Legislation

On behalf of our low income clients, we are monitoring the following legislative activities. To find out the status of a bill and current co-sponsors, visit www.thomas.gov.

Note: For more materials on a particular subject area, visit our Issues page.

Debt Collection/Cell Phone Privacy

Letter opposing H.R. 3035 (Terry), Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011, which permits businesses to make informational and debt collection calls to cell phones without consent, Oct. 27, 2011

Bankruptcy

Letters supporting the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2011 (Cohen) and the Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2011 (Durbin) permitting dischargeability of private student loans, May 25, 2011

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Letter opposing H.R. 1121 (Bachus) and H.R. 1315 (Duffy), which weakens CFPB, May 3, 2011

Mortgage Lending/Foreclosures

Model State Law on Mortgage Servicing: An Outline, Jan. 2011

S. 489 (Reed), Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2011

S. 824 (Sherrod Brown), Foreclosure Fraud and Homeowner Abuse Prevention Act of 2011

Rent-to-Own

Letter opposing H.R. 1588 (Canseco), which preempts state rent-to-own laws.

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Legislative Activities Archive