The “Passive” Debt Buyer Issue
If you are suing debt buyers under the FDCPA, you need to understand the recent Circuit Court of Appeals decisions on whether these entities are debt collectors. Debt buyers are…
Background Screening CRAs: How to Effectively Conduct Discovery and Attack the Reasonableness of the CRAs’ Criminal Record Matching Procedures
While more than 20 million U.S. jobs were wiped out in April 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown, the unemployment rate has begun to fall in recent months as the economy…
Understanding the Metro 2 Reporting Format
If you are litigating FCRA cases involving the Big Three nationwide CRAs (Equifax/Experian/TransUnion) or furnishers to those CRAs, you need to understand the Metro 2 Reporting format. This is standardized…
Protecting Latino Consumers: Information from the FTC
Learn about the latest scams and consumer issues affecting Latino consumers. FTC staff will share strategies to protect Latino consumers, information on scams affecting Spanish-speaking communities, ways to report problems…
Nuts and Bolts of Landlord Tenant Litigation
The COVID-19 pandemic is predicted to dramatically increase the number of tenants being evicted from their homes. Because most states ban arbitration clauses in residential leases and also provide for…
Modern Marketing for the Consumer Rights Lawyer: Using Podcasts, Videos and More
Finding the right clients is a challenge for all law firms and can be exceedingly difficult for consumer rights lawyers, because potential clients don’t often know they have a case…
Fixing the Attorney Tax Fee Problem: Practical, Litigation, and Legislative Strategies
One of NACA's top priorities continues to be changing the tax law so that consumer law attorneys’ fees are not taxable to your clients. We are always exploring new and…
What to Ask When You Don’t Know: 30(b)(6) Depositions of Debt Buyers
The deposition of a debt collector is critical to an FDCPA case. It is difficult, if not impossible, to survive summary judgment without it, as most debt collectors refuse to…
Defending Debtors with NCSLT and SLS Student Loans
Collection of private student loans by third-party entities has swelled in the last five years. This webinar will cover some of the strategies used to defend student loan borrowers in…
FDCPA & FCRA Claims after Bankruptcy
Consumer bankruptcy filings have seen a precipitous decline due to the COVID-19 crisis with chapter 13 filings down 42 percent year-over year. That is precisely why consumer attorneys need to assure their current…
The Tactical Deployment of Regulation X: Loss Mitigation in Judicial, Quasi-Judicial, and Non-judicial States
The upcoming expiration of the CARES Act moratorium on foreclosure sales and the anticipated volume of delinquent borrowers seeking mortgage assistance will present significant new challenges that consumer foreclosure lawyers…
ECOA Cases as Companions to FCRA Cases
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) practitioners are likely familiar with the frustrations of trying to ascertain FCRA damages without solid Adverse Action Notices. Violations of Adverse Action Notice requirements are…
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