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NUL AOE Conference Call with Department of Housing and Urban Development re: State Attorneys Generals Mortgage Servicing Settlement
On Thursday March 15, a number of NUL affiliate CEOs and programming staff dialed into a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) conference call explaining the recent Mortgage Servicing Settlement with the nation's 5 largest mortgage lenders. This interactive call allowed NUL affiliates throughout the country to join over 300 community based non-profit staffers in a public conversation with Damon Smith from the Office of the General Counsel at HUD. Smith was instrumental in negotiating the agreement, and was a featured speaker at the NUL HUD Agency meeting during our recent Legislative Policy Conference in Washington.
The Mortgage Servicing settlement filed in federal court on March 12 will provide more than $25 billion to the attorneys general of 49 states for the purposes of remedial payments for those borrowers foreclosed upon without due process, as well as other preventative measures including housing counseling and foreclosure mitigation. The settlement applies to selected mortgages serviced by Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Well Fargo, and Ally Financial, and is pending final approval in US Federal Court.
Building a GradNation 2012 Report Highlights the National Urban League
The Equity and Excellence Project, an effort by the National Urban League and Urban League affiliates in Tennessee and Pennsylvania to ensure state education reform efforts--such as the implementation of common care state standards--incorporate the voices of communities of color were highlighted in a recent report from America’s Promise, 2012 Building a GradNation Report. The GradNation report points to a modest 3.5 percentage point increase in the high school graduation rate from 2001 to 2009.
America’s Promise launched the ten-year GradNation movement in 2010to focus on increasing high school graduation rates. The release of the report and the GradNation Summit is being held in Washington D.C. this week. National Urban League President Marc H. Morial is a trustee of America's Promise Alliance, which was founded by former Secretary of State, Colin Powell. Click here to read more about the National Urban League's Equity and Excellence project (pg. 57) and the full report.
Help Feed Hungry Kids this Summer!
Join the USDA Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Introductory Webinar for
National Urban League Affiliates
Wednesday, 3/28/12, 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST
During the school year, many children receive free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch through the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is designed to fill the nutrition gap and make sure children can get the nutritious meals they need during the summer vacation months. Learn more about the SFSP and how you can be involved by participating in one of the USDA’s free webinars.
Registration Link: http://vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/17fb9g4d8da
