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 CNBC: Mortgage applications rose last week: MBA

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Huffington Post: Rebuilding the Dream of Homeownership for People of Color

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Explore WaysHome, an interactive video simulation to help you learn about the options to avoid foreclosure

You’ll play the part of a homeowner—in real-life, everyday situations—who is struggling to make their payments and avoid foreclosure. Make decisions about what you should do, and experience the positive outcomes or negative consequences of the choices you make.

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Harlem Residents Express Concerns Over Crime At N.Y. Urban League Forum

Dozens of Harlem residents voiced their concerns about crime at a Tuesday forum run by the New York Urban League at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said while crime is down 5 percent in the area, it is still way too high.

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Washington Post: Study: Income does not explain segregation patterns in housing

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Marc Morial: We Were Right (So Says the Census): Hidden Swing Voters Tipped the Scales in 2012

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Where can I find locations for Financial Literacy?

Chicago Urban League
http://www.thechicagourbanleague.org/72321027155050333/site/default.asp

Urban League of Broward County
http://www.ulbroward.org/JOBS

Urban League of Essex County
http://www.ulec.org/programs/economics.html

Urban League of Philadelphia
http://www.urbanleaguephila.org/programs.html

Urban League of Hampton Roads
http://www.ulhr.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=bl...

Urban League of San Diego County
http://www.sdul.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=bl...

Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis
http://www.urbanleague-stl.org/economicempowerment.aspx

Louisville Urban League
http://www.lul.org/lul-programs

Urban League of the Upstate, Inc
http://www.urbanleagueoftheupstate.org/index.php?option=com_content&view...

Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
http://www.urbanleague.org/index.php/departments/housing/financial-educa...

Atlanta Urban League
http://ulgatl.org/programs/wealth-creation

Urban League of Southern Connecticut
http://www.ulsc.org/programs.html

Urban League of Rochester
http://www.ulr.org/home-store.php

Greater Sacramento Urban League
http://www.gsul.org/index.asp

Urban League of Greater New Orleans
http://www.urbanleagueneworleans.org/centers-of-excellence/community-and...

New York Urban League
http://www.nyul.org/fci.html

Los Angeles Urban League
http://www.laul.org/financial-education

Birmingham Urban League
http://www.birminghamurbanleague.net/ProgramsandServices.asp

Columbus Urban League
http://www.cul.org/programs.aspx

Tucson Urban League
http://www.tucsonurbanleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=artic...

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Atlanta Urban League (GA)
http://ulgatl.org/programs/housing-community-development

Birmingham Urban League (AL)
http://www.birminghamurbanleague.net/chcs_0.aspx

Urban League of Broward County (FL)
http://www.ulbroward.org/HOUSING

Buffalo Urban League (NY)
http://buffalourbanleague.org/

Charleston Trident Urban League (SC)
http://www.ctul.org/programs/housing/

Urban League of Greater Chattanooga (TN)
http://www.ulchatt.net/programs/housing-resources

Chicago Urban League (IL)
http://www.thechicagourbanleague.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1

Columbus Urban League (OH)
http://www.cul.org/

Urban League of Union County (Elizabeth, NJ)
http://www.uloucnj.org/home0.aspx

Lorain County Urban League (Elyria, OH)
http://www.lcul.org/

Fort Wayne Urban League (IN)
https://ul-fw.iamempowered.com/

The Urban League of the Upstate (Greenville, SC)
http://UrbanLeagueoftheupstate.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=art...

Grand Rapids Urban League (MI)
http://www.grurbanleague.org/housing

Urban League of Hampton Roads (Norfolk, VA)
http://www.ulhr.org/

Urban League of Greater Hartford (CT)
http://www.ulgh.org/

Urban League of Hudson County (Jersey City, NJ)
http://www.ulohc.org/programs/affordable-housing/

Houston Area Urban League (TX)
http://www.haul.org/

Jacksonville Urban League (FL)
http://www.jaxul.org/urbanentrepreneurship.html

Urban League of Kansas (Wichita, KS)
http://www.kansasul.org/?q=HousingHome

Knoxville Area Urban League (TN)
http://www.thekaul.org/what-we-do/opportunity-to-own-housing/

Louisville Urban League (KY)
http://www.lul.org/lul-programs/programs-housing-counseling-neighborhood...

Urban League of Greater Madison (WI)
http://www.ulgm.org/housing

Madison County Urban League (Alton, IL)
http://www.ulmadisonco.org/index.cfm

Minneapolis Urban League (MN)
http://mul.org/

Morris County Urban League (Morristown, NJ)
http://www.ulmcnj.org/housing2.ivnu

Central Florida Urban League (Orlando, FL)
http://www.cful.org/programs-a-services/economic-services.html

Urban League of Philadelphia (PA)
http://www.urbanleaguephila.org/what-we-do/

Phoenix Urban League (AZ)
http://www.gphxul.org/?page_id=19

Urban League of Pittsburgh (PA)
http://ulpgh.org/departments/have-a-home/

Urban League of Rochester (NY)
http://www.ulr.org/ProgramsServices/TheHomeStore.aspx

Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis (MO)
https://www.ulstl.com/economic-empowerment/hud-housing-counseling/

Urban League of San Diego County (CA)
http://www.sdul.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=bl...

Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (WS)
http://www.UrbanLeague.org/index.php/departments/housing

Urban League of Southern Connecticut (Stamford, CT)
http://www.ulsc.org/

Tallahassee Urban League (FL)
http://www.tallahasseeurbanleague.org/#!services/c21kz

Metropolitan Tulsa Urban League (OK)
http://www.mtul.org/Development.cfm

Urban League of Palm Beach (West Palm Beach, FL)
http://www.ulpbc.org/programs-services/economic-empowerment.html

Greater Warren-Youngstown Urban League (OH)
http://www.wyul.org/component/k2/item/93-fair-housing.html

Greater Washington Urban League (D.C.)
http://www.gwul.org/programs/housing

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE:
Austin Area Urban League (TX)
(Home Repair)
http://aaul.org/what-we-do/home-repair-services/

Quad County Urban League (OH)
(Mortgage, Rent or Utility arrears)
http://qcul.org/workforce/

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Services include counseling on basic tenant and landlord rights. Other counseling topics in this area are:

  • Eviction and unlawful detainer action
  • Deposit returns
  • Habitability issues
  • Getting repairs done
  • Mediation of tenant / landlord disputes
  • Assisting tenant organizations
  • Legal counseling referrals
  • Pre-rental counseling
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Pre-Purchase/Home buying includes one-on-one and group counseling in the following areas:

  • evaluating mortgagor readiness
  • fair housing education
  • budgeting for mortgage payment
  • finding alternative sources of credit
  • money management
  • identifying and avoiding predatory lending practices
  • learning how to purchase a home using the Section 8 Homeownership Voucher Program.

Participants must complete eight to twelve course hours of counseling. A Homebuyers Certificate is received at the end of counseling sessions.

Potential homebuyers benefit from the workshops geared to provide all the information needed to become a successful homeowner.

Homebuyer Education seminars are supported by various funding sources including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as well as various local, regional, and national financial services institutions.

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