Government Support Available for Homeowners in Financial Distress

Good news for homeowners struggling with their mortgage payments—the U.S. federal government has extended the deadline to apply for emergency assistance to September 15. This extension is available to homeowners in 27 states. Initially, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Emergency Homeowners Loan Program had set the deadline for July 27. This program, part…

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Surge in Gift Card Fraud Cases

The FBI has recently warned about a rise in gift card fraud. Shared through their Internet Crime Complaint Center, they pointed out that the secondary market, where people trade unwanted gift cards for cash or buy them at a discount, is seeing more fraudulent activity. The FBI noted that scams are common on auction sites…

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