Outreach measures never reached many minority homeowners, study found Associated Press analysis showing white homeowners in New Orleans were three times as likely as minorities to appeal insurance settlements after Hurricane Katrina points to a deep racial imbalance and the …
Even though the storm disproportionately affected poor blacks, many residents of predominantly black neighborhoods said they were not aware they could seek state help, or else were skeptical about the help offered. Lawmakers say New Orleans insurance analysis reveals racial …
An Associated Press analysis showing white homeowners in New Orleans were three times as likely as minorities to appeal insurance settlements after Hurricane Katrina points to a deep racial imbalance and the need for greater outreach, lawmakers said Oct. 25. …
A Democratic-controlled House would look into insurance industry practices criticized for shifting the financial burden of Hurricane Katrina claims onto the taxpayer, a lawmaker who headed a Katrina task force said Thursday. Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., said the Democratic task …
Several media outlets reported Thursday afternoon that Congress is considering a special meeting later today or Friday to debate and get passed an emergency aid package for the Hurricane Katrina victims House Speaker Dennis Hastert reportedly approached House Democratic leader …
Just one day after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Class Action Fairness Act by a vote of 279-149, President Bush has signed the bill into law. The House vote followed last week’s passage by the Senate. “This bill …
If the reports in an article in the French daily Le Monde are correct, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Bank Regulators and representatives from the French Bank Credit Lyonnais (CL) are near to reaching a deal over the claims against the …
