Foreclosure Project
CBJC Partners with Goldman Sachs for LGBT Homeowner Stability Clinic
by Amelia DunnellJune 15, 2018
LGBT Homeowner Stability Clinic at City Bar Justice Center When: Thursday, June 28th 12:00 PM – 5:30 PM Where: New York City Bar Association 42 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036 LGBT senior and disabled communities face a particular set of challenges to maintaining financial and legal stability. This can include: isolation based on … Continue reading CBJC Partners with Goldman Sachs for LGBT Homeowner Stability Clinic
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Savings for NYC Homeowners with Moderate or Fixed Incomes
by Amelia DunnellApril 6, 2018
New York City residents face a high cost of living. In fact, New Yorkers spend up to 39% more on groceries than the average American, eating out can be up to 67% more costly than the national average, and while the average movie ticket in the United States will set you back $8.97, you’d find … Continue reading Savings for NYC Homeowners with Moderate or Fixed Incomes
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Protecting Your Home from Deed Theft
by Marisa Guerrero and Brianna NoonanFebruary 10, 2017
Did you inherit your home after a family member passed away? Do you think you now own the home? Are you sure? You may think you own your home, but if you inherited the property from a deceased family member, it is possible that you are not yet the legal homeowner.
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CBJC Expands Community & Economic Development Efforts
by CBJC StaffDecember 12, 2016
The City Bar Justice Center is ramping up its community and economic development efforts in 2017. Thanks to a new two-year Bank Settlement grant from the New York State Interest on Lawyer Account Fund (IOLA), CBJC has expanded its Foreclosure Project and Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project (NELP) this Winter.
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Why Foreclosure Defense Helps Decrease the Racial Wealth Gap
by Brianna NoonanOctober 27, 2016
While foreclosure is no longer as hot a topic as it was in the months following the 2008 Great Recession, it still affects tens of thousands of New Yorkers at rates higher than those before the 2008 crisis.[1] Although new foreclosures are decreasing, subprime-lending related foreclosures continue to have a devastating effect on the racial … Continue reading Why Foreclosure Defense Helps Decrease the Racial Wealth Gap
Read moreReverse Mortgage Loans and NY’s Most Vulnerable Homeowners – by Scott Kohanowski
by CBJC StaffAugust 4, 2016
Seniors are among New York’s most vulnerable individuals and the City Bar Justice Center’s Foreclosure Prevention Project is witnessing an alarming trend affecting this community. There has been a dramatic uptick in reverse mortgage loan foreclosures in the last year.
Read moreWin in EDNY for Victims of Predatory Lending Practices – by Brianna Noonan
by Brianna NoonanJuly 5, 2016
This past week the St. Jean v. Emigrant jury trial came to a close with a favorable verdict for eight black homeowners who proved that they were victims of predatory lending practices.
Read morePrimed for Foreclosure – Top Five Reasons for Mortgage Distress
by CBJC StaffJune 2, 2014
When New York City homeowners come to the City Bar Justice Center’s Lawyers’ Foreclosure Intervention Network (LFIN), they seek to avoid foreclosure and keep their family in their home. The overwhelming majority of LFIN clients become unable to pay their mortgages because of significant changes in their financial situation.
Read moreThanksgiving Sunday in the Rockaways – by Lynn M. Kelly
by CBJC StaffNovember 30, 2012
It was cold and blustery in the Rockaways on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, when the City Bar Justice Center travelled to the Rockaways with eleven pro bono attorneys.
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