238 Public Interest Groups Urge President-Elect Biden to Cancel Student Debt

A group of 238 community, civil rights, climate, health, consumer, labor, and student advocacy organizations sent a letter to President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris urging the use of executive authority…

NACA in the News: Can debt collectors contact me on social media?

Bankrate Can debt collectors contact me on social media? “In a joint release put out by a group of consumer advocates, Christine Hines, legislative director at the National Association of…

NACA in the News: COVID-19 worsens debt collector harassment

Amsterdam News COVID-19 worsens debt collector harassment “‘The devil is in the details, and we will have to scour this complicated rule to make sure that it does not open…

Consumer Groups Urge CFPB to Stop Enforcement Reorganization Plan

NACA joined 82 other public interest organizations on a letter urging CFPB Director Kathleen Kraninger to abandon a plan to reorganize the Bureau’s Division of Supervision, Enforcement, and Fair Lending.…

NACA in the News: North Texas Great-Grandmother Comes ‘Back to Life’ After Social Security Administration Declared Her Dead

CBS DFW North Texas Great-Grandmother Comes ‘Back to Life’ After Social Security Administration Declared Her Dead “‘It’s interesting the they have the recommendations… and yet they refuse to do,’ says…

NACA in the News: As Households Face Crushing Debt and Pandemic, Trump CFPB Opens Door for Collectors to ‘Endlessly Harass Struggling Families’

Common Dreams, As Households Face Crushing Debt and Pandemic, Trump CFPB Opens Door for Collectors to ‘Endlessly Harass Struggling Families’ “‘Through the guise of modernization,” added Christine Hines, legislative director at…

NACA in the News: Why You Might Need to Subscribe to Get Certain Features on Your Next Car

Consumer Reports Why You Might Need to Subscribe to Get Certain Features on Your Next Car “‘I think the incentive is really clear: Car companies want you to be a…

NACA in the News: Help! My Travel Agency Shut Down and I’m Out $2000

The New York Times Help! My Travel Agency Shut Down and I’m Out $2000. “‘In general, when a company goes into bankruptcy, basically it’s the vultures picking over the bones,’…

NACA in the News: How Reverse Mortgages Backfire in Low-Income, Minority Neighborhoods

Next Avenue How Reverse Mortgages Backfire in Low-Income, Minority Neighborhoods. “‘We live in a world where [reverse mortgages work] for a small group of people,’ says Ira Rheingold, executive director…