Category Archives: News

1/21/14

Beware of contracts that take away your rights Lenders to follow useful new rule on appraisals Banks That Market To & Serve Military Also Tacking On Huge Fees Cuomo, Schneiderman agree to split control of JP Morgan settlement, use it … Continue reading

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1/17/14

Housing bust hurt minority home values most A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back From The Brink Income and Assets of Medicare Beneficiaries, 2013 – 2030 CFPB: Servicemembers, you have new mortgage protections in 2014 State Fact Sheets: How States Have Spent … Continue reading

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1/16/14

MLTC Roll-Out – 2014 Expansion Schedule to ALL Upstate Counties Poor Credit Reports Start Vicious Economic Cycle; Can It Be Stopped? A Look at the New Federal Spending Bill: How Does It Affect Key Programs for Low-Income Children, Youth, Families, … Continue reading

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1/15/14

Where Things Stand for the Unemployed New Reforms Promote Stability in the Mortgage Market, Protect Access to Credit Fifty Years After The ‘War On Poverty,’ Many Survive Solely On SNAP Benefits NYDFS Urges Bank Payment Processing Gatekeeper NACHA to Take … Continue reading

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1/14/14

Affording the Affordable Care Act Poverty rates surge in American suburbs Children, Seniors Straining NY Food Pantry Resources Supreme Court questions Obama’s recess appointment power Remarks of Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, on Racial discrimination in school discipline

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1/13/14

Brief in Support of NYC’s Responsible Banking Act The Aging Tsunami: A Blueprint for the Quality of Life for Older New Yorkers Argument preview: A sequel to Stern – Exploration of constitutional limits on the power of federal bankruptcy judges

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1/10/14

1 in 5 homeowners drowning Warner Proposes Prepaid Fee Disclosure Bill NY Times: Among Cuomo’s Proposals, a Tax Break for Renters Doctors to Congress: Cutting Food Stamps Mean Higher Health Bills

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1/9/14

How the CFPB plans to empower homeowners Iowa Proposal Would Give Law Students More Authority Urban Institute: Low-Income Men at the Margins: Caught at the Intersection of Race, Place and Poverty Video – Public Justice Senior Attorney Paul Bland Debunks … Continue reading

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