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Success Story with MKDesktop: Case Study #1

We hope you are inspired by the following story of a family who received help through MortgageKeeper and is now back on the path to financial sustainability. Established in 2005, MortgageKeeper helps consumers locate local services to assist them with daily financial...

Part 2: An In-Depth Look at the Student Loan Crisis

This week we have part two of our interview with Larry L. Gilmore, president of the Student Loan Alliance (SLA). Larry is an expert on both the mortgage and student loan crises, and joined us last week for part one of this interview. What is your advice to someone who...

Housing and the Government Shutdown

As we enter week #2 of the government shutdown, we took a hard look at how it would affect the mortgage market. Here's what we found: * If the shutdown lasts only another week or so, the impact will be minimal. * Fannie and Freddie aren't affected. * FHA is continuing...

The Housing Recovery That Wasn’t

We've talked in this space before of the housing recovery being perhaps overstated. As the usage of our products--which help struggling homeowners find local resources to help them stabilize their finances--increases, we can't quite get on the recovery bandwagon. A...