August
2014
9
CNBC — Checking accounts—and the debit cards that come with them—should be a simple and straightforward way to handle routine financial transactions. And yet, many people simply don’t understand the overdraft policies at their bank or credit union.
July
2014
30
Queens Ledger — Queens College students held a rally last week on the campus to garner further City Council support for a two-year-old fight to stop credit checks as part of the employment process in New York City.
July
2014
24
NY1 — Students and local officials are speaking out. They want to change a current law they say can ruin their chances at getting jobs.
July
2014
15
The Huffington Post — A federal watchdog is suing a collection agency that allegedly operated like a “factory” churning out lawsuits against cash-strapped borrowers, often using misleading, deceptive and illegal practices.
June
2014
25
PIX11 News — It’s designed to help move out of the shadows at least a half million New Yorkers who, for whatever reason, don’t have formal I.D. cards. However, New York City municipal identity cards, which are widely expected to be approved by the city council on Thursday, still have some challenges to overcome before they end up in people’s wallets.
June
2014
25
US Federation of Worker Cooperatives — On Thursday, June 26th the New York City Council will vote to approve the city’s annual budget, which contains a $1.2 million initiative to fund the development of worker cooperatives.
June
2014
16
Univision Nueva York — New Economy Project’s Liz Fusco discusses banks’ use of ChexSystems to deny people bank accounts.
June
2014
13
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, Press Release —
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today joined with Assembly Majority Leader Joseph D. Morelle and Senator Patrick Gallivan in proposing legislation regulating the use of payroll cards to increase protections for workers, clarify ambiguities in the law, and ensure that payroll cards offer a convenient and beneficial method for workers to access their pay.
May
2014
26
The Washington Times — So here’s something for all those who consider themselves card-carrying New Yorkers: a card to carry.
May
2014
20
The New York Times — If you’ve ever been dunned by a debt collector, you’re not alone: Roughly one in seven American adults is being pursued by a collector, for amounts averaging about $1,500.