2/6/12

2012 HRA Police Bulletin 12-09-ope – temporary process for resolving certain fair hearing decisions
NY Times: Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief
A.G. Sues Banks Over Their Use of MERS Electronic ‘End-Around’
Mortgage Woes Linked to Broader Neighborhood Despair
Managed Long Term Care (Updated)
Policy Options to Improve the Performance of Low Income Subsidy Programs for Medicare Beneficiaries

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2/3/12

NY Times: New York Suing 3 Banks Over Mortgage Database
Analysis of Federal Dollars Flowing to New York through the Disability Advocacy Program
Obama announces new housing refinance plan
OTDA: Free Income Tax Assistance, Valuable Tax Credits, Available to Low-Income Workers
Neighborhood Impacts of Overmortgaged Buildings
NYSBA Testimony – Proposed 2012-13 Public Protection Budget (addressing OCA Budget and funding Civil Legal Services)

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2/2/12

NY Times Editorial: Hurting Poor Borrowers
A Guide to the Supreme Court’s Review of the 2010 Health Care Reform Law
Emergency Rulemaking: Business Conduct of Mortgage Loan Servicers (scroll to page eight)
CLASP Commentary: Unemployment Insurance: Congress Should Reject Misguided Educational Requirement
OCA Launches New Website for Emeritus Program

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2/1/12

Albany Rally against Foreclosure Prevention cuts
City Food-Stamp Centers Are Understaffed
Old mortgages rise from the dead, haunt homeowners
People In State High-Risk Insurance Plans Often Feel Left Behind 
Official homelessness decreases but advocates are skeptical
Feb 2012 Medicaid Watch
Supreme Court Fails to Communicate Effectively to Public, Law Scholar Argues
New York State Bar President Calls for Passage of Judiciary Budget

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1/31/12

WeCARE Procedure: Outreach, Conciliation and Fair Hearing 
New Job Opening Posted
New York homeowners are in major distress
Gov’t Settles With Debt Buyer Asset Acceptance
Cutoff Looms on Loan Accord
IOLA – report on economic benefits and savings from Civil Legal Services in New York State in 2010
LSC Proposed Rule: Termination, Limited Reductions in Funding, and Debarment Procedures; Recompetition; Enforcement; Suspension Procedures

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1/30/12

Foreclosures in New York: What’s Going On
New Job Opening Posted
The Clash Over Fingerprinting For Food Stamps
Is Your Videoconferencing System Open to Hackers?
Obama administration bolsters homeowner lifeline
HRA Policy Bulletin 12-05-ELI: Revision to Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Mailing

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1/27/12

Foreclosure prevention groups scramble to keep funding
AG set to lead probe of collapse
More Bloodletting at Legal Services
State Court Funding Woes a Nationwide Problem, Panel Says

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1/26/12

Governors seek drug testing as condition of job training
Obama Creates Unit With States to Investigate Mortgage Misconduct by Banks
Google announces privacy changes across products; users can’t opt out

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