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Gift Cards Are Always a Popular and Convenient Gift Choice Consumers are Urged to Follow Basic Tips to Ensure Successful Gifting As part of its seven-part consumer alert holiday series, the New York State Division of Consumer Protection recommends New Yorkers be informed consumers when purchasing gift cards and gift certificates this holiday season. “Gift More »
NYS Tax Department alerts eligible New Yorkers to register for their payment ahead of November 21 deadline The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance today encouraged New Yorkers who have not received their federal Economic Impact Payment to register to receive their payment on National EIP Registration Day, which was November 10. Last More »
You read that right. This year–this crazy, pandemic, up and down year, 1000 people have enrolled in Home HeadQuarters’ 8-hour HomeBuyer Education Course–and the year isn’t even done! Most of the classes this year have been conducted remotely, allowing for a flexibility in scheduling and no childcare needs (we’ve had whole families attend the class More »
New Yorkers with Student and Medical Debt Referred to AG’s Office Will Have Payments Automatically Frozen Through December 31, 2020 New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the state has renewed, for the eighth time, an order to halt the collection of medical and student More »
Local business leader who is an advocate for financial literacy and expert event planner joins M&T’s Central New York regional advisory board Syracuse, N.Y. Oct. 23, 2020—M&T Bank has appointed Me’Shae Brooks-Rolling to its Directors Advisory Council for the Central New York region. The 11-member council meets regularly throughout the year to provide M&T management More »
Tax Department reminds New Yorkers of the October 15 deadline to file income tax returns on extension and to register for unclaimed Economic Impact Payments The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance today reminded New Yorkers of two important deadlines: Taxpayers who obtained a filing extension must submit their personal income tax returns More »
“Over the last six months, we have moved heaven and earth to connect millions of New Yorkers with their benefits, including nearly $1.9 billion in Lost Wages Assistance payments distributed just this week,” State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon said“While plagued with administrative roadblocks, the federal lost wages assistance program is now finally providing unemployed families with much More »
More than $600 million in Emergency SNAP Benefits Distributed Since April Supplemental Benefits Aid Low-Income New Yorkers Amid the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) today announced more than $100 million in additional emergency food assistance to help New Yorkers adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic avoid More »
Roughly 2 Million New Yorkers are Pre-Qualified for Lost Wages Assistance and will Receive Payments Next Week Approximately 435,000 New Yorkers Must Submit an Additional Certification to Qualify — Certification System Launches on Sept. 11, Payments Begin on a Rolling Basis Next Week New York has Paid $43.7 Billion in Benefits During Pandemic Emergency, Representing More »
AG James Leads Coalition in Sending Letter Asking Federal Banking Regulator to Withdraw Rule Facilitating ‘Rent-A-Bank’ Schemes New York – As part of her ongoing efforts to protect New York consumers from federal regulatory overreach, New York Attorney General Letitia James has co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in objecting to a proposed Trump Administration More »
