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Featured Segments
Interview with Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA)
Congressman Frank discusses his latest proposal to help Americans facing foreclosure
Gov. Martin O'Malley of Md., Gov. Tim Kaine of Va., Secretary Tom Perez, and Deputy Secretary David Smith join us
We get a comment from Governors O'Malley and Kaine, and Tom Perez and David Smith join Sheilah in the studio to talk about how foreclosures are affecting Virginia and Maryland.
We're joined by Erick Gustafson, Sr. VP, Government Affairs, Mortgage Bankers Association
Discussion about the role of mortgage bankers in the crisis, and what Maryland and Virginia are doing to help their citizens who are in foreclosure or facing foreclosure
The discussion continues
In addition to winding up the discussion, we also go out into the field to find out how mortgage problems are affecting homeowners.
Resources
Hope Now
The U.S. government's Hope Now website offers support and guidance for homeowners with mortgage-related problems.
Home Loan Learning Center
At the home loan learning center, you can get step-by-step information on the best way to get and responsibly keep a home loan.
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Foreclosure
Inside E Street talks with Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), as well as other lawmakers and experts to get the latest on the foreclosure situation. What you need to know if you are having trouble paying your mortgage.
The Hosts
Through most of her distinguished reporting career, Sheilah Kast has focused on the economy and workplace and how they affect people's lives. Well known to viewers of public television, ABC News, and CNN, she has covered the White House and Congress.
Kast also reported on the Washington aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Her stories included an investigation of anthrax in the mails and the struggles of bereaved Pentagon families to secure benefits.
At The Washington Star, in her first reporting job, Kast covered financial regulation, taxes, and energy. Her expertise in these important issues eventually led her to start a national public-television show, "This Week in Business," which she hosted in association with Business Week magazine.
Ms. Kast is a skilled interviewer. She has often hosted NPR'S Weekend Edition Sunday and has her own current-affairs interview show on public radio in Maryland.
Guests
Rep. Barney Frank, (D-MA)
Barney Frank has represented the 4th District in Massachusetts in the House of Representatives since 1981. He is chairman of the Financial Services Committee in the House. Previously he was a Massachusetts State Representative and an assistant to the Mayor of Boston. He has also given courses at several Boston area universities
Thomas Perez, Secretary of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR), State of Maryland
Tom Perez is a nationally recognized consumer advocate and civil rights lawyer who was appointed by Governor Martin O'Malley in January, 2007 to serve as the Secretary of the DLLR.
Erick Gustafson, Sr. VP, Government Affairs, Mortgage Bankers Association
As the chief representative for MBA on Capitol Hill and at the White House, Gustafson is responsible for providing focus and direction to MBA's advocacy agenda. Gustafson has presented testimony on many occasions before the U.S. Congress, state legislatures and state regulatory commissions
David N. Smith, Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Trade, State of Virginia
David N. Smith of Richmond is Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Trade. Smith previously served as Vice President of Commercial Lending at Consolidated Bank and Trust.
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