Florida lawmakers to review law targeting injured undocumented workers
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The two Peoria lawmakers who sponsored it say that it could make a real difference in preventing people – particularly in low-income areas – from being taken advantage of by unscrupulous sellers. Senate Bill 885 is designed to combat situations in which in some instances “folks were being treated like renters, never built any equity,” even though […]
Lawmakers need to understand bad behavior might have have occurred by industry participants in their lobbying of the CFPB and other State officials to further their pro-foreclosure agenda. I recommend that company management of OCN and ASPS explore if other firms in fact hurt the company through misrepresentations or short selling and pursue tort claims. […]
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Amid some controversy, the California legislature passed AB 1687, which prohibits websites, like IMDb, from publishing the ages of actors and actresses online. However, a federal judge has temporarily halted this law from going into effect, as a result of a preliminary injunction requested by the website IMDb, which promptly filed a lawsuit to stop […]
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Trump's treasury secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin underwent his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. Mnuchin is a former Goldman Sachs executive who has faced widespread criticism about his bank, OneWest, which has been called a “foreclosure machine.” Foreclosure News
Former Goldman Sachs executive Steven Mnuchin will also have his confirmation hearing for treasury secretary today. Mnuchin has faced criticism for his role at OneWest, a bank which has been called a “foreclosure machine” that profited from the collapse of the housing market. Foreclosure News
In his latest State of the State, Gov. Chris Christie made promises of support to those who suffer from addiction. We're glad he wants to be part of the solution, but it's his animosity towards creating affordable homes that has been part of the problem. Foreclosure News
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