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2020

December

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• Diez pasos para tratar de evitar que te desalojen. La ayuda en cada localidad de Estados Unidos varía. Pero aquí te presentamos cómo conseguir ayuda o ayudarte a ti mismo.

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• Este edificio comunal busca curar la soledad en Los Ángeles; además, hay café gratis. Un domingo por la noche a fines de septiembre, con el humo de los incendios forestales flotando en el aire, unas pocas docenas de personas se reunieron en la cocina de un edificio de apartamentos

• Los trabajadores esenciales, aliados invisibles y poco atendidos en 2020. Ya sea en los campos agrícolas de California o Nueva York, o en los supermercados, farmacias o hospitales, los llamados trabajadores esenciales, en un gran número latinos, enfrentaron lo peor de

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• Stakes high for Trump’s new demands on economic relief. Fresh signs emerged of a stalling economic recovery, raising the stakes in President Trump’s surprise refusal to sign a $900 billion stimulus package into law unless changes are made. Trump’s latest actions,

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• How Biden can restore America's consumer watchdog. Few federal agencies see the pain plaguing American families quite like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. As the nation’s consumer watchdog, the CFPB has received a dramatic increase in complaints during

• Your stimulus check may not be in the mail until Jan. 15. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said $600 payments may start going out next week. But many Americans may not get their funds that soon.

• Dems to McConnell over Trump’s $2,000 stimulus check idea: ‘Let’s do it!’. In a surprise video address on Tuesday night, President Trump said something House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) could finally get behind: The proposed stimulus checks of $600 in Congress’s coronavirus 

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• The CDC banned evictions. Why are tenants being thrown out?. Evictions processed while the moratorium is still in place are a preview of what some experts predict will be a wave of homelessness when the CDC moratorium expires on Dec. 31. Access to Congressional funds earmarked

• Behind on weekly rent and afraid of being evicted. Low-budget weekly rental lodgings — furnished units with limited cooking facilities that typically rent for around $200 a week — are often the housing of last resort for people on government assistance or those living from

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• Women to be harmed most when 87 million lose paid leave on Dec. 31. Legislation passed in March under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ensured workers at small- and medium-sized companies up to two weeks of fully paid leave if they got sick with the coronavirus. It also

• CA is banning short term rentals; travelers can't get refunds. The state’s latest travel restrictions make most hotel or short term lodging illegal. But Airbnb and Vrbo, the biggest home-sharing companies, are sticking to no-refund policies.

• Use it or lose it: Tenant aid effort nears a federal cutoff. Emergency pandemic funding to help renters must be distributed by Dec. 30. But getting the money to those who need it is no small task.

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• Get your home ready for winter. Taking smart steps now can help keep you safe and warm in a storm.

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• What struggling homeowners need to know. The Federal Housing Finance Agency extended its moratorium on foreclosures and certain evictions until the end of January. While the moratorium only applies to loans backed by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae for single-family homes,

• Nationstar Mortgage agrees to settlement for mishandling foreclosures. Nationstar Mortgage, which rebranded as “Mr. Cooper,” agreed to a $91 million settlement for allegedly violating consumer protection laws after the Great Recession. The case could serve as a warning to companies that prey

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• Wall Street frets over a soon-to-be revived CFPB. The Trump administration has done its best to neuter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, giving large banks a reprieve from aggressive enforcement and new rules. With Joe Biden ascending to the White House, Wall Street

• White House proposes much lower unemployment benefit. The new proposal represents a sharp rejection of the bipartisan efforts that have gotten Democrats and Republicans closer to a compromise amid signs that the U.S. economy is deteriorating.

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• Millions of Americans are unemployed and over $5,000 behind on rent. Hefty bills will come due in early 2021 for rent and utilities. Economists warn many unemployed families won’t be able to pay without more stimulus aid from Congress.

• If there's no second stimulus, what should you do when deferrals end?. Traditionally, the end of the year is a time to take stock of your finances and make a few last-minute moves that can save you money and set you up well for the 12 months to

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• The stock market is soaring; most Americans aren’t along for the ride. Many Americans are still hurting. Giving them the help they need could have greater value for the economy—and the country—than the Dow hitting new heights.