Gasoline prices are starting to come back down after surging over the weekend and earlier this week in the wake of Hurricane Ike, according to AAA’s Fuel Gauge Report Web site on Thursday.
The El Paso average declined a tenth of a cent overnight to $3.691, while the Las Cruces average dropped 4.2 cents to $3.675.
The Texas and New Mexico averages both fell seven-tenths of a cent to, respectively, $3.701 and $3.729.
The national average declined 2 cents to $3.835.
David Burge
Risk of mortgage delinquencies low in EP: EL PASO — El Paso’s forecast risk of home mortgage loan delinquencies ranked 239th among 381 metro areas in the United States, according to the third quarter Core Mortgage Risk Index recently published by First American CoreLogic, a California company that tracks foreclosures and other home real estate data.The index forecasts mortgage delinquency risks for metro areas.El Paso’s mortgage delinquency risk ranked seventh among 24 Texas metro areas. Houston had the highest risk in Texas and ranked 119th in the nation. Lubbock had the lowest risk in Texas and ranked 372 nationally.
Vic Kolenc
Army honors FirstLight: EL PASO — FirstLight Federal Credit Union was awarded the Outstanding Corporate Member of the Year Award by the Association of the United States Army, Omar N. Bradley Chapter, during an awards banquet last week at Fort Bliss, the credit union announced.The local award is given annually to the organization that
offers the “most presence” for Fort Bliss military, according to a news release.Karl Murphy, chief executive officer and president of FirstLight, accepted the award. About 1,000 people attended the event. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, was the guest speaker.AUSA is a private, nonprofit education organization that supports the Army and its family members.
David Burge
Become a little more secure: EL PASO — Consumers can destroy their sensitive financial documents and get information on how to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft during a free Secure Your ID Day event on Saturday.The event, organized by the local Better Business Bureau, will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the West Side Sam’s Club, 7970 N. Mesa.The event is free, but donations will be sought to support the Better Business Bureau Foundation and its ethics programs.
Consumers can bring up to three boxes or bags of documents, CDs, computer discs and other items to be destroyed.
Credits: El Paso Times