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The facts are that I have studied the foreclosure crisis for over two years and have kept an watchful eye on the non-profit industry to see what they were actually doing to help struggling homeowners. Many large non-profits like NACA and Neighborhood Works have done a fairly good job at combatting foreclosures and getting the word out daily, weekly and monthly.
One of the largest and worst non-profits at truly getting the word out and marketing foreclosure prevention is hands down without a doubt, ACORN. Yet, in recent research that I have done of the funding they have received over the last several years it clearly shows that their biggest funders of ACORN are banks and the government shows that they obtain the most donations from the worlds largest banks.
Check this Fox video out on the Chase/ACORN Connection: YouTube - JPMorgan Hit for ACORN Support
Here in the Inland Empire, California (Foreclosure Ground Zero) they have been virtually silent on the foreclosure prevention. There are a few offices spread throughout Riverside and San Bernardino where no one EVER answers the phone. I have tried calling these clowns myself numerous times to only get an answering machines and no call backs.
Now it seems like this is ALL part of the banking propaganda scheme to further the agenda of foreclosing on as many homes as they can. Corporate donations to ACORN are vulnerable to misappropriation, dissident group saysDonations from financial institutions to the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now during the past several years for community redevelopment are open to misdirection and misappropriation, according to ACORN dissidents. Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, and Citigroup made grants to the ACORN Housing Corporation and other ACORN affiliate groups. The three banks are also among the top recipients of federal bailout money under the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). ACORN Housing Corporation has received 28 grants totaling almost $3 million since 2005 from Bank of America, according to the conservative Capital Research Center (CRC). The largest Bank of America grant was for $740,000 to a Las Vegas ACORN group. Federal authorities raided ACORN’s Las Vegas office last year on suspicion of voter registration fraud when the group submitted voter registration affidavits with the names of Dallas Cowboys professional football players. Earlier this month, voter registration fraud charges were filed against ACORN in Nevada and in Pennsylvania three days later. ACORN is now under criminal investigation in at least 14 states even as dissidents are raising serious questions about the group’s financial management practices. “Bank of America owes American taxpayers an answer to the following question,” said Terrence Scanlon, CRC president. “How can funds be given away to a radical political organization that is under federal investigation and then have the audacity to get in line for TARP funds?” Did Acorn push B of A’s toxic loans on their own people? This is off the ACORN’s website.Did you receive a Bank of America Postcard in the mail? Since 1990, ACORN Housing and Bank of America partnership has created over 55,000 new homeowners in low-and-moderate income neighborhoods. Our partnership is aimed to promote stronger neighborhoods and curb Predatory Lending in underserved markets. The great news is that our program can save you money with it’s lower interest rates and help you with the homebuying process with our expert housing counselors. I find it hard to believe that when someone or company receives money from some other organization, there are no strings attached to the money. It is the reality of the way the world works and elementary school economics. To think any different would mean that their banking propaganda has worked and you think like their sheep. Me, not so much. Bank of America Charitable Foundation Mail Code 1-007-18-01 100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 (888) 488-9802 http://www.bankofamerica.com Economic emergency: For efforts to prevent foreclosures and educate people about finances and purchasing homes: $2,000,000 to Acorn Housing Corporation (Chicago, Illinois) ACORN Benefits From Bank Of AmericaA statement by the bank on its $35 million “neighborhood preservation and foreclosure prevention package” — grants to nonprofits over roughly two years ending this June — indicates $2,155,000 of it will go to ACORN. Bank of America officials said in the statement they intend the funds “to boost the capacity of both national and local nonprofits supporting distressed homeowners.” Allocations from the bank to the controversial nonprofit include $2 million to the Chicago-based ACORN Housing Corporation; $50,000 to ACORN’s Miami, Fla. Chapter; $85,000 to ACORN in Illinois and $20,000 to ACORN in Nevada. Critics of the grants have pointedly mentioned the bank is getting a large amount of public funds. Bank of America and ACORN (as well as open-borders radicals at La Raza) have been intertwined for years:Arizona Phoenix * ACORN. Bank of America works with Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Housing to provide special mortgage products to potential homeowners in Phoenix. For more information, call ACORN’s Phoenix office at 1.602.253.1111 or visit the website at www.acornhousing.org. * NCLR. Bank of America works with National Council of La Raza (NCLR) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Phoenix. NCLR offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call Community Housing Resources of Arizona office at 1.602.631.9780 for more information. Mesa * NCLR. Bank of America works with National Council of La Raza (NCLR) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Mesa. NCLR offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call Housing for Mesa, Inc., office at 1.480.649.1335 for more information. Tucson * NCLR. Bank of America works with National Council of La Raza (NCLR) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Tucson. NCLR offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc., office at 1.520.882.0018 for more information. Back to top Back to Top Arkansas * HomeFree-USA. Bank of America works through HomeFree-USA affiliates to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Los Angeles. For more information, call In Affordable Housing at 1.501.221.2203. Back to top Back to Top California Los Angeles * ACORN. Bank of America works with Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Housing to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Los Angeles. For more information, call ACORN’s Los Angeles office at 1.213.747.4210 or visit the website at www.acornhousing.org. * HomeFree-USA. Bank of America works through HomeFree-USA affiliates to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Los Angeles. For more information, call West Angeles Community Development Corporation office at 1.323.291.1472. * NACA. Bank of America works with Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Los Angeles. NACA offers homeownership counseling, and Bank of America provides special mortgage products. Call NACA’s California office at 1.510.652.6622 for more information. Or call NACA’s national office toll free at 1.888.302.6222 (NACA) or visit the website at www.naca.com. * NCLR. Bank of America works with National Council of La Raza (NCLR) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Los Angeles. NCLR offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call Montebello Housing Development Corporation office at 1.323.722.3955 for more information. * NCLR. Bank of America works with National Council of La Raza (NCLR) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Los Angeles. NCLR offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call Watts Century Latino Organization office at 1.323.564.9140 for more information. * NeighborWorks® America. Bank of America works through the NeighborWorks® America affiliates to provide affordable mortgages to people throughout California. For more information call Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services office at 1.213.381.2862. * NID-HCA. Bank of America works with NAREB Investment Division-HCA affiliates to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Los Angeles. For more information on NAREB Investment Division-HCA, call the organization’s Los Angeles office at 1.323.299.4067. Oakland * ACORN. Bank of America works with Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Housing to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Oakland. For more information, call ACORN’s Oakland office at 1.510.436.6832 or visit the website at www.acornhousing.org. * NACA. Bank of America works with Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Oakland. NACA offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call NACA’s California office at 1.510.652.6622 for more information. Or call NACA’s national office toll free at 1.888.302.6222 (NACA) or visit the website at www.naca.com. * NID-HCA. Bank of America works with NAREB Investment Division-HCA affiliates to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Oakland. For more information on NAREB Investment Division-HCA, call the organization’s Los Angeles office at 1.323.299.4067. Sacramento * ACORN. Bank of America works with Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Housing to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Sacramento. For more information, call ACORN’s Sacramento office at 1.916.455.1795 or visit the website at www.acornhousing.org. * NACA. Bank of America works with Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Sacramento. NACA offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call NACA’s California office at 1.510.652.6622 for more information. Or call NACA’s national office toll free at 1.888.302.6222 (NACA) or visit the website at www.naca.com. * NeighborWorks® America. Bank of America works through the NeighborWorks® America affiliates to provide affordable mortgages to people throughout California. For more information call Sacramento Neighborhood Housing Services (Sacramento NHS) office at 1.915.452.5361. San Diego * ACORN. Bank of America works with Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Housing Corporation to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in San Diego. For more information, call ACORN’s San Diego office at 1.619.231.8327 or visit the website at www.acornhousing.org. San Francisco/San Jose * NeighborWorks® America. Bank of America works through the NeighborWorks® America affiliates to provide affordable mortgages to people throughout the San Francisco/ San Jose area. For more information call the Neighborhood Housing Services of Silicon Valley office at 1.408.279.2600. Stockton * NCLR. Bank of America works with National Council of La Raza (NCLR) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Stockton. NCLR offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call Asociacion Campesino Lazaro Cardenas office at 1.209.466.6811 for more information. Back to top Back to Top Connecticut * ACORN. Bank of America works with Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Housing Corporation to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Connecticut. For more information, call ACORN’s Bridgeport office at 1.203.366.4180 or visit the website at www.acornhousing.org. * NACA. Bank of America works with Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Connecticut. NACA offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call NACA’s New Haven office at 1.203.562.6220 for more information. Or call NACA’s national office toll free at 1.888.302.6222 (NACA) or visit the website at www.naca.com. New Haven * NeighborWorks® America. Bank of America works through the NeighborWorks® America affiliates to provide affordable mortgages to people throughout Connecticut. For more information call Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven office at 1.203.562.0598. Back to top Back to Top District of Columbia * ACORN. Bank of America works with Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Housing to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in the District of Columbia. For more information, call ACORN’s Washington, DC office at 1.202.547.9294 or visit the website at www.acornhousing.org. * NACA. Bank of America works with Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Washington, DC. NACA offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call NACA’s Washington, DC office at 1.202.328.6333 for more information. Or call NACA’s national office toll free at 1.888.302.6222 (NACA) or visit the website at www.naca.com. * HomeFree-USA. Bank of America works with HomeFree-USA affiliates to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Washington, DC. For more information, call HomeFree USA’s office at 1.202.526.2000. Back to top Back to Top Florida Clearwater * NeighborWorks® America. Bank of America works through the NeighborWorks® America affiliates to provide affordable mortgages to people throughout Florida. For more information call Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services (Clearwater NHS) office at 1.727.442.4155. Jacksonville * HomeFree-USA. Bank of America works with HomeFree-USA affiliates to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Jacksonville. For more information, call Operation New Hope office at 1.907.354.4673. * NACA. Bank of America works with Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Jacksonville. NACA offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call NACA’s Jacksonville office at 1.904.306.9272 for more information. Or call NACA’s national office toll free at 1.888.302.6222 (NACA) or visit the website at www.naca.com. * NeighborWorks® America. Bank of America works through the NeighborWorks® America affiliates to provide affordable mortgages to people throughout Florida. For more information call the Jacksonville Housing Partnership office at 1.904.398.4424. Miami * ACORN. Bank of America works with Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Housing to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Miami. For more information, call ACORN’s Miami office at 1.305.438.9061 or visit the website at www.acornhousing.org. * HomeFree-USA. Bank of America works with HomeFree-USA affiliates to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Miami. For more information, call the Life & Learning Center office at 1.305.690.4391. * NCLR. Bank of America works with National Council of La Raza (NCLR) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Miami. NCLR offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call Centro Campesino office at 1.305.245.7738 for more information. * NeighborWorks® America. Bank of America works through the NeighborWorks® America affiliates to provide affordable mortgages to people throughout Florida. For more information call Miami Dade Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., (Miami Dade NHS) office at 1.305.751.5511. * NID-HCA. Bank of America works with NAREB Investment Division-HCA affiliates to provide affordable mortgages to people throughout Florida. For more information on NAREB Investment Division-HCA, call the organization’s Miami office at 1.305.351.5435. Orlando * ACORN. Bank of America works with Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Housing Corporation to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Orlando. For more information, call ACORN’s Orlando office at 1.407.254.5930 or visit the website at www.acornhousing.org. Tampa/St. Petersburg * ACORN. Bank of America works with Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Housing Corporation to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Tampa. For more information, call ACORN’s Tampa office at 1.813.258.1474 or visit the website at www.acornhousing.org. * HomeFree-USA. Bank of America works with HomeFree-USA affiliates to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Tampa. For more information, call the Housing & Educations office at 1.813.261.5151. * NACA. Bank of America works with Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Tampa and St. Petersburg. NACA offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call NACA’s Florida office at 1.904.725.8700 for more information. Or call NACA’S national office toll free at 1.888.302.6222 (NACA) or visit the website at www.naca.com. * NeighborWorks® America. Bank of America works through the NeighborWorks® America affiliates to provide affordable mortgages to people throughout Florida. For more information call St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services office at 1.727.821.6897. Back to top Back to Top Georgia Atlanta * ACORN. Bank of America works with Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Housing to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Atlanta. For more information, call ACORN’s Atlanta office at 1.404.525.0033 or visit the website at www.acornhousing.org. * HomeFree-USA. Bank of America works with HomeFree-USA affiliates to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Atlanta. For more information, call the HomeFree-USA Atlanta HO Center at 1.404.607.0800. * NACA. Bank of America works with Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Atlanta. NACA offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call NACA’s Georgia office at 1.404.525.0033 for more information. Or call NACA’s national office toll free at 1.888.302.6222 (NACA) or visit the website at www.naca.com. Augusta * NACA. Bank of America works with Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Augusta. NACA offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call NACA’s Augusta office at 1.706.855.7464 for more information. Or call NACA’s national office toll free at 1.888.302.6222 (NACA) or visit the website at www.naca.com. Decatur * HomeFree-USA. Bank of America works with HomeFree-USA affiliates to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Decatur. For more information, call Green Forest Community Development Corporation office at 1.404.486.6759. Morrow * HomeFree-USA. Bank of America works with HomeFree-USA affiliates to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Morrow. For more information, D & E office at 1.770.319.5779. Back to top Back to Top Illinois Chicago * ACORN. Bank of America works with Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Housing to provide special mortgages to potential homeowners in Chicago. For more information, call ACORN’s Chicago office at 1.312.939.1611 or visit the website at www.acornhousing.org. * NCLR. Bank of America works with National Council of La Raza (NCLR) to provide affordable mortgages to the people of Chicago. NCLR offers homeownership counseling and Bank of America provides special mortgages. Call Resurrection Project office at 1.312.666.1323 for more information. * NeighborWorks® America. Bank of America works through the NeighborWorks® America affiliates to provide affordable mortgages to people throughout Illinois. For more information call Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago office at 1.773.329.4010. * NID-HCA. Bank of America works with NAREB Investment Division-HCA affiliates to provide affordable mortgages to people throughout Illinois. For more information on NAREB Investment Division-HCA, call the organization’s Chicago office at 773.375.1600.
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