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 Urging Congress to Rescind OCC Lending...
Press Releases
April 20, 2021
| Filed under: Debt Collection
| Tagged with: Congress, Debt Collection, FDCPA
April 20, 2021
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 Act, H.R. 2547, a package of...
April 19, 2021
| Filed under: Debt Collection
| Tagged with: CFPB
For Immediate Release
CFPB Proposal Will Help Vulnerable Tenants Combat Aggressive Rent Collections, Evictions
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an ...
April 2, 2021
| Filed under: Other Areas of Interest
| Tagged with: Judiciary
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...
March 16, 2021
| Filed under: Other Areas of Interest
| Tagged with: consumer protection, taxes
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 no longer expected to pay income tax on funds, specifically reimbursed legal expenses, that they do not...
February 11, 2021
| Filed under: Forced Arbitration
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 the practice...
January 13, 2021
| Filed under: Small Dollar Loans
| Tagged with: state
January 13, 2021
For Immediate Release:
Ill. Legislature Passes Critical Protections to Halt Abusive High-Cost Loans
Today, both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly passed the Predatory Loan Prevention Act in SB1792...
October 30, 2020
| Filed under: Debt Collection
| Tagged with: CFPB
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2020
CFPB Debt Collection Rule a Mixed Bag for Consumers
One-Third of U.S. Adults with a Credit Report Have Debt in Collection
Washington, D.C. - The National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low income clients, Americans for...
July 7, 2020
| Filed under: Small Dollar Loans
| Tagged with: CFPB
For Immediate Release:
In Rule Reversal, CFPB Gives Predatory Lenders a Pass
Below is the statement of Christine Hines, Legislative Director, National Association of Consumer Advocates
Note: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today...