NEW YORK, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released today data through April 2022 for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices. The indices represent a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults and show that the composite rate rose two b...
Housing Stability Counseling Program (HSCP) 2022
NeighborWorks America Housing Stability Counseling Program (HSCP) awards more than $88 million in grants to 131 awardees and The SafeGuard Group with Safeguard Credit Counseling will be assisting with this program for HSCP. Newly launched HSCP initiative will help save homes, achieve housing stabili...
COVID-19 Housing Relief
SafeGuard today announced an $13,538 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation which will enable the organization to assist homeowners who are experiencing a hardship....
SafeGuard Press Release NHM June 2020
Mooresville, NC (June 8, 2020) – June is National Homeownership Month (NHM), and for the past 21 years, NHM has been a recognized celebration in support of the attainment of the American Dream. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented housing environment by challenging homeowners ...
Price Drop Leaves More Underwater
The downturn in home prices has left about 20% of U.S. homeowners owing more on a mortgage than their homes are worth, according to one new study, signaling additional challenges to the Obama administration’s efforts to stabilize the housing market. The increase in the number of such “un...
Independent Foreclosure Review
If your primary residence was involved in a foreclosure process between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010, you may qualify for a FREE Independent Foreclosure Review. The Independent Foreclosure Review will determine whether individual borrowers suffered financial injury and should receive compen...
Identity Theft Case
The Justice Department today announced that 3 men have been indicted in what the Department of Justice calls “the single largest hacking and identity theft case ever prosecuted.” Authorities say more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen. If you believe that you ar...
5 Questions to Help Parents
Parents preparing to send their high school graduates away from home for the first time should remember to pack some financial advice in those college-bound bags, boxes and suitcases. “Many college campuses will have credit card tables on display at orientation offering giveaways and easy credit,...
ABC’s of Credit Reports
Checking your credit score before you apply for a major loan is a must if you want to find out where you stand in terms of credit risk. Yet checking your credit report also proves worthwhile before you put in an application. Put simply, “The credit report is the raw data. A credit score is [&h...
“Produce the Note” in Foreclosure States
In some states, a lender can foreclose on your home without going to court. These are called non-judicial foreclosure states. You can still use the “Produce the Note” strategy in these states, but it takes a few more steps on your part. First, the concept behind “Produce the Note” is thi...