Final Interpretive Rule Includes Additional Instructions for Providing Housing Counselor Information Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2015. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued a final interpretive rule on how to provide mortgage applicants with a list of local homeownership counseling organizations. The interpretive rule restates guidance the CFPB issued[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015.  President Obama welcomed Haider Al-Abadi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, and the accompanying delegation to Washington from April 13-16, 2015.  The President and the Prime Minister met today at the White House to reaffirm the long-term U.S.-Iraq strategic partnership based on mutual respect and[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the White House announced that President Barack Obama intends to remove Cuba from the United States’ list of nations that sponsor terrorism: “While we have our strong differences with Cuba, it is not a terrorist state.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2014 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced a bill to stop profitable corporations from sheltering income overseas in the Cayman Islands and other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. taxes. The legislation also would end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs and factories overseas. “At a[Read More…]

A mother and child receive UNRWA food assistance at the distribution areas in Yalda, on the southern outskirts of Damascus to the west of the Yarmouk Camp. Photo: UNRWA GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2015 – Despite huge challenges in getting access, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has managed to deliver much-needed[Read More…]

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right), appoints actor Daniel Craig as the first UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards. UN Photo/Mark Garten NBEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2015 – After designating the renowned actor Daniel Craig as the first United Nations Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and[Read More…]

Yemenis flee the capital Sana’a with their families and few possessions. Photo: Almigdad Mojalli/IRIN NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2015 – Alarmed at the military escalation by Houthis in many parts of Yemen and the “significant and rapidly deteriorating’ humanitarian situation, the United Nations Security Council today approved an arms embargo against[Read More…]

NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015.  The New York Civil Liberties Union this morning released the second in a series of reports documenting prisoner conditions at two Erie County jails. The NYCLU won the release of the reports following a two-year legal battle with the county, and the documents reveal that[Read More…]

Defendants Would Pay a Total of $438,000 in Redress and another $438,000 in Civil Penalties WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that, together with the Navajo Nation, it is taking action against companies and individuals who operated an illegal tax-refund scheme. The scheme[Read More…]

Common Sense Changes Will Make Summons System Easier to Navigate and More Transparent, and Will Allow City to Track and Address Racial Disparities; Changes Announced After Months of Negotiations with Community and Advocacy Groups New York —(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. Today the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) announced plans to revise[Read More…]