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Energy assistance for low-income families Some eligible for one-time bill payment up to $1,500

Temporary Energy Assistance for Families (TEAF) is a one-time payment program sponsored by PG&E and administered by The Salvation Army. This program, authorized by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and made possible with partial funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), helps income-qualified families who are unable to pay for their energy needs due to an ...

Experian Introduces Financial Assistance Checker(SM) for Utility Companies' Low-Income Assistance Programs

Experian®, the leading global information services company, announced the launch of Financial Assistance Checker, a score designed to help utility companies qualify and recertify consumers for their low-income assistance programs.

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Financial 411: The Appeal of Trader Joe's

The biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history could have been avoided, according to the man at the helm at the time. Former Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld told a panel investigating the financial crisis that his firm repeatedly asked federal regulators for emergency assistance in September 2008, and was repeatedly denied aid, even though other big banks did later get a government bailout. The panel ...

Highlights: Bernanke's testimony to financial crisis panel

The following are highlights from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on Thursday to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on the problem of financial institutions that are "too big too fail."