Congressman José Serrano presided over the passage of a Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill that he said will provide hundreds of millions of dollars for consumer protection, community development, taxpayer assistance and grants to help states comply with the Help America Vote Act.
The bill includes $100 million for financial services in disadvantaged communities through housing loans, micro-business loans, community development banks and credit unions; $3.6 billion for the Internal Revenue Service to support a National Taxpayer Advocate and taxpayer education programs; $300 million for an election assistance commission; and $248 million for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate sub-prime lending practices and identity theft.
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Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.