The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has announced the appointment of Alexis Bechtel of Reading, Berks County, as the next Director of the Bureau of Consumer Services. Before joining the PUC, Bechtel held several managerial positions dealing with customer service, call center operations and

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has approved a petition of UGI Utilities Inc. – Gas Division, UGI Penn Natural Gas Inc. and UGI Central Penn Gas Inc. to contribute proceeds stemming from a settlement with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co to UGI Operation Share Energy Fund.

Northwestern University School of Law has announced a new loan forgiveness program that dovetails with two new federal student loan repayment plans, Income Based Repayment (IBR) and the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, to collectively address the financial hardships of those

Article from Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania about new funding awards and financial support have recently come through for the program.

On January 25, 2010, the Federal Housing Administration’s Mortgagee Review Board (MRB) announced that it is immediately and permanently withdrawing the FHA approval of three mortgage lenders and is suspending a fourth. The MRB withdrew the FHA approval of Strategic Mortgage Corporation (Strategic)

North Penn Legal Services' Bethlehem office is organizing a fair housing symposium in conjunction with Lehigh County's Department of Community and Economic Development. For those who would be interested in exploring the laws and policies protecting against housing discrimination, NPLS is planning a

The National Consumer Law Center will be holding a webinar entitled The "Fleeing Felon" Settlement with SSA -- Benefits Available to Your SSI, Social Security, and SSDI Clients on January 29, 2010 at 2:00 pm Eastern.

The Center for Access to Justice & Technology (CAJT) at Chicago-Kent College of Law, in partnership with the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) , has announced the release of A2J Author® 3.0 . A2J Author® is designed to create user-friendly interfaces that help self-represented