U.S. House Committee to Consider Crucial Debt Collection Reforms

For Immediate Release: U.S. House Committee to Consider Crucial Debt Collection Reforms Today, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services will hold a markup of the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement…

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CFPB Rule to Protect Tenants’ Debt Collection Rights Under CDC Eviction Moratorium

For Immediate Release CFPB Proposal Will Help Vulnerable Tenants Combat Aggressive Rent Collections, Evictions Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an interim final rule in support of the Centers for Disease…

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NACA Statement on Biden Administration’s Slate of Judicial Nominees 

For immediate release: NACA Statement on Biden Administration’s Slate of Judicial Nominees Washington, DC —The following is a statement from Ira Rheingold, the Executive Director of the National Association of…

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New Bill Would Restore Tax Fairness for Harmed Consumers

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today introduced the End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act, which would amend the tax code so that individuals who win consumer cases are…

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​Hearing Shines Light on Forced Arbitration, Corporations Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card

February 11, 2021 For Immediate Release: Hearing Shines Light on Forced Arbitration, Corporations Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law holds a hearing on ending…

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NACA Survey Identifies Dominant Areas of Consumer Harm in Auto Sales

For Immediate Release Vehicle Defects, Deception and Fraud in Financing are Dominant Areas of Consumer Harm in Auto Sales: Consumer Attorney Survey Washington, D.C. – Misrepresentations and failure to disclose…

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Ill. Legislature Passes Critical Protections to Halt Abusive High-Cost Loans

January 13, 2021 For Immediate Release: Ill. Legislature Passes Critical Protections to Halt Abusive High-Cost Loans Today, both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly passed the Predatory Loan Prevention Act in…

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CFPB Debt Collection Rule a Mixed Bag for Consumers 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2020 CFPB Debt Collection Rule a Mixed Bag for Consumers  One-Third of U.S. Adults with a Credit Report Have Debt in Collection Washington, D.C. –…

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In Rule Reversal, CFPB Gives Predatory Lenders a Pass

For Immediate Release: In Rule Reversal, CFPB Gives Predatory Lenders a Pass Below is the statement of Christine Hines, Legislative Director, National Association of Consumer Advocates Note: The Consumer Financial…

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