August 2014

8/7/14

CBO Findings Refute the Medicare Part D Myth OCC Formalizes Rules for Selling Consumer Debt CFPB: Alerting colleges about secret banking contracts Bank of America Offers U.S. Biggest Settlement in History CMS announces Part D Extra Help benchmark rates for 2015

8/6/14

Same-sex marriage issue reaches the Court early Report: Prison Inmates’ Prerelease Application for Medicaid Breaking Barriers to Employment: The Pivotal Role of Legal Services Infants in New York, New Jersey Most Likely to Receive Formula at Hospital

8/5/14

Judicial Foreclosures Make Up Majority of Inventory After foreclosure, trying to buy their house back Lawsky demands answers from Ocwen, Altisource on force-placed insurance Advocates in New York Scramble as Child Deportation Cases Are Accelerated New Republic – The Truth About Food Stamps (Hint: They Work and Help Millions)

8/4/14

CBPP: History Suggests Ryan Block Grant Would Be Susceptible to Cuts Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finds Small Debit Purchases Lead to Expensive Overdraft Charges Medicaid Alerts & Other Protocols published by the NYC HRA Medical Insurance and Community Services Administration (MICSA)

8/1/2014

Where Things Stand for the Unemployed FTC: Bill collectors posed as cops to threaten arrest CFPB: Plain Writing Act compliance report 2014 Op Ed: We Must Honor the Rule of Law for Desperate Children at the U.S. Border