CHICAGO, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 27. 2016. Imagine trying to get to work or school or a doctor’s appointment while carrying everything that matters to you. Now add some of Chicago’s extreme weather elements and one has a sense of what young people experiencing homelessness navigate. Left with unreliable or infrequent[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monthly Complaint Snapshot Examines Mortgage Complaints
Report Also Includes Look at Consumer Complaints from California WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest monthly consumer complaint snapshot, highlighting consumer complaints related to mortgages. The report shows that consumers continue to encounter servicing problems when they are unable to make[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action to Halt Illegal Debt Collection Practices by Lawsuit Mill and Debt Buyer
CFPB Bars Law Firm, Debt Buyer from Churning Out Illegal Collections Lawsuits and Imposes $2.5 Million in Penalties WASHINGTON, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today ordered the debt collection law firm Pressler & Pressler, LLP, two principal partners, and New Century Financial Services, Inc.,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Pilot To Address Chronic Homelessness With Viable Housing Options For Residents
Mayor’s Homeless Task Force launches pilot seeking to initially house 75 chronically homeless residents and identify more long-term housing solutions for homeless CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced the launch of a pilot program aimed at housing residents experiencing chronic homelessness. The Mayor’s new citywide task force dedicated[Read More…]
Annual Rich Township Senior Fair to be Held on May 6
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2016. The Rich Township Senior Fair is an annual fair that brings information to area seniors on a large number of available services, including transportation, recreation, restaurants, health care, and legal. In 2015, the Senior Fair was held in a new venue, the Richton Park Community[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Open Applications For ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2016
Annual Program Will Host 200 of the Nation’s Top Technology and Engineering Students in Chicago; Program to Expand Number of Student Participants by an Additional 75 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza is now accepting applications for participation in the fourth annual installment of the successful[Read More…]
BREAKING NEWS: Singer Prince Dies at 57
MINNESOTA—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2016. CNN is reporting that Prince Rogers Nelson, the artist known as Prince, has died. He was 57 Police are currently investigating the death at Prince’s estate in Carver County, Minnesota. Prince had canceled a concert earlier this month saying that he wasn’t feeling well. He performed in[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly To Host College Savings Night for Parents on April 25
MATTESON–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2016. Parents can learn about two economical college savings programs during Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s 2nd annual College Savings Night on Monday, April 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Country Club Hills City Hall, Downstairs Room 105/106, located at 4200 W. 183rd Street. Representatives will explain College Illinois[Read More…]
Over 1500 People Visit Opening Day of the Museum of Drug Policy
Second Day at the Museum Includes Screening of Academy Award Nominated ‘Cartel Land,’ Members of the Global Commission of Drug Policy, Faith Leaders and Former International Presidents Photo credit: Alex Arbuckle / The Museum of Drug Policy New York, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2016. The Museum of Drug Policy opened[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finds Half of Online Payday Borrowers Rack Up an Average of $185 in Bank Penalties
Repeat Debit Attempts Add Steep, Hidden Cost for Borrowers Yet Typically Fail to Recover Payments WASHINGTON, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2016. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report that found that attempts by online lenders to debit payments from a consumer’s checking account add a steep, hidden[Read More…]
