Rule Outlaws Advance Fees and False Claims, Requires Clear Disclosures Homeowners will be protected by a new Federal Trade Commission rule that bans providers of mortgage foreclosure rescue and loan modification services from collecting fees until homeowners have a written offer from their lender or

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN) will be holding a training program entitled Avoid Foreclosure Update in Harrisburg on December 7, 2010 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The program will provide instruction on the following topics: Federal/State HEMAP Programs Faulty Documents/Defective Affidavits

Although more than half of Pennsylvania’s children share at least one risk factor that may hinder success in school, only about one-third of children under age 5 have access to the quality early learning opportunities that can mitigate those risks, according to a new state report. The 2009-2010

At a Middle Class Task Force event on November 19, co-hosted by the Department of Justice’s Access to Justice Initiative, Vice President Biden announced a series of steps designed to help middle class and low-income families secure their legal rights. These actions include strengthening foreclosure

Stop‐Gap Extensions Fall Short of What Economy Needs – Congress Must Act Quickly Following a failed vote in the House of Representatives to renew federal unemployment insurance for only three months, the National Employment Law Project (NELP) reissued its call for a full-year renewal of the existing

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) today announced the launch of StatesideLegal.org , the first national website focused on common legal problems of veterans and military families, and the start of an awareness campaign involving community-based Vet Centers and local legal aid offices.

The Legal Service Corporation (LSC) has announced that registration for the 2011 Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) Conference is now underway. The 11th Annual TIG Conference will be held in Albuquerque, NM at the Embassy Suites Albuquerque , 1000 Woodward Pl. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102. The TIG

In this article from the Philadelphia Triburne , Attorney Beth Gooodell of Community Legal Services offers insight into how the current mortgage foreclosure scandal involving thousands of fraudulent foreclosure affidavits from the nation’s leading mortgage servicers developed into the current