Groups Praise House Passage of Bill to Restore FTC’s Authority to Refund Harmed Consumers
July 20, 2021 For Immediate Release: Statement on House Passage of Bill to Restore Consumer Agency’s Power to Stop Scams, Refund Victims Senate Should Quickly Take Up and Pass H.R. 2668…
Read MoreIn House-Passed Bill, A Timely Update for Debt Collection Protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: A Timely Update for Consumer Debt Collection Protections U.S. House Votes to Protect Consumers, Servicemembers, Student Loan Borrowers from Certain Debt Collection Abuses WASHINGTON – The U.S. House…
Read MoreNACA Leaders in 36 States, DC Balk at “Fake Lender” Rule
For Immediate Release: Consumer Advocate Leaders in 36 States and Washington, D.C. Balk at “Fake Lender” Rule The National Association of Consumer Advocates Releases Letter Signed by Its State Leaders…
Read MoreU.S. House Committee to Consider Crucial Debt Collection Reforms
For Immediate Release: U.S. House Committee to Consider Crucial Debt Collection Reforms Today, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services will hold a markup of the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement…
Read MoreCFPB Rule to Protect Tenants’ Debt Collection Rights Under CDC Eviction Moratorium
For Immediate Release CFPB Proposal Will Help Vulnerable Tenants Combat Aggressive Rent Collections, Evictions Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an interim final rule in support of the Centers for Disease…
Read MoreNACA Statement on Biden Administration’s Slate of Judicial Nominees
For immediate release: NACA Statement on Biden Administration’s Slate of Judicial Nominees Washington, DC —The following is a statement from Ira Rheingold, the Executive Director of the National Association of…
Read MoreNew Bill Would Restore Tax Fairness for Harmed Consumers
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today introduced the End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act, which would amend the tax code so that individuals who win consumer cases are…
Read MoreHearing Shines Light on Forced Arbitration, Corporations Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card
February 11, 2021 For Immediate Release: Hearing Shines Light on Forced Arbitration, Corporations Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law holds a hearing on ending…
Read MoreNACA Survey Identifies 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…
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