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Schuette Announces Michigan Residents to Receive $107.2 Million Through National Mortgage Settlement
June 10, 2013 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
LANSING – June 10, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced checks will go out this week to Michigan borrowers who submitted a valid foreclosure payment claim through the National Mortgage Settlement. Eligible borrowers will receive checks for approximately $1,480. Approximately 72,000 Michigan borrowers affected by the National Mortgage Settlement will receive a share of approximately $107.2 million in restitution for mortgage servicing abuses related to the national foreclosure crisis.
Conyers Applauds $5 Million Homeless Veterans Grant from Department of Labor
April 8, 2013 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
DETROIT – April 8, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced $5 million to fund programs that will assist approximately 2,600 veterans in job training with civilian careers. The grants will range from $100,000 to $300,000. The Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program is the only federal program that works exclusively on the employment of homeless veterans. Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement
Mayor Menino Releases Results of 2012 Homeless Census
March 5, 2013 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 5, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Thomas M. Menino today released the results of the 33rd Annual Homeless Census, conducted by city officials, community leaders, and more than 350 volunteers. On the night of the census, December 12, 2012, there were 6,992 homeless men, women, and children living in shelters, on the street, and in transitional or residential treatment programs in Boston, representing a 5.2 percent increase from the 2011 census.
Help for Homeless Veterans
November 2, 2012 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
LANSING, MI – November 2, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Homelessness should not be one of the problems facing veterans returning from deployment or older veterans later in their life. However, statistics show approximately 1 in 10 of the nations homeless population are veterans. Jason Allen, director of Michigan’s Veteran’s Affairs Directorate is reaching out to those in need by encouraging veterans to discuss their benefits eligibility with their county Veteran Affairs office or veterans service organization
Detroit to receive $4.2 million for housing, homelessness programs
July 31, 2012 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC – July 31, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Detroit will receive $4.2 million in federal funding to promote affordable housing, fight homelessness and boost the local economy, Sen. Carl Levin announced Monday.
Kalamazoo to receive $2.3 million for housing, homelessness programs
July 31, 2012 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC – July 31, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Kalamazoo will receive nearly $2.3 million in federal funding to promote affordable housing, fight homelessness and boost the local economy, Sen. Carl Levin announced Monday.
Video features stories of homeless camp residents, state efforts to help
June 26, 2012 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
June 26, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Dozens of homeless people living in tents in wooded state lands between two major expressways now have homes or temporary shelter with the help of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), and a number of Washtenaw County agencies that advocate for housing
Levin, Stabenow Announce Michigan Housing Agencies to Receive $1.3 Million in Grants for Housing for Homeless Vets
March 28, 2012 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC- March 28, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Seven Michigan housing agencies will receive more than $1.3 million in grants to help provide housing for homeless veterans, Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow announced Tuesday.
Schuette Issues Second Subpoena in Criminal Probe of Mortgage Processors
March 13, 2012 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
LANSING, MI – March 13, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced that he has issued a second criminal investigative subpoena against national mortgage servicing support provider DocX as his office continues to investigate questionable mortgage documentation filed with Michigan’s Register of Deeds offices during the current foreclosure crisis.
State Housing Authority Announces MSHDA and Federal Grants to Help House Homeless in Barry County
November 30, 2011 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
LANSING, MI – November 30, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Executive Director Gary Heidel of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) today announced funding for Barry County United Way in the amount of $38,913 through its Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program. The funds are being awarded to communities and local recipient organizations as part of an estimated $2.8 million in federal grants and $5 million in MSHDA reserves to be allocated this fiscal year across the state.
Schuette Issues Subpoenas in Criminal Probe of Mortgage Processors
June 16, 2011 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
LANSING, MI – June 16, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced that he has issued criminal investigative subpoenas against national mortgage servicing support providers in an expansion of his office’s investigation into questionable mortgage documentation filed with Michigan’s Register of Deeds offices during the current foreclosure crisis.
Gary Peters Leads Fight to Protect Homeownership
June 14, 2011 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
Royal Oak, MI – June 14, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — For more than a generation, millions of American families have been able to purchase their own homes thanks to the availability of the thirty-year, fixed rate mortgage. But in the aftermath of the housing collapse and the financial crisis, the thirty-year mortgage is in danger of disappearing altogether as banks and government regulators consider making major reforms to the housing market.
Schuette, Bullard Probing Questionable Mortgage Documents
April 26, 2011 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
LANSING, MI – April 26, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced today that he is working with Oakland County Register of Deeds Bill Bullard, and other local and federal authorities, to look into questionable mortgage documentation filed with Michigan’s Register of Deeds offices during the current foreclosure crisis.
Housing Resource, Inc. of Kalamazoo Executive Director Ellen Kisinger-Rothi Receives Top MSHDA Honor for Helping Homeless Eviction Diversion Program Hailed as Model for Michigan at Statewide Conference
October 19, 2010 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
Lansing, MI – October 19, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) announced today Ellen Kisinger-Rothi, Executive Director of Housing Resource, Inc. in Kalamazoo, is the recipient of the 2010 Carla Javits Award for her dedicated service and forward thinking in the Campaign to End Homelessness in Michigan
Stabenow , Levin Announce More Than $589,000 Grant for Homeless Veterans in Northern Michigan
October 5, 2010 Posted by Michigan RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC – October 5, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin, both D-Mich., announced a $589,273 grant for homeless veterans in Northern Michigan today. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs made the grant to Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan in Gaylord to provide 24 beds in transitional housing to homeless veterans
