Resources
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NYS Payroll Card Survey – Summary of Findings
Members of the NYS Payroll Card Working Group spoke to New Yorkers who work in retail, restaurant and other sectors to learn about their experiences with payroll cards. Here are the major problems the workers flagged.
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How Banks Sell Overdraft: Results of Overdraft Mystery Shopping in Four Key States
A joint report summarizing how banks, which reap billions from overdraft fees, misleadingly advertise overdraft to customers.
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Baptiste v. JPMorgan Chase Bank
New Economy Project brought this case against Chase in 2012, exposing the banks’ role in facilitating — and profiting from — payday lenders’ illegal lending and debt collection practices. A 2013 settlement resulted in significant practice changes at the bank.
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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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Cooperative Economics Alliance of NYC – Summary Report
Joint report summarizing opportunities to create a resource and advocacy hub to support cooperative economics in NYC. New Economy Project issued the report with Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union, NYC Network of Worker Cooperatives, SolidarityNYC, and The Working World.
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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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Foreclosure Risk in New York State
A research brief on home foreclosure patterns in New York City and State, six years after the financial meltdown.
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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.