Avoiding “Free Credit Report” Scams
Did you know that identity theft often occurs when you are obtaining your Government Free Annual Credit Report? Therefore, you must protect yourself before you become another victim of America’s fastest rising crime.
So How Is Identity Stolen With The “Free Credit Report” Scam?
Bills Introduced to Extend USDA Home Loans
Two members of the U.S. House of representatives have introduced bills to save the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Single-Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program–one of the last ways to get into a house for no money down–which is expected to exhaust its fiscal-year funding in coming weeks.
Read the full article on our USDA website: www.indianausdamortgages.com
Property Tax Bills to hit mailboxes April 10
The 2010 tax bills will be mailed at the end of this week. May 10 is the due date for the first installment; the second installment is due November 10. Each bill has two pages. Page one is a remittance coupon; page two is a tax description summary. The remittance coupon has an “A” portion to accommodate the payment of the spring installment and a “B” portion to accommodate the payment of the fall installment. Both installments can be paid in the spring with one check if you desire to do so.
New this year, if you have a homestead credit on file in the auditor’s office, you will receive a third, rose-colored page in your billing known as a homestead verification form. You are required by law to fill this form out and return it to the Howard County Auditor’s Office. Questions regarding this form should be directed to 456-2215.
Ryan White’s Legacy Lives 20 Years Later!
On April 8, 1990, 18-year-old Ryan White of Kokomo and later Cicero, Indiana died. Ryan’s five year fight against AIDS and prejudice eventually made him a hero around the world.
At a time when there was more fear than knowledge about AIDS, 13-year-old Ryan White’s battle to go to school at Western Middle in Russiaville became a part of the nightly news. There was enormous pressure from parents and faculty to bar Ryan from school premises. Ryan and his mother fought back, filing a lawsuit seeking to overturn the ban. The court declined to hear the case until administrative appeals had been exhausted.
Kokomo Gets Federal Money for 3 New Trolley Buses!
A major shift in the city’s public transportation system is coming, and it will be painted red and green. Wednesday, the city’s Board of Public Works & Safety approved the purchase of three trolley buses, which by summer’s end will begin carrying passengers along two fixed routes in Kokomo.
The red-and-green buses cost $146,700 apiece, with all but $24,000 coming from federal funds. Federal funds, primarily stimulus dollars, will also pay for the former Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles building on South Union Street, which will serve as the bus system’s dispatch center and as a transfer station for the north-south and east-west routes.
