October 2014

10/31/14

The Causes and Costs of High Incarceration Rates States Are Prioritizing Prisons Over Education, Budgets Show Are record-low interest rates masking high-cost mortgage lending? Student Loan Servicers Tricked Borrowers Into Paying More, Made Illegal Collection Calls TANF Cash Benefits Have Fallen by More Than 20 Percent in Most States and Continue to Erode Uber’s data …

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10/30/14

Are Banks Too Expensive to Use? How the Safety Net Cuts Poverty Rates Do You Know Your Credit Score? It Might Not Be Accurate HRA Says 2500 SSI Recipients Had Medicaid Terminated in Error SNAP into Action: Celebrate 50 Years of Food Stamps Using #snap4SNAP

10/29/14

New Job Openings Posted Managed Long Term Care Michigan Court Says Arbitrators Should Be Held to Weaker Ethical Standards than Judges Checks and Balances, Stars and Stripes: Banking practices at financial institutions serving the military Comments on Proposed Regulation Amendments for Non-compliance with SNAP Work Requirements and Conciliation Processes

10/28/14

States Backtrack on Student Tracking Technology You’ve heard of HealthCare.gov. Now meet HealthCare.com Keeping Medicaid after Cash Public Assistance or SSI Benefits Are Terminated “FIDA (Fully-Integrated Dual Advantage)” – Managed Care Expansion for Dual Eligibles in NYC Metro Area – Delayed Until Jan. 2015

10/27/14

New Job Openings Posted Health insures press for high-deductible, low-benefit policies 2015 Part D and Medicare Advantage plan landscape information Why a Third of Americans Treat Checking Accounts Like Payday Loans Consumer Advocacy on the FIDA Demonstration – Fully Integrated Dual Advantage – Managed Care Covering Medicare and Medicaid Services Starting 2015

10/24/14

Housing Finance At A Glance: A Monthly Chartbook – October 2014 Child Care Centers and the Quality Improvement Catch-22 Why regulators are making it easier to get a mortgage CFPB: Helping more consumers use our services in other languages Article: Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Current Policy Choices Aid Abusers Houston Churches At Odds With City …

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10/23/14

CASA Contact List – NYC GAO takes on Medicare Advantage spending Social Security benefits will increase by 1.7% in 2015 Blended Families Pose Challenges for States CBPP: Medicare and Medicaid Should Be Protected in Trade Agreements NY Comission on Judicial Conduct Criticizes Niagara Falls Judge For Failing to Recognize Need for Interpreter

10/22/14

A Rate Cap for All Consumer Loans Ocwen allegedly backdated thousands of mortgage letters Complaints on private student loans increase 38 percent CFPB Finalizes Rule to Promote More Effective Privacy Disclosures The Disaster That Didn’t Happen: Health Reform’s Excellent Cost Numbers