The Zabriskie Case and the Value of Community

Written by Ira Rheingold, Executive Director In January 2019, the 9th Circuit, in Zabriskie v. Fannie Mae, wrongly decided, in a poorly reasoned 2–1 opinion (with an important dissent), that…

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Public Citizen List of Schools Teaching Consumer Law

Public Citizen recently released an updated list of schools teaching consumer law, and the results are encouraging: over 100 schools in the country offer some form of a consumer law-focused…

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March 2019 Letter from Board Co-Chairs

Dear NACA Community: It has been a busy year at NACA. As part of our current strategic plan, our board has been focusing on making your experience as a member…

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U.S. Credit Reporting System Needs Immediate Comprehensive Reform

Written by Christine Hines, Legislative Director. Source: NACA letter to U.S. House Committee on Financial Services The U.S. credit reporting system has longstanding problems independent of Equifax’s notorious data breach…

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December 2018 Letter from Board Co-Chairs

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Fintech Brings New Options and a Lingering Old Problem for Consumers

Written by Christine Hines, Legislative Director Fintech Brings New Options and a Lingering Old Problem for Consumers Financial technology companies are regularly rolling out new products and services made for…

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Taking On the Bail Industry: A Call to Consumer Advocates to Participate in Bail Reform

Guest Blog by Veryl Pow, Skadden Fellow with Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service As a Skadden fellow at a major civil rights organization deploying a consumer law approach to bail reform…

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CFPB Deserves a Clear Champion for Consumers at Its Helm

Written by Christine Hines, Legislative Director In July 2011, Richard Cordray­—formerly an Ohio Attorney General and Ohio state representative—was nominated by President Barack Obama as director of the burgeoning Consumer Financial…

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CFPB Advisory Board Firing Debacle Exposes Insincere RFI Process

Are Public “Requests for Information” Merely a Smokescreen to Feign Legitimacy of Mick Mulvaney’s Disruption of Consumer Agency? Written by Christine Hines, Legislative Director This week, Mick Mulvaney, acting director…

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