National nonprofit CCCS of MD & DE recently helped launch Sharpen Your Financial Focus, a free educational program with online resources, to help Marylanders deal with the unsure economic times in which we live.
On October 4, 2013, nonprofit CCCS of MD and DE was honored for its 20+ year partnership with the Maryland Council on Economic Education. The agencies have worked together to financially educate thousands of Marylanders during that time.
Consumers who receive effective housing education are less likely to default on their mortgages once they own homes. CCCS of MD & DE now offers an online course to help people make informed decisions and avoid pitfalls during purchase and beyond.
Carmen Jones-Burke and Ponciano Allen, housing counselors at national nonprofit CCCS of MD & DE, discuss why the upcoming HECM regulations were adopted, what they involve, and how they will help affect seniors and HUD’s reverse mortgage loan program.
CCCS of MD & DE financial expert Nina Heck offers tips on how to avoid borrowing too much for college. She shares her own experiences with her daughter Heather and provides ideas on how to afford school without taking out large student loans.
Don’t know how to plan for retirement? If so, you’re not alone. Here are a few steps from local nonprofit CCCS of MD & DE to help you prepare, so you’ll have a better chance to succeed once you’re there.
MD educators recently gathered for the 5th Annual MCEE Financial Education Summit. Their objective? To gain financial knowledge and resources they can take back and use in the classroom and beyond.
The summer swelter has arrived as forecasters call for rising temperatures across Maryland. That means more health risks as you work and play outside, especially for older people and young children.
Having a well stocked first aid kit will help you handle a minor injury at a moments notice. There should be a first aid kit in your home and inside each family member’s car.
It may be spring but the summer swelter has arrived. The forecast calls for high heat and humidity through the weekend so it’s important to remember the dangers that can go along with it.
When homeowners cannot pay their mortgages, sometimes they are not able to keep their homes. But they may be able to avoid the financial consequences of foreclosure if they take the proper steps.
The 2013 MCEE Personal Finance Challenge included 28 four-person teams from 18 MD schools. Local nonprofit CCCS of MD & DE sponsors this event to teach teens financial skills they can use for life.
Elizabeth Janney will be editor of Perryville Patch—a new community info hub in Cecil County, MD