CFPB Deserves a Clear Champion for Consumers at Its Helm

Written by Christine Hines, Legislative Director In July 2011, Richard Cordray—formerly an Ohio Attorney General and Ohio state representative—was nominated by President Barack Obama as director of the burgeoning Consumer…

Deceptive Money-Making Opportunities

…• What the FTC’s Earnings Claim Rulemaking is and how can you make your voice heard Speakers Kati Daffan is an attorney and assistant director in the FTC’s Bureau of…

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

…(76 percent) or “somewhat helpful” (20 percent) in their representation of their consumer-clients. Every responding legal services attorney – that is, advocates who provide free, civil legal assistance to low-income…

Legal Services Listserv Moderator/Community Manager

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In Lawsuit, Consumer Advocates Allege CFPB Created Unlawful Taskforce

…Consumer Advocates (NACA) is a nonprofit association of private and public sector attorneys, legal services attorneys, law professors, and law students whose primary focus involves the protection and representation of…

Consumer Law Meet-Up

Join colleagues for a fun get-together and light refreshments at Bailey Glasser’s offices in Washington DC. All NACA members, attorneys advocating on behalf of consumers, legal aid attorneys and law…

New Bill Would Restore Tax Fairness for Harmed Consumers

…directly to their attorneys who, in turn, pay income taxes on that amount, creating a double taxation dilemma. “When a corporation harms a consumer with deceptive, fraudulent, or other illegal…

NACA Leaders in 36 States, DC Balk at “Fake Lender” Rule

…rate cap laws. “High-cost nonbank online lenders are sidestepping Arizona law by partnering with out-of-state rogue banks,” said David Chami, NACA’s Arizona co-chair and a consumer attorney based in Scottsdale….

1099s and Attorneys’ Fees

…especially regarding their implications for the taxation of attorneys’ fees. In this session, you will have the opportunity to have your own questions about 1099s answered and to learn from…