PAST NCLC’S WEBINARS
Weblining and Other Racial Justice Concerns in the Era of Big Data
Jun 3, 2014 More and more, lenders and other companies are using Big Data to market and determine eligibility for their products. Big data analytics is all about targeting and separating one type of individual from another. Grouping consumers [...]
Supporting Consumers Who Transition Out of Nursing Homes
There is great emphasis at the state and federal levels to increase choice in where a person receives long-term services and supports and move individuals out of nursing homes and into community settings. What is needed for a successful [...]
Getting Loan Mods for Successors in Interest
This webinar will review the existing guidance and developing caselaw on the rights of successors in interest (heirs, divorcing spouses, and other intra-family transferees) to assume and modify mortgage loans. This Webinar is provided by the National Consumer Law [...]
Credit Scores and Credit Reports: Problematic Uses and How They Worsen the Racial Economic Gap
This webinar will provide a brief explanation of credit scores and reports, and will discuss controversial uses such as insurance and employment. It will review studies showing racial disparities in credit scores and analyze how the credit reporting system [...]
Social Security, Post-DOMA: Effects on the LGBT Communities
This webinar will cover an overview of how US v. Windsor changed the legal landscape for same-sex married couples, the decisions effects on Social Security and what guidance is still needed and is to come in the months ahead. [...]
Creative Thinking about Developing Rural Food Systems
May 8, 2014 In this webinar, well explore challenges and responses in building healthy, sustainable food systems in rural areas. Well hear about the work of the Center of Rural Affairs to build up food independence on the Santee [...]
AGING INTO POVERTY: Economic Insecurity among Older Adults of Color & LGBT Elders
May 7, 2014 By most economic measures older adults of color and LGBT elders are aging into poverty. Recent research highlights that over 90% of older African American and Latino elders are financially vulnerable and will be unable to [...]
Lifeline to Affordable Phone Service
The federal Lifeline discounted phone service has undergone dramatic changes in the past few years. There are a range of Lifeline phone service providers and products -- from wireline to wireless, and from the "free" prepaid wireless cell phones [...]
Preventing and Addressing Elder Financial Exploitation: Tips and Tools from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
This webinar will address the growing problem of elder financial exploitation. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its Office for Older Americans have developed an array of tools to help a broad spectrum of aging and legal services [...]
Nursing Home Admissions Agreements: A Discussion of the Unfair Terms in the Agreements Presented to Elders on Entering a Nursing Home
Elders often enter nursing homes during some of the most trying times of their lives (emotionally and financially). Unfortunately, many nursing homes take advantage of these vulnerabilities by inserting unfair terms in their admissions agreements or convincing family members [...]
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