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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Virginia Circle v. Chase Bank USA, N.A., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, on Appeal from The United States District Court, Western District of Missouri.

NACA and NCLC have filed this brief out of concern that two recent Missouri appellate cases directly conflict with this Court’s decision of October 6, 2009. The two Missouri cases…

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NACA to House Committee: We Support Scrutiny & Reform of Credit Reporting System

Credit reporting, which is the leading category of complaints that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau receives from the American public, is fraught with widespread, systemic drawbacks that have had a…

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NCO Portfolio Management Company, Inc. v. Bertram Gougisha, Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, State of Louisiana, No. 07-CA-604 and 07-CA-884

…an arbitration must prove the existence of a contract to arbitrate. Filed February 28, 2008. Written by David L. Koen, Marisa C. Katz, and NACA member David A. Szwak, of…

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Kathleen Engel

…She sits on the boards of Consumer Reports, the International Association of Consumer Law, and NACA. She previously served on the Consumer Advisory Board of the CFPB and the Federal…

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Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes

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