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Washington, DC - October 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA/1) announced today that Economic Opportunity Authority (EOA) for Savannah-Chatham County is the recipient of two grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The grants will be used to support services related to housing counseling to homebuyers, homeowners and low to moderate income renters.

ATLANTA, GA - October 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- If it makes your house safe, if it makes your house livable, if it makes your house comply with local building codes, you can use your federal disaster assistance payment to pay for it. But even the maximum grant payments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency may not cover the complete cost of repairing or rebuilding your home. That is why loans of up to $200,000 for homeowners are available from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Atlanta, GA - October 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- the Notice of Intent to Revoke Annual License issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance ("Department") became final against Mortgage Consultant Services, Inc., mortgage broker license number 16862, formerly located at 180 Victoria Drive, Fayetteville, Georgia 30214.

Atlanta, GA - September 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On September 21, 2009, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to Atlanta Home Modification Services, LLC d/b/a Atlanta Home Mods located at 1588 Atkinson Road, Suite 106, Lawrenceville, Georgia, 30043 became final.This Order to Cease and Desist was issued by the Department after it obtained evidence that Atlanta Home Modification Services, LLC d/b/a Atlanta Home Mods engaged in residential mortgage brokering activities without a license or under an applicable exemption in violation of O.C.G.A. § 7-1-1002.

Atlanta, GA - September 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On September 18, 2009, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to US Mortgage Funding, Inc. d/b/a www.usmortgagefunding.org, located at 951 Broken Sound Parkway, #200, Boca Raton, Florida, became final.This Order to Cease and Desist was issued by the Department after it obtained evidence that US Mortgage Funding, Inc. d/b/a www.usmortgagefunding.org engaged in residential mortgage brokering/lending activities without a license or under an applicable exemption.

ATLANTA, GA - September 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- MICHAEL EZZARD, 47, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to four counts of threatening to use a bomb to kill employees of the Atlanta Housing Authority (“AHA”) and to damage and destroy AHA buildings.

September 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA/01) announced today that the City of Hinesville is the recipient of a community development block grant (CDBG) from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Funding will be used to fund several projects within the city including the Azalea Streetscape Project.

Atlanta, GA - August 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On August 25, 2009, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to Pacific West Lending, Inc. (d/b/a Loan Relief Service) located at 5720-B Oberlin Drive, San Diego, California, 92121 became final.

Atlanta, GA - August 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On August 12, 2009, the Fulton County Superior Court issued a Final Consent Order enjoining Morningside Mortgage Management, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, from further violation of the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance’s (“Department’s”) order requiring that it cease and desist from engaging in unlicensed residential mortgage activities.On September 4, 2008, a Cease and Desist Order issued by the Department became final against Morningside Mortgage Management, Inc. after it was determined that this company was engaging in residential mortgage activities without the appropriate license. After the Cease and Desist Order became final, Morningside Mortgage Management, Inc., via the internet, continued to engage in mortgage broker and lending activities for which a license was required by the Department.

Atlanta, GA - August 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On August 14, 2009, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance’s (“Department’s”) Notice of Intent to Revoke Annual License issued to Pacific Reverse Mortgage, Inc. d/b/a Financial Heritage, license number 20269, located at 9275 Sky Park Court, #125, San Diego, California 92123, became final.The Notice of Intent to Revoke Annual License provided that Pacific Reverse Mortgage, Inc. d/b/a Financial Heritage failed to disburse funds in accordance with a written commitment or agreement to make a mortgage loan and engaged in any transaction, practice, or course of business that is not in good faith or fair dealing, or which operated a fraud upon any person, in connection with the attempted or actual making of, purchase of, or sale of any mortgage loan

Atlanta, GA - August 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On August 7, 2009, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to FBC Mortgage, LLC of Orlando, Florida became final.

Atlanta, GA - August 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On August 7, 2009, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) entered into a Consent Order with W.J. Bradley Mortgage Capital Corporation f/k/a Morgan Financial, Inc. (“W.J. Bradley Mortgage”), mortgage lender’s license number 20233, located at 201 Columbine Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, to resolve allegations of violations of the Georgia Residential Mortgage Act.

Atlanta, GA - August 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On August 06, 2009, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) entered into a Consent Order with Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation (“Allied Home Mortgage”) mortgage lender’s license number 7115, located at 6110 Pinemont Drive, Suite 215, Houston, Texas 77092, to resolve allegations of violations of the Georgia Residential Mortgage Act.

Atlanta, GA - July 31, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On July 30, 2009, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) entered into a Consent Order with Central Fidelity Mortgage Corporation, License Number 20543, formerly located at 3215 Haleys Way SE, Conyers, Georgia 30013, and its owner, Kim Strain, to resolve allegations pertaining to violations of the Georgia Residential Mortgage Act and agency rules.

Atlanta, GA - July 31, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- American Real Estate University, the exclusive school for the Real Estate Owned Specialist (REOS) and Real Estate Short Sale Specialist (RESS) designations, has recently surpassed the 10,000-graduate mark for real estate professionals earning these designations. To date, AREU has had more than 25,000 real estate agents enrolled in its classes over the last two years. These courses are all designed to either teach a new area in which an agent can diversify and specialize or to keep agents up to speed on changes and developments in the industry.