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January 10, 2024
Town of Babylon’s Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program opened on December 18th, 2023. This program is for extremely low-income households who are in rental arrears to help […]
January 10, 2024
The Department of Education has extended the deadline until April 30th, 2024 for consolidating non-direct (e.g. FFEL, Perkins, or HEAL) loans to benefit from the income-driven […]
January 10, 2024
Due to a data breach, some Medicare enrollees will be getting new Medicare cards with new Medicare numbers. Enrollees need to follow the instructions that come […]
January 10, 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is pausing foreclosure of VA-guaranteed home loans through May 31, 2024. It is also extending the COVID-19 Refund Modification program […]
January 10, 2024
On December 13th, 2023, New York State Governor Hochul signed legislation to protect New York consumers from ongoing financial consequences related to medical debt. Effective immediately, hospitals, health […]
November 30, 2023
Today, November 30th, 2023, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation S.1783A/A.372A, which establishes a bill of rights for long-term care facility residents who are […]
November 30, 2023
In 2022, the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB) received 8,500 complaints relating to medical debt collections including issues of already paid medical bills, bills not owed […]
November 30, 2023
The Fair Housing Act (FHA) applies to most private and subsidized housing (including assisted living facilities and nursing homes) and prohibits housing discrimination based on several […]
November 30, 2023
The Clean Slate Act was signed into law on November 16th, 2023. To learn more, please watch this video announcement (with closed captioning) by NSLS Supervising […]