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NEWS from the Office of the New York State Comptroller
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DiNapoli Report Looks at Foreclosure Impact on Local Governments

New York state has the second highest home foreclosure rate in the nation, with 1 in 21 home mortgages in foreclosure, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The continuing foreclosure challenge is squeezing municipal budgets when property values decrease, tax bases shrink and crime jumps.

DiNapoli & Schneiderman Reach $10.75 Million Oil Spill Settlement With ExxonMobil

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a $10.75 million settlement with Exxon Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, individually and as successors-in-interest to Mobil Oil Corporation and Mobil Corporation, to reimburse the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund (Oil Spill Fund) for oil spill cleanup and petroleum contamination removal costs at eight locations across the state. The settlement reimburses the Oil Spill Fund for all of its costs with interest for the eight sites.

DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office stopped $25 million in questionable or fraudulent personal income tax refunds from being paid so far in 2016.

DiNapoli’s office paid out 4.5 million state refunds totaling $4.2 billion. Another 152,000 refunds totaling $134 million are expected to be paid in the coming days. The average state tax refund from the state is $840.

DiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014

Straphangers are waiting longer for the next train to arrive than the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) reported numbers would have them believe, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found that the MTA's New York City Transit (Transit) published "wait assessment" shows a decline in performance. Wait assessment measures the train's ability to meet goals for the length of time between trains.