Eric Schneiderman, the New York State attorney general, will be a co-chairman of the group, and he has refused to support a settlement being worked out between big banks most responsible
for foreclosure abuses and federal agencies and some state attorneys general.
Not exact matches
«While Sen. Gillibrand finds the actions of certain ACORN employees to be reprehensible and will ask ACORN leaders
for a full investigation and plan to prevent any further
abuse, the truth remains that thousands of New York families who are facing
foreclosure depend on charitable organizations like ACORN
for assistance,» said Bethany Lesser, a spokesman
for Gillibrand.
He recently was named by the Office of the Public Guardian as Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
for volunteering over 150 hours to represent the best interests of the wards in guardianship,
abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and
foreclosure cases.
$ 10 million will be used
for housing counseling and $ 5 million will be used
for the state courts to help them process
foreclosure related issues another $ 5 million will go to the attorneys general office to help fund legal aid programs and $ 5 million will go to the attorney general's office to reimburse them
for their efforts to stop the
abuses in the
foreclosure process.