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…
Read MorePublic 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…
Read MoreMarch 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…
Read MoreU.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…
Read MoreDecember 2018 Letter from Board Co-Chairs
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Read MoreFintech 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…
Read MoreTaking 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…
Read MoreCFPB 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…
Read MoreCFPB 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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