A new year brings on new challenges, and there may be no greater challenge for consumer attorneys than the surprise we found in the tax law passed at the end of 2017. What we discovered was that new law all but eliminated...
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January 4, 2018 - 11:59am
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| Tagged with: Tax Issues
From: Ayalon B. Eliach
To: NACA Members
Date: January 4, 2018
Subject: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
This memorandum does not constitute tax advice. It is intended solely as an informational resource for NACA members to understand some of the issues that the NACA Tax...
December 5, 2017 - 11:01am
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This year has been a tough one for consumer attorneys. From our painfully close loss on the arbitration rule that would have allowed class actions against financial service institution’s unlawful acts, to ongoing threats to debt collection, student lending, and payday lending laws and...
November 29, 2017 - 12:00am
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Hi all,
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. A couple of NACA members have posted concerns about the updated criteria for NACA membership, the process of developing those criteria, and various other things. While we’re all for open discussion of the issues...
October 2, 2017 - 12:00am
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Dear fellow NACA members:
We’re writing to let you know that, starting today, new prospective members who apply to join NACA will use updated membership criteria and a new application and pledge, and will pledge to abide by a new Member Code of Conduct. These improvements are the...
June 6, 2017 - 11:33am
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| Tagged with: Letter from Board Chairs
Guest Blog by Leslie Bailey and Stacy Bardo, co-chairs of the board of directors
Hi fellow NACA Members!
It’s hard to believe we’re halfway through this calendar year already! As NACA board co-chairs, we just wanted to do a quick check in and let you know what...
May 2, 2017 - 3:01pm
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| Tagged with: CFPB
Congress is considering a bill called the “Financial CHOICE Act,” (H.R. 10), a dreadful proposal that promises to threaten Americans’ economic security, reminiscent of the destruction caused by the 2008 financial crisis. The bill is sponsored by U.S. House Financial Services...
April 12, 2017 - 12:41pm
| Filed under: Class Actions
Tell Your Senators to Reject H.R. 985 – A Bill Filled with Unnecessary Obstacles to Bar Consumers from Banding Together When Ripped Off or Exploited by Wrongdoers
Find out...
April 3, 2017 - 10:26am
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| Tagged with: consumer advocacy
Guest blog by Ronald Burdge
Consumer law may be in for tough times in the next four years and the way we practice law will have to change with it if consumer advocates are to survive. Some precautions come to mind:
1. Think about your attorney-client fee agreement. When...
March 16, 2017 - 1:32pm
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| Tagged with: budget, legal services
President Trump’s proposed FY2018 budget released today would shred the safety net by eradicating longstanding, critical programs that assist and support Americans in...