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NYS Attorney General: Proposition of Payroll Card Act
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, Press Release — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today joined with Assembly Majority Leader Joseph D. Morelle and Senator Patrick Gallivan in proposing legislation regulating the use of payroll cards to increase protections for workers, clarify ambiguities in the law, and ensure that payroll cards offer a convenient and beneficial…
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The Washington Times: New York City ID Card May Aid Immigrants, Homeless
The Washington Times — So here’s something for all those who consider themselves card-carrying New Yorkers: a card to carry.
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NY Times: Dealing With Debt Collectors
The New York Times — If you’ve ever been dunned by a debt collector, you’re not alone: Roughly one in seven American adults is being pursued by a collector, for amounts averaging about $1,500.
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Oneida Daily Dispatch: New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman Aims to Bring Fairness to Consumer Debt Cases
Oneida Daily Dispatch — New York’s chief judge on Wednesday proposed new filing requirements for debt collectors that he says will bring more fairness to state consumer cases and put them in line with due process.
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American Banker: Top New York Judge Toughens Debt-Collection Lawsuit Rules
American Banker — New York’s chief judge is trying to reform the way banks and third parties sue borrowers over unpaid bills, joining a wave of regulatory efforts to fix widespread problems in the debt-collection industry.
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Picture the Homeless Blog: Talking Trusts: East Harlem Residents Forum on Community Land Trusts
Picture the Homeless — Last week, dozens of East Harlem tenants and residents and shareholders gathered at Taino Towers to figure out how they were going to save their homes – and their community.
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The Huffington Post: Will New York City Lead the Fight Against Employment Discrimination?
The Huffington Post — “How can you pay your debt, if you can’t get a job?” That’s the straight-forward question Council Member Debi Rose asked on the steps of New York’s City Hall on Friday, as she stood up as a lead sponsor of legislation which would ban discrimination against job applicants and employees based…
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New York Foundation: Homelessness, Community Land Trusts, and the Future of NYC Neighborhoods
New York Foundation — A conversation with Sam Miller of Picture the Homeless.
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New York Post: Mortgage Crisis Pickets Hit Midtown
New York Post — Manhattan’s residential real-estate scene is roaring back — but don’t look across the river. The shadow of the foreclosure crisis is fading fast in tony enclaves like the Upper East Side, where home prices spiked 36 percent in the first quarter.
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BK Live: Mortgage Inequities Segment
BK Live — Mark Winston Griffith (Brooklyn Movement Center Executive Director), David Reiss (Brooklyn Law School & refinblog.com), and Alexis Iwanisziw (New Economy Project) discuss mortgage inequities and how they affect Brooklyn (and beyond).
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American Banker: Courthouse ‘Rocket Dockets’ Give Debt Collectors Edge Over Debtors
American Banker — Early on a chilly Friday in January, Franklyn Williamson walked into courtroom 264B of the Prince George’s County, Md., district courthouse. An athletic 55-year-old realtor in Silver Spring, Williamson had canceled a Florida trip to appear in court that day.
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Groups in Four Key States Applaud End of Bank Payday Lending
Groups in four key banking states celebrated the end of bank payday lending, with the wave of announcements in recent weeks by Wells Fargo, US Bank, Fifth Third, and Regions Bank that they will each finally stop making predatory payday loans. Known as “direct deposit advance” loans, the banks’ payday loans carried triple-digit interest rates…