywise Homeowner's Empowerment Special
A unique motivational program designed to help Americans avoid losing their home to foreclosure or a mortgage scam.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times
A Muppet family copes with uncertain economic times. Elmo and his friends offer advice and hope.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Number of Ohio Borrowers - Even in Prime, Fixed Loans - More Than Three Months Behind in Payments Up
According to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association, one in every six and a half home loans in Ohio are at least one month behind or in foreclosure. And the number of Ohioans seriously late on their mortgage payment has more than doubled over the past three years. ideastream®'s Mhari Saito reports.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Ohio Among States Least Helped By Foreclosure Prevention Program
A new study shows that Ohio is one of the states least helped by President Barack Obama's plan to help borrowers in trouble. It's a distinction the state can hardly afford. Ohio has long been one of the worst hit states in the country's foreclosure crisis. ideastream®'s Mhari Saito reports.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Problem with Federal Mortgage Modifications
When the Obama administration launched the "Making Home Affordable" program last March, it said the program would help as many as nine million homeowners stay in their homes. At this point, it has only helped about 650-thousand--and for most of them, the help is temporary and may end in a matter of months. To make matters worse, it seems to be having only a marginal impact in Ohio. On the Next Sound of Ideas, why the foreclosure avoidance program doesn't seem to be helping. Wednesday morning at 9 on 90.3.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Jorma Kaukonen, The Tyranny of Email and Donald Black
Dee Perry shares an archived interview and performance with Ohio blues guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer - Jorma Kaukonen - prior to his appearance for the Kent State Folk Festival. Plus we attempt to escape The Tyranny of Email with award-winning writer and book critic John Freeman before his booksigning tomorrow night at Barnes and Noble Woodmere. And local photographer Donald Black discusses his recent art exhibit For Closure, which focuses on the local foreclosure crisis and partners him with poets and writers from The Lit.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Frontline: Close to Home
Clients in a New York salon, from well-to-do bankers to struggling actors, discuss the recession.
Monday, October 26, 2009
American Experience: The Crash of 1929
Examine the reasons behind the crash, if it was predictable and its impact on the Great Depression.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Frontline: The Warning
Examines causes of the economic crisis and critical moments when it might have gone differently.
Take Action
United Way 211
United Way's 211/First Call For Help is a free and confidential information service ready to direct you to the health and human services you need in Cuyahoga, Geauga and Medina Counties.
Just dial 2-1-1. Professional staff are available to help you 24 hours a day, every day.
Save the Dream
The American dream of home ownership is disappearing during these times of crisis. In Ohio, rising unemployment, loss of business, and a bleak economic outlook also threaten that dream.
Help is available. Save the Dream provides information and highlights programs that Ohioians can use to help save the dream of owning a home.
Upcoming Events
CSU Land Bank Forum
A public forum on the new Cuyahoga County land bank will take place Thursday, November 19 from 8:30 am until Noon at Cleveland State’s University’s Levin College of Urban Affairs. The session is free. Call 216-523-7330 to register.
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Funding for the coverage of economy and jobs topics comes from The Cleveland Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; and The Nord Family Foundation.
