Defending Nursing Home Collection Lawsuits

…Fourth Department (2016), and the United States District Court, Western District of New York (2019). She is the co-founder and chair of the National Coalition of Nursing Home Debt Advocates….

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NACA in the News: Equifax’s Security Overhaul, A Year After Its Epic Breach

…business model is,” says Ira Rheingold, the executive director of the National Association of Consumer Advocates. “That’s what consumers are most concerned about. If consumers had a choice they would…

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Nat’l Groups Oppose OCC “True Lender” Proposal That Would Preempt State Laws

National consumer advocacy organizations strongly oppose the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposal that would preempt the authority of states and courts to look beyond contrivances to the

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In House-Passed Bill, A Timely Update for Debt Collection Protections 

…and increases accountability for collectors that mistreat consumers, the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) said today. “Consumers have been struggling with aggressive debt collection tactics for a long time…

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NACA in the News: Silicon Valley Wants to Use Algorithms for Data Collection

Wired Silicon Valley Wants to Use Algorithms for Debt Collection. “Ira Rheingold, executive director of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, is skeptical. ‘A kinder, gentler debt collector? I’m not…

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CLASS Network Opposes OCC’s Attempt to Preempt State Consumer Laws

…early 2000s – schemes the OCC itself acted to eliminate. **The C.L.A.S.S. Network is a joint project of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the UC Berkeley Center for Consumer…

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NACA in the News: Financial Companies Rack Up Complaints, but Good Luck Finding Them

…Ira Rheingold, executive director of the National Association of Consumer Advocates. “The CFPB in a better time, where you have leadership that was interested in actually protecting consumers, they would…

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NACA in the News: Are students getting fed up with the cost of college?

ConsumerAffairs, Are students getting fed up with the cost of college? “I find it pretty disheartening,” said Ira Rheingold, executive director and general counsel of the National Association of Consumer…

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NACA and Partners Call on CFPB to Reverse Harmful Credit Reporting Guidance

NACA joined state and national public interest groups on a letter urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to rescind a portion of its April 1, 2020 guidance that allows consumer…

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