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Credit and Money Management
Nixon warns college students to avoid temptation of easy credit when classes resume
Attorney General Jay Nixon is reminding college students and their parents that when they hit the college campus soon, they'll be greeted by a marketing machine offering credit cards, payday loans , check cashing and other seemingly easy ways to put cash in their pockets.
Aug 25, 2008 - 7:17:14 AM

FEMA Announcements
President Declares Major Disaster for Florida
The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Florida to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Tropical Storm Fay beginning on August 18, 2008, and continuing.
Aug 25, 2008 - 7:12:33 AM

IRS Tax Tips
Economic Stimulus Payment: It's Not Too Late to Claim Your Economic Stimulus Payment
It is not too late to file a return to claim your economic stimulus payment.
Aug 25, 2008 - 7:09:08 AM

Announcements
IRS Tax Tip: Selling Your Home
During summer months, many people sell their home and move to a new location.  Many of those individuals will make a profit on the sale and still will not have to pay a single dime of additional income tax to the IRS.  
Aug 25, 2008 - 7:04:13 AM

Insurance Related Press Releases
Renting a Car for Labor Day Weekend?
With so many people planning to travel over Labor Day weekend, there are likely to be long lines at rental car companies across the country. Properly insuring a rental car can be confusing, frustrating and downright daunting. Unfortunately, many consumers don’t even think about car rental insurance until they get to the counter, which can result in costly mistakes, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).
Aug 25, 2008 - 6:54:29 AM

Cyber Alert
Money Making Secrets Misled Consumers: FTC Settles Charges
Two brothers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers with false earnings claims for work-at-home schemes involving free government grants, mystery shopping, online surveys, and data entry. Under the proposed settlement, they are banned from marketing work-at-home opportunities in the future.
Aug 25, 2008 - 6:32:28 AM

Housing and Mortgage News
Webinar Recording -- Online, Instructor-Led Training Session
This letter announces the availability of Federal Student Aid's (FSA) recording of the Direct Loan Program Overview training session. This overview is for school financial aid administrators and their staff. The training is intended to provide introductory level information to staff new to the Direct Loan Program, as well as, for those who may be interested in learning more about the program
Aug 21, 2008 - 9:50:00 PM

Travel Warnings
New Passport Card Production
The U.S. Department of State has begun production of the new U.S. Passport Card, a convenient, wallet-sized document to be used for re-entry into the U.S. at land border crossings and sea ports of entry when arriving from Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and Bermuda
Aug 21, 2008 - 9:35:29 PM

CDC Health Advisory Notices & Announcements
Most U. S. Measles Cases Reported since 1996
More measles cases have been reported in the United States since Jan. 1, 2008 than during the same period in any year since 1996, according to a report released today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Aug 21, 2008 - 9:33:23 PM

Housing and Mortgage News
Home Equity Loans: Tips for Trying to Fix a Clogged or "Frozen" Home Equity Line
For years, homeowners have turned to home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) as a way to borrow against their home's value to pay for college tuition, home improvements, medical bills and other major expenses. (A home's equity is the market value minus what is owed on the mortgage. If you owe $100,000 on your mortgage but your home is worth $250,000, your equity is $150,000.)
Aug 21, 2008 - 7:55:28 AM

Announcements
What Happens If a Bank Fails?
Here's important information about what the FDIC pays and when if an FDIC-insured bank or savings institution is closed by its federal or state government regulator.
Aug 21, 2008 - 3:34:07 AM

Health News | Health Resources
18 California Hospitals Receive $25,000 Fines.

SACRAMENTO –The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced today that eighteen California hospitals have been assessed administrative penalties of $25,000 per incident from the state of California after a determination that the facilities’ noncompliance with requirements of licensure has caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death to patients.

CDC Health Advisory Notices & Announcements
CDC Launches CDC-TV On-Line Video Resource
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched CDC-TV, a new online video resource available through www.cdc.gov . CDC-TV videos will cover a variety of health, safety and preparedness topics.
Aug 20, 2008 - 2:38:15 PM

Announcements
Loan Modification Program for Distressed Indymac Mortgage Loans
IndyMac Federal Bank, FSB (“Indymac Federal”) will implement a new program to systematically modify troubled mortgages. The program is designed to achieve affordable and sustainable mortgage payments for borrowers and increase the value of distressed mortgages by rehabilitating them into performing loans. This in turn will maximize value for the FDIC, as well as improve returns to the creditors of the former IndyMac Bank and to investors in those mortgages. The new program will help IndyMac Federal improve its mortgage portfolio and servicing by modifying troubled mortgages, where appropriate, into performing mortgages.
Aug 20, 2008 - 2:35:16 PM

Health News | Health Resources
Methadone Poisoning: SAMHSA Grant Program Will Help Address Methadone Poisoning
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced a three-year cooperative agreement grant award totaling $1.5 million to the American Society of Addiction Medicine to train physicians and other health professionals on the appropriate use of methadone in the treatment of pain and opioid addiction. 
Aug 20, 2008 - 2:32:50 PM

Community Alerts
Airborne Effervescent Health Formula Settles for 30 Million
Airborne Health, Inc., the Bonita Springs, Florida maker of the popular Airborne Effervescent Health Formula, an effervescent tablet marketed as a cold prevention and treatment remedy, has agreed to pay up to $30 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it did not have adequate evidence to support its advertising claims
Aug 19, 2008 - 1:48:05 PM

Announcements
Tuna Salad Recall Expanded
Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) advises consumers that a Massachusetts-based company, Home Made Brand Foods, has voluntarily recalled approximately 5,000 pounds of “Ready-to-Eat Tuna Salad”. Routine sampling has identified the potential for contamination with listeria.
Aug 18, 2008 - 7:20:25 AM

Escape a Date, Escape from a Meeting via Free Callback Service
Getmooh is an automated call back service. It is designed to help you escape a variety of situations by calling you automatically on your phone at a pre-specified time and playing you a recording which will either instruct you on what to say to elude your tormentor(s), or which will simply give a convincing sense of you being on an important call.
Aug 18, 2008 - 7:13:44 AM

IRS Tax Tips
Moving Expenses Related to a New Job May Be Tax Deductible
Did you recently move to another city for a new job or because your old job is now at a new location? A tax break may be coming your way.
Aug 18, 2008 - 7:07:02 AM

Announcements
Nissan Maxima is GOOD for frontal crash protection

Latest Institute ratings for the Nissan Maxima . Verification ratings are based on 40 mph frontal offset crash tests conducted by manufacturers for vehicles meeting requirements established by the Institute

IRS Tax Tips
IRS Revises Voluntary Correction Program for Retirement Plans
The Internal Revenue Service today issued updated guidance on the voluntary correction program for employee retirement plans – the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).
Aug 15, 2008 - 1:10:29 PM

Family and Children Related
Dollars and Sense for Sending Your Child to College
Do you have a child about to embark on the exciting adventure of college life? As many parents learn during this transitional time, there are a lot of decisions that extend beyond the classroom and selecting a major. Here are some tips to help you make smart decisions that work for both you and your college student.
Aug 14, 2008 - 8:37:54 AM

Housing and Mortgage News
MORTGAGE FRAUD: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim

Sub-prime loans. Foreclosures. Government bailouts. You can’t read a newspaper or watch the evening news these days without seeing stories about the current mortgage crisis and the fraud that goes along with it.

Community Alerts
California Sues Brown Sues To Topple Online Pyramid Scheme
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a lawsuit against YourTravelBiz.com for operating a "gigantic pyramid scheme" that recruited tens of thousands of members with deceptive claims that members could earn huge sums of money through its online travel agencies.

Aug 14, 2008 - 8:26:07 AM

Announcements
Red Flags for Casinos and Card Clubs: FinCEN Issues Guidance
This guidance is intended to assist casinos and card clubs¹ with the reporting of suspected money laundering, terrorist financing and related financial crimes. This guidance contains examples of circumstances or "red flags" - based on actual reports, the observations of examiners and the experience of law enforcement - that may indicate the presence of money laundering, terrorist financing, and related financial crimes.
Aug 14, 2008 - 8:23:42 AM