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

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.

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