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Know Your options, as seen on NBC Miami Channel 6
Source: KnowYourOptions.com
Fannie Mae has established Mortgage Help Centers in many parts of the country to help homeowners with loans owned by Fannie Mae. At the Mortgage Help Center, you can meet directly with dedicated and experienced housing advisors to discuss your mortgage situation, and all services offered by the Fannie Mae Mortgage Help Center are FREE.

Press Release: How Effective Is Financial Counseling?
Contact: Rick Grant, 570-325-2818
Source: Financial Literacy Solutions
Garth Graham talks about measuring the impact of counseling in first of new podcast series.

Consumer Education is Key: Financial Literacy and its Impact on Originations
By: Garth Graham
Source: HousingWire
It is not yet clear everything the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will do to mortgage loan origination companies, but it's readily aparent that the CFPB (the new cop on the beat) is trying to implement rules and processes that will make the process better for consumers.

News Release: Fannie Mae Marks First Year of "Know Your Options" with Nearly Half-Million Visits
Contact: Keosha Burns, 202-752-7840
Source: Fannie Mae
One year ago, Fannie Mae launched KnowYourOptions.com, a consumer Web site to educate distressed homeowners about options that may be available to them, which has welcomed more than 400,000 visitors and more than 1.5 million page views.

Podcast: Effectiveness of Counseling
By: Garth Graham
Source: Financial Literacy Solutions
Garth Graham, President of Financial Literacy Solutions, discusses how to prove the value of Housing Counseling. Mr. Graham attended the event on Capitol Hill where 4 leading experts presented evidence of the value of housing counseling. In his podcast he addresses how counseling has economic value despite the economical challenges in the industry. He talks about the "placebo effect" and why perfect statistical methods are difficult to deploy when handling consumers in crisis.

Press Release: FLS Deploys Mediation Tool for Leading Housing Counseling Agency
Contact: Rick Grant, 570-325-2818
Source: Financial Literacy Solutions
FLS announced today that the company has been chosen to provide a video solution for loan mediation to Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Inc., the nationâs second largest nonprofit credit counseling service.

"A Different Approach"
Editorial
Source: National Mortgage News
Editorial featuring Garth Graham from Financial Literacy Solutions, with an alternate view of how servicers can handle the mortgage crisis.

Watch and Learn on Your Computer
By: Brad Finkelstein
Source: Origination News
Video is also a good way of delivering a message of empathy and understanding, as well as information. That is Financial Literacy Solutionsâ objective and what it tries to build in its technology and content.

Borrowers Gaining 'Unprecedented Empowerment' in Lending Process
By: Mike Sorohan
Source: Mortgage Bankers Association
Garth Graham, co-founder of Financial Literacy Solutions LLC, Plantation, Fla., said two key factors--Internet and accessibility of video--have educated consumers about their mortgage options and can provide a more effective...

Fannie Mae Launches "Las Opciones de los Casas" to Educate and Empower Homeowners. Teleseries for Spanish-Speaking Community Shows Options to Avoid Foreclosure
By: Fannie Mae
Source: knowyouroptions.com
Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) today launched "Las Opciones de los Casas," a teleseries for the Spanish-speaking community designed to educate homeowners about their options to avoid foreclosure, empower them to make informed decisions and motivate them to take action and seek help.

Fannie Mae Launches WaysHome Interactive Video Tool to Help Struggling Homeowners
By: Fannie mae
Source: knowyouroptions.com
As part of Fannie Maeâs âKnow Your Optionsâ initiative to help struggling homeowners, the WaysHome video uses innovative technology to allow homeowners to put themselves in real-life situations, make informed choices and immediately see the outcomes of those actions. WaysHome is available at www.KnowYourOptions.com.

Free "Short Sale" Video for your Web Site
By: Financial Literacy Solutions
Source: Flsvideo.com
FLS is offering the industry a free video that helps consumers understand the benefits of a short sale. This video can be used on your website free of charge for 90 days, is easy to install, and plays without any "pop-ups or pop-overs.

995Hope.org Partners for Online Video Solution
Contact: Sarabeth Patch (202) 683-3111
Source: Homeownership Preservation Foundation
The Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HPF) today launched a series of new interactive educational videos to assist homeowners seeking information on President Obama's "Making Home Affordable" initiative.