The Legal Services Corporation and the Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project (LSNTAP) will hold a webinar on February 2, 2010 at 2:00 pm Eastern for all LSC grantees interested in applying for 2010 funding from the Corporation’s Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) Program.

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced that the agency is making new data about beneficiaries and the agency’s disability and hearing processes available to the public. The new data supports the President’s Transparency and Open Government initiative and is available at

Homeowners with Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgage loans who are experiencing financial hardship are now eligible for loss mitigation assistance before they fall behind on their mortgage payments. Previously, these homeowners were not eligible for such assistance until after they

In an effort to stabilize home values and improve conditions in communities where foreclosure activity is high, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced a temporary policy that will expand access to FHA mortgage insurance and allow for the quick resale of foreclosed properties. The announcement

The January 2010 issue of Legal Services Now, the joint bulletin produced by the Division for Bar Services and the Division for Legal Services of the American Bar Association, is now available on the ABA website. It is available as a webpage or in PDF format.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released an update on the Administration's aggressive nationwide campaign to help borrowers in the trial phase of their modified mortgages convert to permanent modifications under the Home Affordable

Opinion piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer by Spencer Rand, a clinical assistant professor at Temple University's Beasley School of Law, who, with his students, represents clients through the Temple Legal Aid Office, on the subsistence levels provided to the needy in Pennsylvania.

From Public News Service Press Play (►) for Audio Report Pennsylvania's largest school employee union is promoting a multi-pronged approach to education in order to better serve students, teachers and taxpayers. In a new report, " 20/20 Vision for the Future," the Pennsylvania State Education