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FHFA’s Delay of Fannie & Freddie Mortgage Refinancing Fee is a Necessary Yet Utterly Insufficient Step for Struggling Homeowners

2020-08-26T21:12:41-05:00August 26, 2020|Categories: Media Center, Press Releases (Archived)|

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced yesterday that a fee from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which FHFA previously approved and which makes refinancing more expensive for mortgages backed by those companies, will be delayed until December 1. FHFA also said the fee will not apply to refinance loans with balances [...]

First Time Attendees

2020-11-09T08:45:57-05:00August 21, 2020|Categories: Conferences & Training|

The Virtual 2020 CRLC is the place to be in 2020! What is the Consumer Rights Litigation Conference? The Consumer Rights Litigation Conference is the premier educational and networking gathering for consumer rights attorneys and advocates. For almost 30 years this conference has educated and strengthened the community, expanding the opportunities for both each year. [...]

CFPB Issues Proposal to Permit Mortgage Lenders to Make Unaffordable Loans Without Consequences

2020-08-18T15:52:39-05:00August 18, 2020|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 18, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or Alys Cohen (acohen@nclc.org) National Consumer Law Center Statement: Proposal May be Challenged Washington, D.C. - Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’(CFPB) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Dodd-Frank Act ability to repay and qualified mortgage rules. The following [...]

May 17 Deadline to Get Unclaimed Stimulus Payments

2021-04-12T11:09:56-05:00August 17, 2020|Categories: Take Action|

Spread the Word! Help Non-Filers Receive Unclaimed Stimulus Payments by May 17   Congress has approved three rounds of stimulus payments to help dampen the impact of the economic fallout of COVID-19, and more could still be coming. Most people have already received their payments. But as many as 8 million people who make so little [...]

CFPB Proposal Allows Abusive “Zombie” Debt Collection to Continue

2020-08-04T11:47:31-05:00August 4, 2020|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 4, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or April Kuehnhoff (akuhenhoff@nclc.org) Washington, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should withdraw its supplemental proposed rule on disclosures and instead completely ban all collection of time-barred “zombie” debt, both in and out of court, wrote the National Consumer [...]