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New Job Opening Posted ACA Spurs State Shift in Long-Term Care Community Ties, Public Safety and Reentry: Residents’ Perspectives State Announces new Procedures for Spousal Impoverishment Protections in MLTC & Other Waiver Programs

Pitfalls of Reverse Mortgages May Pass to Borrower’s Heirs ‘Private Option’ for Medicaid Expansion Would Cut Some Benefits Scrambling for Stability: The Challenges of Job Schedule Volatility and Child Care Medicaid for Immigrants who are Not Permanent Residents (Do Not … Continue reading →

CFPB Data Point: Payday Lending Nuisance Ordinances & Domestic Violence- Resources Commentary: The EITC Works Very Well – But It’s Not a Safety Net by Itself Supreme Court Backs Federal Efforts to Keep Guns Away from Domestic Abusers

Americans refocus on paying mortgage first OTDA Notice of Needs Assessment Public Comment Period Center for Responsible Lending Testimony at the CFPB’s Hearing on Payday Lending CBPP: Testimony of Jared Bernstein Before the House Financial Services Committee: Why Debt Matters … Continue reading →

Going crazy in solitary State raids legal funds for poor Why You Can’t Hide From Debt Collectors Consumer protection bureau says it’s nearing crackdown on payday loans The U.S. Cities Where the Poor Are Most Segregated From Everyone Else

NY Times: The Stone Unturned: Credit Ratings NY settles with insurer over mental health claims CFPB: Fair Debt Collection Practices Act annual report Education as a Civil Right – We Have a Long Way to Go

FTC Video: Alternative Scoring Products and Privacy Argument preview: Religion, rights, and the workplace CLASP: Maternal Depression: Why It Matters to an Anti-Poverty Agenda for Parents and Children Consumerist: Most Debt Collector Complaints Made By Consumers Being Hounded For Money … Continue reading →

New Job Opening Posted Housing Subsidies: An Unfair Playing Field Judge Sides with F.T.C. in Payday Lending Case Immigration and the Changing Landscape for Local Service Delivery Argument preview: Scope of protections for retirement funds in bankruptcy squarely at issue