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September 12, 2022
New Law to Help Victims of Identity Theft! A new New York State law was signed into law in June 2022 by Governor Hochul to empower victims […]
July 15, 2022
Students can now receive college transcripts even with unpaid college debt! Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on May 4, 2022 that prohibits colleges from withholding a student’s transcript because […]
July 15, 2022
Credit Discrimination Awareness! Under federal law, it’s illegal for banks, credit unions, mortgage companies, retailers, and any other companies that extend credit to discriminate against you. So […]
June 6, 2022
New Consumer Credit Debt Statute of Limitations! The New York State Consumer Credit Fairness Act mandates that starting April 7, 2022, creditors cannot sue or make […]
March 23, 2022
New protections against surprise or out-of-network medical bills. Since March 31, 2015, New York consumers with health coverage subject to New York law (e.g. HMO) were protected […]
January 7, 2022
On December 31st, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Consumer Judgement Interest Act (S.5724A/A.6474A) to protect New Yorkers from the excessive interest rate on money judgments […]
October 13, 2020
Purchasing a car can be exciting. But, car dealerships do not always do the right thing for their customers, and people can end up with little […]
May 18, 2020
Everyone is now eligible to get free weekly credit reports from the three national credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian, and Transunion to help manage financial data […]
February 16, 2019
Hofstra Law is hosting a volunteer income tax assistance clinic for qualifying Nassau and Suffolk County taxpayers who earned less than $55,000 in 2018. For more […]