NACA in the News: Biden Nominates Rohit Chopra to Head CFPB
Legal Reader, Biden Nominates Rohit Chopra to Head CFPB “Christine Hines, legislative director for the National Association of Consumer Advocates, told NBC News that the CFPB’s regulatory powers and purview declined…
Read MoreNACA in the News: Biden’s CFPB nominee Rohit Chopra brings ‘substantive’ regulatory expertise
NBC News, Biden’s CFPB nominee Rohit Chopra brings ‘substantive’ regulatory expertise “‘Consumer safeguards, enforcement and general monitoring of the financial marketplace, arguably, were mediocre,’ said Christine Hines, legislative director for the National…
Read MoreNACA in the News: 3 ways to avoid legal problems while buying a car
News 12 New Jersey, 3 ways to avoid legal problems while buying a car “Undisclosed defects was the issue at the top of the list. A whopping 84% of consumer attorneys handled…
Read MoreNACA in the News: Kraninger Leaves CFPB Diminished Yet Ready for Biden Ramp-Up
Bloomberg Law Kraninger Leaves CFPB Diminished Yet Ready for Biden Ramp-up “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under former Director Richard Cordray was seen as a robust regulator that aimed to…
Read MoreNACA in the News: Student advocates struck by absence of debt forgiveness in Biden’s coronavirus recovery plan
The Washington Post Student advocates struck by absence of debt forgiveness in Biden’s coronavirus plan “In a joint statement, Americans for Financial Reform, the Center for Responsible Lending, Student Debt…
Read MoreSurvey: Vehicle Defects, Deception and Fraud in Financing are Dominant Areas of Consumer Harm in Auto Sales
For Immediate Release Vehicle Defects, Deception and Fraud in Financing are Dominant Areas of Consumer Harm in Auto Sales: Consumer Attorney Survey Washington, D.C. – Misrepresentations and failure to disclose…
Read MoreNACA in the News: $1 fines from consumer agency were common under Trump. That’s about to change.
Los Angeles Times, $1 fines from consumer agency were common under Trump. That’s about to change “‘The CFPB’s once-stellar enforcement record and overall effort to stop illegal activity and hold financial…
Read MoreNACA in the News: Millions will get their relief payment via debt card. That’s good…and bad
Marketplace Millions will get their relief payment via debt card. That’s good…and bad. “The cards also come with terms of service. And Ira Rheingold, executive director of the National Association…
Read MoreHow Do Credit Cards Work?
Next Advisor, How Do Credit Cards Work? “‘There is lots of money to be made by the credit card companies by charging this interest,’ says Ira Rheingold, executive director with the National Association…
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