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NCLC works across a number of issues facing consumers to stop exploitative practices, help financially stressed families build and retain wealth, and advance economic fairness.

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Events & Webinars

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The Tenant Advocate’s Consumer Toolkit: Fighting Fees, Debt, and Barriers to Rental Housing

TIME: 2 – 4 PM EST This training equips advocates and attorneys with consumer protection tools to support renters facing tenant screening issues, rental housing junk fees, and rental debt collection. Participants will learn how to use consumer law tools including the FDCPA, FCRA, and UDAP statutes to identify legal claims and challenge predatory practices.…
March 17, 2026

Bankruptcy Issue Spotting and Debt Settlement Red Flags: Practical Guidance for Attorneys

TIME: 2 – 4 PM EST This webinar will equip attorneys with practical tools for evaluating when bankruptcy can serve as an effective strategy to stop public housing evictions, unwind certain foreclosures, discharge student loan debt, halt wage garnishments, and address other urgent financial issues. Rather than functioning as a step by step filing guide,…
March 24, 2026

Publications

Now Available: Fair Debt Collection, 2025 11th Edition

Relied on for over 40 years and cited by the U.S. Supreme Court, NCLC's Fair Debt Collection is the preeminent treatise on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), providing all the tools a practitioner needs to successfully bring an FDCPA lawsuit.

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