How to Effectively Search the CFPB’s Consumer Complaint Database

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal government agency, collects consumer complaints about credit cards, mortgages, bank accounts, student loans, consumer loans, credit reporting, money transfers, debt collection, and…

NACA 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…

NACA Survey: Debt collectors chase consumers over old, expired debt even when it’s illegal to collect

For Immediate Release Debt collectors chase consumers over old, expired debt even when it’s illegal to collect, says survey of consumer attorneys Washington – The National Association of Consumer Advocates…

Navigating FCRA Issues for Student Loans

…What are different challenges for federal and private loans • What sovereign immunity issues arise in these cases Speaker Courtney Weiner is a solo practitioner representing consumers primarily in Washington,…

NEW INVESTOR ADVOCACY COALITION CALLS ON SEC, CONGRESS TO FIX RIA FORCED ARBITRATION PROBLEMS

…Forced Arbitration Practices WASHINGTON, D.C. – FEBRUARY 1, 2024 – A coalition of investor advocacy groups, including the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA), the American Association for Justice (AAJ),…

October 2017 Letter from Board Co-Chairs

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Landlord Tenant Package

…debt collection cases, including landlord/tenant cases, automobile deficiencies, and predatory loans. Thomas Papson is a Volunteer Staff Attorney in the Consumer Law Unit of Legal Aid DC, in Washington, DC,…

NACA in the News: Trump 2.0: Crypto bet big on Trump in 2024. Can it cash in?

…‘I view crypto as a house of cards that the wrong blow of wind will knock down.’ Rheingold’s group was part of a team that sued the crypto platform Gemini…

NACA in the News: Consumer group sues Unison, alleging deceptive marketing of ‘no-debt’ home equity investment

…offering as an ‘equity sharing agreement’ or ‘home equity investment’ that involves no debt, carries no interest and requires no monthly payment. The group characterizes these labels as misleading because…