NYLAG’s New Visual Identity. Why now?
Since 1990, The New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) has worked tirelessly to make the voices of individuals and families with low-income or experiencing poverty ...
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NYLAG’s first Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
Caprice Jenerson has become NYLAG's first-ever Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer.
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An abusive debt collector’s worst nightmare
Sarah Rosenthal, NYLAG coordinating attorney, explains the importance of a lawyer in stoping abusive debt collection practices.
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How Long Will States’ Foreclosure Prevention Services Last?
Rose Marie Cantanno, associate director of NYLAG’s foreclosure prevention, was featured in a U.S. News and World Report article about funding threats to foreclosure prevention ...
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Statement: CFPB must maintain consumer complaint database
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s consumer complaint database is a powerful tool for transparency. NYLAG and other advocates urge the CFPB to keep it public.
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Debt-collection firm settles class action lawsuit
Wall Street Journal article about the settlement of a lawsuit NYLAG and Hughes Hubbard brought against a debt collection company.
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Statement: NYLAG supports reverse mortgage fix
NYLAG supports expanding the definition of “home loans” to cover reverse mortgages.
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U.S. to help remove debt burden for students defrauded by for-profit chain
Nearly 25 years after a nationwide chain of beauty and secretarial schools was closed for defrauding students, the Department of Education has agreed to help ...
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Video: Hope Is a Lawyer by My Side
Our attorneys and paralegals spend months, sometimes years, working closely with individuals and families in crisis. We hear their stories and see their pain, but ...
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Video: Without a lawyer, justice is often denied
Meet five remarkable people whose lives were transformed by their NYLAG attorneys. Through their stories we celebrate the tenacity, courage, and strength of the over ...
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