Congress Has More to Do to Aid Consumers, Workers Blindsided by COVID-19
Written by Christine Hines, Legislative Director
consumer protection
Groups Call for Credit, Debt Protections to Address Financial Distress From COVID-19
Publish Date:
March 22, 2020
Type:
legislative
Call for Credit and Debt Protections to Address Financial Distress From COVID-19
NACA Joins Groups in Letter to Congressional Leaders on COVID-19
Publish Date:
March 20, 2020
Type:
legislative
Consumer, civil rights, housing, and labor organizations wrote to congressional leaders to recommend that the stimulus package for COVID-19 provide substantial relief for workers, consumers, and small businesses.
NACA in the News: 6 things you need to know before giving money on a crowdfunding website
Release Date:
April 15, 2019
Chicago Tribune, 6 things you need to know before giving money on a crowdfunding website.
Broad Coalition Opposes Reversal of Net Neutrality Rule
Publish Date:
December 12, 2017
Type:
legislative
NACA joined a broad coalition letter to Congress opposing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s order that would reverse its own net neutrality rule issued in 2016. The net neutrality rule was based on the principle that all data on the internet should be treated equally, and that internet service providers (ISPs) should not discriminate or provide preference to any data, regardless of its source, content, or destination.
NACA in the News: GOP lawmaker, pockets stuffed with bank cash, leads assault on consumer bureau (Los Angeles Times)
Release Date:
April 7, 2017
NACA in the News: Avenging a One-Star Review With Digital Sabotage (The Atlantic)
Release Date:
April 5, 2017
The Atlantic, Avenging a One-Star Review With Digital Sabotage
NACA in the News: What Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Could Mean for Your Consumer Rights (Money Magazine)
Release Date:
March 20, 2017
NACA in the News: Sen. Pat Toomey expected to play key role in reducing banking regulations
Release Date:
February 13, 2017
The Allentown Morning Call, Sen. Pat Toomey expected to play key role in reducing banking regulations
""Weakening them [regulations] while simultaneously allowing banks to engage in more speculative lending practices, which Republicans in Congress have proposed, would be a mistake, said Ira Rheingold, executive director of the National Association of Consumer Advocates.
NACA in the News: CFPB keeps a database that banks can't wait to wipe
Release Date:
February 8, 2017
The Chicago Tribune, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau keeps a database that banks can't wait to wipe.
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