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Dear Friends,
As summer finally begins, we want to thank everyone for what's shaping up to be one of our best years to date. We had a very successful spring and are looking forward to continuing to support our clients' success this summer!
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BCNA's IDA Program Enables Young Refugees to Reduce Student Debt
 Although mortgage debt is still the largest category of debt in the U.S., the amount of debt held by students has recently surpassed both credit card and auto loan debt. Young refugees struggle particularly hard with this burden; while intensely committed to studying hard, working hard, and making a new life for themselves in the U.S., they generally have fewer resources to start paying off the debt. |
More Advocacy Needed for Small and Micro Businesses
A few weeks ago I stepped out to buy lunch at one of the food carts opposite Zuccotti Park. But instead of the usual line of food carts, I found the vendors holding a press conference. They had arrived that morning to discover to their dismay that they had lost their spaces to the bike docking stands that are part of New York's new bike sharing program.
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