Posts Tagged ‘action’

Ally mortgage unit files bankruptcy

Diane Alter – Fourth Estate Cooperative Reporter Midvale, Utah, United States (4E) – Ally Financial ResCap mortgage on Monday filed for prepackaged bankruptcy protection. The bank, owned by taxpayers, said the filing will allow the bank to take another step to repay the U.S. treasury. Ally’s ResCap unit operates under the GMAC Mortgage brand. At [...]

Landmines hurting farmers’ livelihoods in Democratic Republic of Congo

Kabalo, Dr Congo (IRIN) – Landmines planted about a decade ago in parts of Kabalo territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) southeastern Katanga Province are adversely affecting farming livelihoods, and an important World Food Program (WFP) project. “In our area, there are villages where we get much harvest but the road leading to [...]

Court approves $1.15 billion settlement for black farmers in Pigford II

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – A judge has approved a $1.15 billion settlement in the decades-old class action suit filed by black farmers against U.S. Department of Agriculture. Judge Paul Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday upheld the decision of Congress [...]

Nevada Wallops Bank of America With Sweeping Suit; Nation-wide Foreclosure Settlement in Peril

ProPublica Staff Carson City, NV, United States (ProPublica) – by Paul Kiel This post has been updated to reflect Bank of America’s response. The state of Nevada dramatically expanded its lawsuit against Bank of America today, turning the narrow case it filed late last year into a broadside that targets virtually all aspects of the [...]

Financial Aid – Single Moms Cash In On Stimulus Package

Did you know that if you happen to be a single mom, or even just a woman living in the United States for that matter, you are positioned to receive additional and unique financial assistance from the US Government? For example, single moms in particular have been the target of several recent legislative motives to [...]

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