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
January 2012
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
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 …
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)