Category Archives: News

HARP Hits 3 Million Mark SNAP Policy Brief: College Student Eligibility Are student debt-relief services worth the money? Patch Tuesday brings Microsoft fixes and Adobe Shockwave update NY Times: New York State’s Top Judge Permits Early Bar Exam in Exchange … Continue reading →

Where Things Stand for the Unemployed Millions Trapped in Health-Law Coverage Gap Medicaid in 2014: Understanding MAGI & the Marketplace How Does It Feel to Be a Black Student at UCLA Law School? [Video] Legal Services Funding Alliance Testimony – … Continue reading →

New Job Opening Posted CFPB: New tools to explore mortgage data SNAP Policy Brief: College Student Eligibility Consumer officials seek input on improving mortgage data A New Effort in Albany to Put Lenders in Charge of Abandoned Properties

HRA Materials Updated SCOTUS and the Future of the Recess Appointment Power Elizabeth Warren: We Need to Stop Packing the Courts With Corporate Judges Discover Giving Free FICO Scores To All Cardholders, But Are They Actually Useful? GAO Report – … Continue reading →

State judiciary requests 2.5 percent budget hike CFPB: What’s the deal with health care credit cards? Four things you should know Empire Justice Testimony at the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing: Human Services CBPP: Repealing Health Reform’s Risk Corridors Would Boost … Continue reading →

Consumer Bureau Says Loan Servicing Issues Vary Senate GOP sees Cuomo’s welfare crackdown, and raises States See Record High Long-Term Joblessness as Benefits Cut Banks Announce Tougher Background Checks on Foreclosure Contractors

NY Times: Race Gap on Conventional Loans Banks Ditched Payday Lending-Like Programs, But What’s Next? Uneven Gains for States After 50 Years of the War on Poverty CFPB: “We asked about your student loans and you answered”

Stretched food pantry runs out of food CBO Report: S. 1352, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2013 CLASP: Suspicionless Drug Testing Ruled Unconstitutional; States Shift to Propose Suspicion-Based Laws GAO Report – Federal Student Loans: Borrower … Continue reading →