The governor’s proposed budget did not include funding for the state-run Homeowner Protection Program, or HOPP, a network of legal service providers and counselors aimed at preventing foreclosures. Program supporters…
Hundreds of thousands of New York households have fallen behind on their mortgages or property taxes during the pandemic, putting them at risk of losing their homes after statewide foreclosure…
Black homeowners pay more than white residents when purchasing a home and face other financial challenges that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report found.
As much as the reopening is testing whether or not New Yorkers can avoid a second wave of illnesses, it will also reveal whether the steps taken so far are…
‘We described just five ways that Chase – the largest bank in the U.S. with $2.5 trillion in assets – has systematically harmed New Yorkers and New York communities.’
Even when ‘controlling for income, loan size and other factors,’ Black were twice as likely as Whites and Latinos 1.5 times as likely as Whites to be denied for home…
