Strategy: Structuring and Plotting the Case

As the economic fallout of COVID-19 continues, more and more people will seek out forbearances for their home, auto, and student loans. The options available are dependent on the type of government-backed loans held by the borrowers. Max Gardner and Jay Patterson will explore the end of forbearance options for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans as well as FHA/VA insured loans.

Do you have an auto fraud practice, or are you considering starting one? Want to get help with your thorniest auto fraud cases? Interested in getting auto fraud advice from one of NACA's most experienced auto fraud attorneys? Bernard Brown will be available for an online question and answer session on all topics related to auto fraud.

The COVID-19 pandemic is predicted to dramatically increase the number of tenants being evicted from their homes. Because most states ban arbitration clauses in residential leases and also provide for fee-shifting, this area of consumer law provides a unique opportunity to grow your practice and do a lot of good. This is a beginner-level webinar, so no prior knowledge is needed.

If you are litigating FCRA cases involving the Big Three nationwide CRAs (Equifax/Experian/TransUnion) or furnishers to those CRAs, you need to understand the Metro 2 Reporting format.  This is standardized format that furnishers use to report data to the Big Three.  This webinar will provide an overview of the format for FCRA practitioners at the Intermediate level.

While more than 20 million U.S. jobs were wiped out in April 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown, the unemployment rate has begun to fall in recent months as the economy begins to reopen. This means millions of Americans will be applying for jobs and undergoing employment background checks. Employment and tenant screening CRAs routinely mismatch people, omit crucial information about a case, provide misleading information, and misclassify offenses when preparing consumer reports in the form of employment and tenant screening background checks.

If you are suing debt buyers under the FDCPA, you need to understand the recent Circuit Court of Appeals decisions on whether these entities are debt collectors. Debt buyers are pushing the “passive” debt buyer argument through our courts to further restrict the FDCPA’s application and chip away at its already limited coverage. This webinar will prepare you for facing the “passive” debt buyer issue in your FDCPA cases involving debt buyers. This webinar is geared to intermediate practitioners.