May 2015

5/29/15

Policy Matters May 2015 : The End of Session is Near!!! Social Services: Listen to People Who Have Experienced Poverty Addressing Parents’ Mental Health in Home Visiting Services in Public Housing CFPB and Department of Justice Take Action Against Provident Funding Associates for Discriminatory Mortgage Pricing

5/28/15

No plea now to the Court on immigration HUD: Associated Bank ‘redlining’ settlement largest ever Apple Working On Fix For Text That Instantly Crashes iPhones Joint Memo of Support for Bill that would Protect Domestic Violence Victims Statement from A.G. Schneiderman on the NYS Department of Labor’s Porposed Payroll Cards Rules

5/27/15

The ‘Value’ Trade-Off in High-Deductible Health Plans Welfare cuts in Kansas, Missouri could be a hint of things to come

5/26/15

Editorial: To Save New York’s Public Housing Washington Post: Kansas has found the ultimate way to punish the poor The CRA Service Test: Are Bank Branches Serving Low- and Moderate-Income Customers? GAO report – Unemployment Insurance: States’ Reductions in Maximum Benefit Durations Have Implications for Federal Costs

5/22/15

Medicaid Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) Services Credit Bureaus Must Pay $6M, Fix Errors More Quickly Under 31-State Agreement TalkPoverty.org: Stop Ignoring Residential Segregation and the Concentration of Poverty Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Richard Cordray at the Financial Literacy and Education Commission Meeting

5/21/15

New Job Openings Posted Trying to Survive in a Broken Economy New Efforts to Keep the Mentally Ill Out of Jail Affordable Care Act –New York State Health Exchange Open Year-Round for Medicaid Applications and for Certain “Special Enrollment” categories

5/20/15

Law Center interview on zombie properties in WNY neighborhoods Grievance and Appeal Contacts for Managed Long Term Care Plans Senate Bill Would Eliminate Critical Post-Crisis Lending Rules Consumer advisory: Fact-check your specialty consumer report Jury Hits Debt Collector With $83 Million Verdict Over Bogus $1,130 Debt New York Group Protests JPMorgan Chase’s Lobbying Against Financial …

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5/19/15

Stressed out by student debt New Department of Education Proposed Rule Will Protect Student Loan Funds by Stopping Banks and College from Teaming Up Against Students Article: One in Four Local Banks Has Vanished since 2008. Here’s What’s Causing the Decline and Why We Should Treat It as a National Crisis