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Comment Letter to NYS Department of Financial Services, on Regulation of Force-Placed Insurance
New Economy Project and 24 members of New Yorkers for Responsible Lending urge the New York State Department of Financial Services to adopt strong rules addressing pervasive force-placed insurance abuses.
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Comment Letter to Federal Banking Regulators, on Community Reinvestment Act
New Economy Project urges federal banking regulators to strengthen proposed Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) guidance and update CRA regulations.
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Comment Letter, on NYC Municipal ID Implementation
New Economy Project and allies in the NYC ID Coalition submit detailed recommendations to make the NYC Municipal ID program secure and accessible to all New Yorkers.
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Comment Letter to Federal Banking Regulators, on Unauthorized Debits by Payday Lenders
New Economy Project urges regulators to help bank customers stop unauthorized debits by payday lenders and others.
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Comment Letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, on Consumer Complaint Database
New Economy Project and allies urge the CFPB to expand its public consumer complaints database to include detailed complaint narratives, zip code level data, and other critical information.
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Comment Letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency, on Proposal to Raise Mortgage Fees for New Yorkers
New Economy Project and members of New Yorkers for Responsible Lending submit letter in opposition to FHFA plan, which would raise mortgage guarantee fees in NYS and other states with strong consumer protections.
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Comment Letter to NYS Department of Financial Services, on Curbing Abusive Debt Collection
New Economy Project and 40 members of New Yorkers for Responsible Lending submit letter in support of the NYS Department of Financial Services’ proposal to curb abusive debt collection.
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Comment Letter to NYS Office of Court Administration, on Curbing Abusive Debt Collection Lawsuits
New Economy Project and 41 allies from New Yorkers for Responsible Lending submit letter in support of the NYS Office of Court Administration’s proposal to curb abusive debt collection lawsuits.
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Comment Letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and U.S. Dept. of Labor, on Payroll Card Protections
New Economy Project and 13 allies send letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Labor calling for strong rules to protect workers who are paid by payroll cards.
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Testimony before NYC Council, on Municipal Identification
Testimony before the NYC Council Immigration Committee, urging the City to create a municipal identification program and ensure the NYC ID becomes a tool for economic inclusion.
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Comment Letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, on Proposed Debt Collection Rules
New Economy Project submits detailed recommendations to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, on new rules to curb abusive debt collection tactics.
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Testimony before NYC Council, on Worker Cooperatives
New Economy Project urges New York City to prioritize worker coops in its economic development policies and to create a special Office of Cooperative Economics.