Category Archives: News

Consumer Advocates Urge HAMP Extension Cloud Computing Snafu Shares Private Data Between Users Analysis of the Report of the Monitor of the National Mortgage Settlement CBPP: Sequestration Could Deny Rental Assistance to 140,000 Low-Income Families

New York weighs new domestic violence bill Housing program seeks to cut monthly payments NYS cuts Medicaid payments provided to developmentally disabled people Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Waiver Programs in New York State (Updated) State Announces Cooling Assistance Available for Those with … Continue reading →

HRA Policy Bulletins Updated TANF and SSI: The Rest of the Story Final Health Budget Makes Major Changes to Medicaid Policy Basics: Introduction to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Housing Court Crisis Demands Action Guess Who’s Paying for Judicial Seminars? How ‘This American Life’ Got Disability Wrong The Value of TANF Cash Benefits Continued to Erode in 2012 Searchable complaints on mortgages, bank accounts and services, student loans, and … Continue reading →

IOLA Meeting Notice – Wednesday April 10, 2013 RealtyTrac: Foreclosure activity rising in 2013 Court sends mixed signals as marriage arguments end In Settlement with FTC, Debt Collectors Agree to Stop Deceiving Consumers and Pay Nearly $800,000

Expiration Dates Fuzzy on old Card Debt Medicaid Disability Determinations – Update Report shows credit card debt rising across the US Will the Supreme Court ‘stay its hand’ on gay marriage? SCOTUSblog’s Goldstein thinks so

New Job Opening Posted Unemployment from a Child’s Perspective Animal Shelter Options for Domestic Violence Victims Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Michigan’s Ban on Race-Conscious Admissions GAO report: Summary of Proposals to Address Income Eligibility Requirement for Federal Foster … Continue reading →

HRA Materials Updated NY Times: The Credit-History Pariah Class Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) in New York What is New York’s minimum wage hike worth? Consumer bureau warns auto lenders on discriminatory rates