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To: Lane3 who wrote (151132)	12/15/2005 10:16:05 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) of 793964

Both agency officials and some critics of the federal government say that many applicants do not really want loans, but must go through the agency's loan process - and be rejected - in order to be eligible for certain grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (FEMA does not dispute this but says it cannot give these grants to people who have enough money to take out loans. It gives other grants for home repair in certain circumstances, but only for up to $15,600.) This is typical of the incompetence we face. The folks who need the FEMA loans must first be rejected by an agency that doesn't have enough experienced workers to do the job. I suppose it's impossible to cut an unnecesary step out of the process. Surreal. The high rejection rate and the slow processing of applications are causing concern among government officials, academic experts and homeowners. Many say the problem undermines government pledges of aid, embodied by President Bush's promise in September to "do what it takes" to help citizens rebuild. Telling us something we already know.

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