Tag Archive | "Planet Money"
Planet Money Live: 11/19
St. Louis Public Radio will be hosting Planet Money Live on November 19th at 7 p.m.–Planet Money is a great blog from NPR, so if you have a chance check it out! Tickets are $15 for members and $20 non-members–contact St. Louis Public Radio at 314-516-5968 for ticketing information. “Planet Money” is an NPR multimedia team covering [...]
Continue reading...“Planet Money” Reports: Six unemployed people for every available job
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
NPR’s “Planet Money” blog recently crunched the newest unemployment numbers, with less-than-encouraging results. The blog took into consideration America’s 15.1 million unemployed people (as of September), and the 2.4 million available jobs (as of the last day of August). The result: all of this computes to about six unemployed people for every available job. Despite [...]
Continue reading...The Center for Responsible Lending: New loan modification numbers
Friday, July 31, 2009
We found this chart on NPR’s Planet Money site. The graph, recently released by The Center for Responsible Lending, shows the huge disconnect between homeowners who are struggling to make their mortgage payments and homeowners who successfully receive loan modifications. You can also see the considerable rise since 2007 in homeowners who are struggling to [...]
Continue reading...Problems with the Making Home Affordable Program
Thursday, June 11, 2009
NPR’s All Things Considered recently reported on the Making Home Affordable initiative signed into law by President Obama in March. Though the plan promises to help 4-5 million homeowners, so far it has successfully modified only 17,000 mortgages. For many Americans, applying for help through the initiative has turned out to be a confusing and [...]
Continue reading...Financial Crisis for Beginners
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Baseline Scenario, a site founded by three individuals. One is a professor at the London School of Economics, another was formerly the Chief Economist at the IMF, and the other is the co-founder of a software company. Together, they have created a website that gives a very basic overview of the Financial Crisis, providing context [...]
Continue reading...Planet Money: Dueling Pigs
Friday, January 30, 2009
Something that we’ve been hearing in St. Louis is that people need to get their spending under control. When I ask Financial Counselors about what people should be doing with their finances the number one answer is always that “people need to spend less than they earn.” They follow that up with “anyone can save, [...]
Continue reading...The Coffee Pot Indicator
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Economists and news organizations pay attention to foreclosures, home starts, unemployment, and other rates. Most Americans have a much more nuanced way of knowing whether their local economies are in trouble. To find out how some Americans are measuring the depth of this recession listen to this NPR/Planet Money piece by clicking here. How do you measure [...]
Continue reading...The Financial Crisis for Beginners
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
As we move forward with tackling the Financial Crisis I think that everyone should be aware of this resource which I found today while looking at the Planet Money blog. The site is called The Financial Crisis for Beginners and describes itself by saying: We believe that everyone should be able to understand how the financial crisis [...]
Continue reading...NPR: Planet Money
Thursday, December 4, 2008
NPR’s “Planet Money” is a radio program designed to help people make sense of the of the rapidly changing global economy. Some of the individuals involved in creating Planet Money also work with the NPR program “This American Life”. You can check out there podcasts and blog by clicking here. In their latest feature Planet [...]
Continue reading...Take Action
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The St. Louis Beacon posted a new segment in their Job Talk series earlier this week. This report describes GO! Network and its work to help unemployed professionals in St. Louis. The economic downturn has led to unemployment among groups who have never before had to worry about paying their bills on time. Among them [...]
Reverse mortgages are a complicated product and aren’t appropriate for everyone. In our final video of the series, Buz describes the basic considerations that seniors must make when determining if a reverse mortgage is right for them. We hope you’ve enjoyed these videos. A huge thanks to Buz Zeman for talking with us. Additional information on reverse [...]
The explosive popularity of reverse mortgages and the flood of advertisements that followed have spread a number of misconceptions about reverse mortgages. Buz addresses a number of them in this video, explaining what reverse mortgages are and aren’t. He also talks about popular scams and how to avoid them. Look for the final video of [...]
Several weeks ago, Lauren had a conversation with Buz Zeman of Housing Options Provided for the Elderly (HOPE), an organization that counsels seniors on mortgages and other housing issues. Buz said that he has had to devote much of his time lately to explaining reverse mortgages. Though this sort of loan is not new, it’s [...]
In this video, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay suggests that anyone facing foreclosure or in trouble with their mortgage seek assistance and determine if they are eligible for the Refinance and Loan Modification program. More information can be found at www.makinghomeaffordable.gov.
In this video, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley encourages those facing financial hardship or anyone who fears losing their home to seek assistance. Tax-payer funded, HUD-certified housing counselors offer services at no charge, and can assist someone facing foreclosure with discussing options with their lender. For information or to connect to resources, call the [...]
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- The Beacon’s Series on the St. Louis Area Foodbank
- Good News in March Unemployment Numbers
- Lessons from the Wright Family on Seeking Help
- Staring a Business – Upcoming Workshop from the Urban League
- New Employment Resource from Ready, Aim, Advocate!
- Walking Away from Underwater Mortgages
- Beacon: Foreclosure Struggles Linger in St. Louis
- From the Beacon’s Job Talk: GO! Network
- Reverse Mortgage Considerations
- Job Talk from the St. Louis Beacon
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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