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Medical Debt Crisis: Impact on Black American Families

2022-07-14T15:25:56-05:00July 14, 2022|Categories: Racial Justice, Webinars|

July 13, 2022 Despite the aims of the Affordable Care Act, medical debt remains a looming crisis, disproportionately affecting Black households and communities. Race contributes to whether households have medical debt, with 28% of Black households carrying medical debt compared to 17% of white non-Hispanic households. Households in the South, the region with the highest [...]

Working Twice As Hard To Get Half As Far: The Impact of Student Loan Debt on Black Women

2022-06-08T13:59:18-05:00June 8, 2022|Categories: Racial Justice, Student Loans, Webinars|

June 7, 2022 Our nation’s long-standing discriminatory and racist economic practices have stripped Black families of the wealth and resources they need to support their children’s pursuit of higher education. Black students at every income level are disproportionately more likely to rely on loans to cover the cost of a college education. Black women, in [...]

Introduction to the Debt Collection Lab’s Debt Collection Tracker Tool and the Need for a More Enabling Environment for Debt Collection Data

2021-11-17T09:28:15-05:00November 17, 2021|Categories: Other Webinars, Webinars|

November 15, 2021 Princeton’s Debt Collection Lab tracks debt collection court cases in real time and has begun doing so in five states. The DCL also uses the arts and storytelling to change the narrative about debt justice. Advocates may use the online debt collection tracker to examine which neighborhoods are hardest hit by debt [...]

Updates to Covid-19 Relief Options for FHA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac Borrowers

2021-09-23T16:57:36-05:00September 23, 2021|Categories: Foreclosures & Mortgages, Webinars|

September 22, 2021 Between June 24 and July 23, federal agencies issued over a dozen updates related to loss mitigation policies that apply to borrowers facing COVID-19 hardships. This included a full revision to the waterfall of options for FHA-insured loans and critical adjustments to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s loan modification policies. This webinar [...]

Overview of the CFPB’s Covid-19 RESPA Rule

2021-08-27T15:20:08-05:00August 27, 2021|Categories: Foreclosures & Mortgages, Webinars|

August 26, 2021 On June 28, 2021, the CFPB released a final rule under RESPA that includes important protections for homeowners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The rule, which takes effect August 31, 2021, imposes procedural safeguards that limit servicers’ ability to initiate foreclosure through December 31, 2021. It also sets out enhanced early intervention [...]

More Students Impacted by School Closures: What Should Independence University, CollegeAmerica, Stevens-Henager College, and California College San Diego Students Do?

2021-08-09T13:50:20-05:00August 9, 2021|Categories: Student Loans, Webinars|

August 4, 2021 This webinar will provide students with information about student loan discharges and other information regarding the closure of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Schools Independence University, CollegeAmerica, Stevens-Henager College, and California College San Diego. In August 2020, the Attorney General of Colorado won its case against CEHE’s owners. In that [...]

Using Consumer Laws to Protect Workers from Corporate Fraud and Misconduct

2021-07-29T15:38:55-05:00July 29, 2021|Categories: Other Webinars, Webinars|

July 28, 2021 Hosted by the Economic Policy Institute, Harvard Labor and Worklife Program, National Consumer Law Center, and Towards Justice, this webinar provides a lively discussion among advocates, attorneys, academics, and current and former government officials about how consumer laws can be used to protect workers and address corporate abuse in the labor market. [...]

Approaching Consumer Work with a Racial Justice Lens: Session 3

2021-07-28T11:58:04-05:00July 28, 2021|Categories: Racial Justice, Webinars|

July 27, 2021 Understanding history is crucial to appreciating how racism permeates our work. During this session advocates will discuss how specific regional histories of indigenous oppression in New Mexico and sharecropping in Mississippi have informed their understanding of the predatory pay day lending landscape in their state. Contextualizing pay day lending in this way [...]