Being Poor Means Paying More: Understanding low-income lives to design public policies that work for consumers

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FTC Rule Requires Upfront True Costs of Concert Tickets, Vacation Rentals; Gets Rid of Hidden Fees

…Christine Hines, NACA’s senior policy director. “The corporate bait-and-switch pricing tricks in this sector will largely vanish under the FTC’s rule.” This new policy is scheduled to go into effect…

NACA in the News: Deluzio, Sherman, Magaziner Introduce ‘Click to Cancel Act’

Office of Congressman Chris Deluzio, Deluzio, Sherman, Magaziner Introduce ‘Click to Cancel Act’ “’It’s a shame that a federal court nullified the FTC’s click to cancel rule, which protected consumers…

NACA in the News: Consumers could see a $5 overdraft fee in 2025 under a final rule — or maybe, not

Detroit Free Press, Consumers could see a $5 overdraft fee in 2025 under a final rule — or maybe, not “On Thursday, the National Association of Consumer Advocates said the…

Gathering, Preserving, and Leveraging Evidence in FDCPA and TCPA Cases

…as a Super Lawyer® by Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine. NACA named him its Consumer Lawyer of the Year in 2005. His FDCPA Boot Camps have trained more than 1,000…

NACA in the News: Sen. Markey, Rep. Clarke Reintroduce AI Civil Rights Act to Eliminate AI Discrimination and Enact Guardrails on Use of Algorithms in Decisions Impacting People’s Rights, Civil Liberties, Livelihoods

Office of Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Markey, Rep. Clarke Reintroduce AI Civil Rights Act to Eliminate AI Discrimination and Enact Guardrails on Use of Algorithms in Decisions Impacting People’s Rights,…

NACA in the News: The $35 Overdraft Fee Is Officially Dead

Nasdaq, The $35 Overdraft Fee Is Officially Dead “Christine Hines, senior policy director at National Association of Consumer Advocates, warns that the rule could be undone by lawmakers if they…

Consumer Justice Lobby Day 2025 Registration

Consumer Justice Lobby Day is coming back to CRLC. Join NACA & NCLC on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. We’ll use our persuasive voices to meet with our…

Wilma L. Ruby v. Cashnet, Inc., d/b/a Cash Advance Centers, The Supreme Court of Virginia, Case No. 100287, March 22, 2010

Pursuant to Rule 5:30 of the Rules of the Virginia Supreme Court and with the approval of this Court, the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) and the Virginia Poverty…