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Endless Winter?
Those of us living in here in the Upper Midwest are still talking about last winter: record snowfalls, cold temps, and what seemed like a longer season than usual. And elsewhere, folks aren't easily forgetting "Snowmageddon"--the February 2011 storm that shut down...
Why We Come to Work
Every once in a while, a story comes across the collective MortgageKeeper desk that reminds us why we do what we do. We've heard a few great stories recently. One is below. It was shared by a foreclosure counselor in San Francisco who used MortgageKeeper's vetted,...
Great News from MortgageKeeper!
We here at MortgageKeeper have taken great pains not to boast on our blog. But we are about to throw that out the window, just for today. MortgageKeeper is profiled in this week's column by Lew Sichelman. He writes on consumer real estate matters for United Feature...
14 Million Jobless in America. How Do You Get Help?
Gruesome unemployment numbers (9.2%) reverberated across the country this week. Odds are good that you know one of the 14 million folks who aren't working. Here in Minnesota, our state shutdown just added 20,000 more people to the UE lines. And Treasury Secretary...
Simplicity in the Housing Crisis
When it comes to large, complex problems, the search for simplicity sometimes leads to the search for who's to blame. The housing crisis, now entering its fourth year, is no exception. Did homeowners use credit unwisely? Did the financial institutions make foolish...
Community Organizations Lead the Charge After Twisters
We see the photos and watch the videos, but in person, it's all different. Last week, two of us here at MortgageKeeper saw parts of our own city destroyed when an F2 tornado hit the north side of Minneapolis. Thousands of homes, apartment buildings, and businesses...
