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August 29, 2014
Award Honors Efforts Providing Veterans with Permanent Supportive Housing The Departments of Aging and Public Welfare, along with the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA), have announced that individuals and organizations that are creating permanent supportive housing opportunities for
August 28, 2014
Governor Tom Corbett has made an historic announcement that the state has secured agreement with the federal government to implement the portion of his Healthy Pennsylvania plan that will improve and bring financial stability to the state’s Medicaid program so that the state can increase access to
August 27, 2014
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced that borrowers who prepay their FHA-insured mortgages will not have to make interest payments beyond the date their mortgage is paid in full. FHA’s rule, Handling Prepayments: Eliminating Post-Payment Interest Charges , applies for FHA-insured
August 26, 2014
Attorney General Eric Holder and Associate Attorney General Tony West have announced that the Department of Justice has reached a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America Corporation – the largest civil settlement with a single entity in American history ­— to resolve federal and state claims
August 22, 2014
The National Consumer Law Center will be holding a free webinar entitled Pass It On: Older Adults, Fraud, and the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern. This webinar will discuss the FTC’s new consumer education campaign for active older people – Pass It
August 21, 2014
The American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence , in collaboration with the United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, is pleased to present a three-day training, The Fundamentals of Domestic Violence for Lawyers and Custody Litigation Training
August 20, 2014
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is requesting session proposals for the 15th Annual Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) Conference in San Antonio, TX, January 14-16, 2015. Proposals may explore new technology trends or showcase innovative projects to encourage replication. Submissions are due by
August 19, 2014
A new webinar, entitled Online Intake: the "Whats" and the "Whys" of Online Intake will be held on August 20, 2014 at 1:00 pm Eastern. This webinar is part of the LSNTAP/PBN Community Training Series conducted by the Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project and Pro Bono Net . This

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