Successfully Litigating Class Action Cases as Solo Practitioners
Solos, learn how you can make class action litigation more approachable and how to spot potential class-worthy claims in your case files.
Using AI to Improve Your Presentations
Join NACA’s Education Director, Rebecca Smolar and NCLC Senior Attorney Andrea Bopp Stark for a demonstration and conversation about how generative AI apps like Chat GPT and Gemini can give you ideas that you can use to improve your presentation.
Regulation in Litigation: Impact on Consumer Cases of Overruling “Chevron Deference”
This webinar will discuss the breadth and limitations of Loper Bright on judicial review of agency action, as well as the implications for evaluating, strategizing, and litigating consumer law cases.
Bring the FCRA into Your Legal Services Practice
Learn how to integrate the FCRA into your practice, starting with introductory steps for issue spotting and case development.
Understanding the Rapidly Changing Practice of Student Loan Law
If you are interested in getting a better handle on the complexities of the student loan system and want to better advise your clients, this webinar is for you.
Helping Transgender Consumers under the FCRA
Credit and background reporting problems can be frustrating for any consumer to resolve. But transgender consumers face unique challenges when confronting these problems. They often encounter common issues with the way consumer reporting agencies deal with their gender transition. Further, the effects of those practices can be especially harmful to transgender consumers, as they impose…
Successors in Interest Cases 2024
What happens when a borrower dies or a home is transferred through divorce, transferring the home to an owner who is not the original borrower? A ripple effect of the Great Recession of 2009 is a large population of borrowers with refinanced and extended-term mortgage loans that will remain unsatisfied until late in their lives.…
Beating Back Experian’s Attempts to Compel FCRA Claims into Arbitration
This webinar will focus on those strategies and discuss in detail the arguments and approaches when confronting an Experian motion to compel arbitration.
Stop the Insanity! – Learn how TCPA Can Turn Spam into Cases
How would you like to collect $1,500 every time your phone rang with yet another fake solicitation to update non-existent warranties, or buy health care coverage? The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) provides victims $500-$1,500 per violating call. Learn how you can help your clients stop the insanity and get compensated for the harassment they…
How to Effectively Search the CFPB’s Consumer Complaint Database
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal government agency, collects consumer complaints about credit cards, mortgages, bank accounts, student loans, consumer loans, credit reporting, money transfers, debt collection, and other financial problems. Each week it sends about 50,000 complaints about these financial products and services to companies for response. After companies respond, either confirming…
What to Do with Solar Panels in Bankruptcy
More and more there are bankruptcies of solar panel installers. Also, there are increasing numbers of individuals who want to get rid of their solar panels through the bankruptcy process. This webinar will address both sides of the issue. This webinar will be helpful for practitioners who are navigating a consumer dealing with bankruptcy filed…
Fighting against Fraudulent Practices in Reverse Mortgage Servicing
Some mortgage companies exploit seniors through deceptive reverse mortgage practices, including improper charges or payments related to tax payments, homeowners’ insurance and occupancy certifications. This webinar will explore potential breaches of contract and violations of state and federal consumer protection laws, offering valuable insights to address these injustices. By attending, you’ll gain knowledge of how…
You Won Your Case, Now What: Collecting Consumer Judgements
Sometimes consumer advocates win a case, but the defendant doesn’t pay. As a community, we need to do a better job of collecting our clients’ judgments. Not every judgment is collectible, but after this webinar, you will be able to identify which ones to pursue. This webinar is an introduction to the basic tools and…
Bankruptcy may be the Best Choice for Student Loan Relief Post Election
Have you been wondering how the new ED guidelines for discharging federal student loan debt in bankruptcy may help in your practice? This webinar will explore potential relief for student loan debt in the next administration. Please note that there will be a 30-minute online conversation following the webinar for those who want to stay…
Introduction to Consumer Law Package
Webinars - Spotting FCRA Violations by Reviewing Your Client's Credit Reports - Developing an Auto Practice Part: Issue Spotting Auto Claims - Debt Defense - Fair Debt Collections Practices Act 101 - Loss Mitigation 101 - RESPA 101: Drafting Effective Requests for Information and Notices of Error - Introduction to Student Loan Cases - To…
Consumer Protection Issues in Real Estate After the National Association of Realtors Settlement
Real estate brokers have enjoyed decades of freedom from regulation and accountability, resulting in commission levels about twice that of comparable nations. The NAR settlement exposed the underlying anti-competitive practices, but the industry is adapting its model to maintain inflated commissions. This webinar will discuss opportunities available to consumer protection attorneys-- whether representing individual consumers…
Preparing for Trial and Drafting the Pretrial Documents- What You Need to Know and Do
You have defeated the motion for summary judgment and the case is set for trial. Now what do you do? Two experienced NACA trial attorneys will let you know the ins and outs of the myriad documents and motions you have to prepare, and overcoming pretrial obstacles, so your trial will be successful. This webinar…
Mastering RFIs and NOEs: Essential RESPA Tools for Protecting Homeowners in Times of Job Loss
As more federal workers lose their jobs, the number of loan modifications and foreclosures is expected to increase during this challenging period of job transition. Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) has established itself as the most effective tool that any consumer practitioner can use when dealing with mortgage servicers. Requests for Information (RFIs) and…
Beginner’s Guide to Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices Statutes in Auto Cases
Almost every state has an Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices Statutes (UDAP) consumer protection statute modeled after the one developed by the Federal Trade Commissions. These statutes are generally uniform across the country but with important differences unique to each state. Bringing a UDAP claim is an excellent starting point for consumer cases. Drawing…
Basics of Evaluating FDCPA Claims
Total consumer debt is at an all-time high. American households hold $18.036 trillion of debt, averaging $105,056 per family. With a jobless rate of four percent, a good percentage of that debt is being pursued in collections. While some debt collectors comply with the state and federal debt collection laws, many do not. This session…
Student Loans in the Eye of the Storm: What Attorneys Need to Know Now
Not a day passes with this new administration where we don’t wonder what is going on with student loans. Combine that with the National SAVE lawsuit in the 8th circuit, and you have what appears to be a perfect storm. What payment plans are valid? Is forgiveness still on the table? And what about this…
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