October 2014

10/8/14

Minimum wage for home health workers is delayed Unpaid Wages Lawsuit Being Watched Very Carefully Company That Sues Soldiers Pledges Reform, Changes Name Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Opens Marriage to Nearly 7 In 10 of Same-Sex Couples In the U.S. CFPB: Resources in Spanish that could help thousands of older Hispanics spot financial …

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10/7/14

Racial Disparity in Mortgage Refinancing Data The High-Tech Ways Debt Collectors Get You to Pay Up Q&A: States and Drug Prices – High Costs Hurt the Poor Why Does Negative Info Linger On Your Credit Report For Up To 7 Years? Lost in the Fine Print – New Documentary Blows Lid off Gross Unfairness of …

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10/6/14

New Job Openings Posted Fair Hearing of the Month Do Students of Color Profit from For-Profit College? Senator questions Bank of America’s no-bid prison deal Out of the shadows and out of poverty: Reducing poverty through immigration reform SCOTUS to consider whether housing discrimination claims can be based on disparate impact

10/3/14

Linda Tirado: What I miss about being poor Cyberattacks on State Databases Escalate SCOTUS releases new list of grants for 2014 term, with no same-sex marriage cases CFPB Finds Majority of Manufactured-Housing Borrowers Have Expensive Loans MFY Report: Long-Term Obstacles of Kinship Care: Overcoming Obstacles to Higher Education Funding

10/2/14

New Job Openings Posted New York Takes Over SSP Payments Megabanks have prison financial services market locked up Judge Denies Legal Services Providers Broad Access to FTC Consumer-Complaints Database 2013 HMDA: Data Show People of Color Being Left Behind in Slowly Recovering Mortgage Market MLTC Roll-Out – Conflict-Free Assessment Begins October, New MLTC Counties, Delayed …

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10/1/14

New Marketplace Peer Assist Email List Prison bankers cash in on captive customers A Quick Guide to SNAP Eligibility and Benefits Can Flextime Help Working Families Have It All?