Lower upfront premium makes FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage more affordable The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today announced a new modified version of its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) product. The HECM loan is a reverse mortgage insured by the federal government. It allows

John G. Levi, Chairman of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors, has announced the members of a Special Task Force on Fiscal Oversight charged by the Board with reviewing LSC's fiscal oversight responsibilities and how LSC conducts fiscal oversight of its grantees. "This group will

The Census Bureau released its official 2009 statistics on poverty on September 16, and the numbers are grim and daunting. Nearly 57 million Americans now qualify for civil legal assistance from the Legal Services Corporation, an increase of 3 million from 2008, and the highest number of people

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has released the August 2010 edition of the Senior Health News, a free bi-monthly newsletter published by the Project.

Yesterday, September 16, 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau released its official 2009 statistics on poverty in this report, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009. The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) notes the report is cause for concern for Pennsylvanians

Appointments to chair the five standing committees of the Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors have been completed, Board Chairman John G. Levi announced. Chairman Levi announced September 15 that Board member Charles N.W. Keckler is the new chair of the Board’s Operations and Regulations

The Legal Services National Legal Assistance Project will be holding a webinar entitled, Litigation Technology Series: E-Discovery and Collaborative Review of Evidence, on Friday September 24, 2010 at 2:00 om Eastern. This webinar is free, and is part of a series concentrating on free or low-cost

PA Student Achievement Rises for 8th Consecutive Year Eighty-two percent of Pennsylvania schools met the required academic goals for the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law for 2010, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced on September 14, with record numbers of students performing at grade level