January 2013

1/18/13

CFPB: New rules, fewer runarounds for mortgage borrowers CFPB servicing requirements prompt mixed reactions Audit finds $44 million in overcharges by National Grid Families and Children Experienced Decade-Long Decline in Economic Well-Being Easiest Path to Mental Health Funding May Be Medicaid Expansion

1/17/13

Banks bury fees in the fine print CFPB launches national mortgage servicing rules Helping the ‘unbanked’ get affordable financial services IOLA 2013-15 RFP Q&A (as of 1-16-13 and updated as questions are received) Landmark Agreement With Nassau County Police Department To Strengthen Language Access Services

1/16/13

New Job Opening Posted Mortgage defaults rise, setting an alarming trend Minnesota looks to toughen laws for pugnacious bill collectors Solutions to Broken Adoptions May Lie in Gray Areas

1/15/13

CASA Contact List New Job Openings Posted Online Services for Key Low-Income Benefit Programs Recommendations for the Medicaid Benchmark Benefit and the Basic Health Program Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Lawsuit on behalf of California Loan Modification Scam Victims

1/14/13

Senators Call For An End To Payday Lending By Banks CFPB Imposes Fee Limits for Higher-Cost Mortgages New York considers letting law students skip their third year Tools for Choosing a Medicaid Managed Long Term Care Plan (Updated)

1/11/13

A Courthouse of Their Own Special Report: The latest foreclosure horror – Titles Medicaid Coverage for Compression Stockings and Orthopedic Footwear Fact Sheet – Qualified Mortgage Rulemaking: Protecting Borrowers from the Next Lending Crisis National Consumer Groups Weigh-In on OCC and FRB’s Foreclosure Settlement with 10 Banks

1/10/13

Qualified Mortgage Guidelines Released Where to Apply for Medicaid and Medicaid Home Care in New York City NY Court of Appeals won’t hear case holding gay label not slander OCA to Trim Number of Judges Serving as Acting Supremes Defendants in Dominican Mortgage Assistance Scam that Allegedly Defrauded Spanish-Speaking U.S. Homeowners Settle FTC Charges

1/9/13

New data show 1 in 4 children on food stamps in FY 2011 Banks’ mortgage settlement draws skepticism California, law school test council spar over accommodations for disabled Civil Rights Lawyers Discuss Changes Seen Since the 1960s and What Else Needs to Be Done Supreme Court weighs case of disabled child and medical malpractice award