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Credit counseling referral line to help credit unions and banks comply with the CARD Act

Mortgage Counseling Benefits Validated by Four Independent Research Studies, Reports Homeownership Preservation ...
The Homeownership Preservation Foundation , an independent national nonprofit dedicated to helping distressed homeowners navigate financial challenges and avoid mortgage foreclosure since 2004, today reported that independent data presented this week at a regulatory briefing verified the efficacy of mortgage counseling for financially challenged homeowners who receive it.

Judge orders counseling for 12-year-old boy in rape of another boy
There will be no jail time for a 12-year-old Germantown boy who raped a 9-year-old neighborhood boy in the woods.