Leaders from the battalions of New York’s foreclosure-fighters came together recently to talk about bad lending, good new laws, and the kind of bailout local folks would appreciate.
In a move to reverse skyrocketing home foreclosure rates, the Bush Administration has called for tightening the reins on federally-guaranteed loans for property flippers.
Could this week bring the third Legal Services strike in a decade? These public interest lawyers have been without a contract since June–and the union’s leadership says it’s looking close.