1/12/12

Food Bank annual report shatters stereotype of New Yorkers affected by hunger
SSA asks for information regarding the unique needs of homeless SSI recipients
NY Times: Big Banks Face Inquiry Over Home Insurance
CFPB reveals subprime mortgage lending test standards
NYLAG reaches underserved communities with New York’s first mobile legal services office
CBPP: Proposal to Greatly Expand “Moving To Work” Initiative Risks Deep Cuts in Housing Assistance Over Time

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1/11/12

GIS Message: 12DC001 – Food Stamp Program Elderly and Disabled Household Resource Limit Increase
Empire Justice Center 2012 Legislative and Executive Agenda
The Facts on SNAP
CBO Analysis: Raising the Ages of Eligibility for Medicare and Social Security
NY Times: U.S. Report Criticizes New York on Monitoring Care of Developmentally Disabled

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1/10/12

New Job Opening Posted
Fair hearing of the Month
Investigation: How lending industry ignored risks
Free Software: System Explorer 3.7.0
NY Times: Credit reports now incorporate payment histories from landlords

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1/9/12

Freddie extends mortgage forbearance for unemployed
How to Restore Communities Blighted by Subprime Loans
National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program Evaluation: Final Report Rounds 1 and 2
Medicaid’s Role for Women Across the Lifespan: Current Issues and the Impact of the Affordable Care Act
12-ADM-01: Requirement to Make Information Available to Non-Parent Caregivers Relating to Available Services and Assistance Programs

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1/6/11

Lawsky: ‘Potential mountain’ of foreclosures
Consumer bureau chief begins supervision of payday lenders
Gillibrand pushes for food stamp increase
Banking and mortgage trade associations file briefs in Magner v. Gallagher

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1/5/12

Debt forgiveness likely to dominate AG mortgage servicing settlement
Richard Cordray appointed by Obama to head consumer watchdog bureau
January Medicaid Watch Newsletter
Google Opts In to Legal Troubles
Governor, Mayor disagree on fingerprinting food stamp applicants
NY Times: Harder for Americans to Rise From Lower Rungs

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1/4/12

Governor Cuomo State of the State address – state will create foreclosure relief and tenant protection unit
Mayor Admits Job-Center Faults
HRA Policy Bulletins and Policy Directives Updated
Abuse of disabled focus of report
NY Times: Nowhere to Go, Patients Linger in Hospitals, at a High Cost
Bringing Expired Debt Back to Life
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Coming Reductions in Discretionary Funding Will Be Larger For Non-Defense Programs than Defense Programs

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1/3/12

Four new online trainings posted
New STAR Watch Technology Newsletter 
Study Criticizes Debt Collection Industry
Welfare Lines Overflow
NY Times: Stigmatizing Food Stamps
GAO Report: Higher Education and Disability – Improved Federal Enforcement Needed to Better Protect Students’ Rights to Testing Accomodations (Released on 12/29/11)

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