SCOTUS Must Confirm CFPB’s Funding

February 27, 2023 For Immediate Release: SCOTUS Must Confirm CFPB’s Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the United States’ petition for a writ of certiorari in…

The Zabriskie Case and the Value of Community

…brief and helped get the 9th Circuit Attorneys General from California, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, and Alaska to submit an amicus. John Albanese and Michelle Drake wrote an amicus on behalf…

Christine Hines

…of Law, a Master’s in Public Affairs Reporting at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, and her bachelor’s in political science at American University in Washington, DC….

NACA Leaders to CFPB: Be More Vigilant Against Financial Abuses During COVID-19 Crisis

…34 states and Washington, DC, raised their concerns that CFPB’s activities so far, nearly two months since the presidential declaration of emergency, are insufficient to stem the serious financial troubles…

Survey: Advocates Reflect on CFPB’s Role in Achieving Justice for Consumers

Washington, D.C. – In its six-year existence, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proved itself integral to curbing predatory lending and other practices that harm American consumers every day,…

NACA in the News: How predatory but legal auto loans are systematically taking advantage of people with subprime credit

…to arrive anytime soon. As much as you might assign this fact to political turnover in Washington, D.C., it’s really years in the making, since the Great Recession of 2008….

Suing the Government under the Fair Credit Reporting Act

…organization located in Washington, D.C. Before joining Public Citizen, he spent seven years at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where he defended the agency in various judicial proceedings and served…

Client Earth v. Washington Gas Light Company

NACA signed onto an amicus effort in the D.C. Court of Appeals to support the Appellants in their efforts to overturn a 2009 decision that granted immunity to utility companies…

U.S. House Votes to Protect Consumers with Credit Reporting Reforms

For Immediate Release: U.S. House Votes to Protect Consumers with Credit Reporting Reforms New bill will give consumers more protections and control over their credit information WASHINGTON D.C. – The…