This NCLC Digital Library article examines the most significant 2024 FDCPA developments, including summaries of all reported circuit court of appeals decisions, the latest approaches to dealing with FDCPA standing problems, CFPB guidance on collection of medical debt, and important FDCPA claims relating to new legislation limiting credit reporting of medical debt.
This article lists federal and state consumer law rights scheduled to go into effect or expire during the period from December 1, 2024, through January 1, 2026.
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Advocates made strides to protect consumers from medical debt, junk fees, predatory loans, risky mortgages, hidden car costs, and many other unfair practices.
The National Consumer Law Center advanced consumer justice in many ways. Here’s a look at NCLC in numbers in 2023.
Federal nursing home law prohibits nursing homes from requesting or requiring a third party, such as a resident’s family member or friend, to sign an agreement to be personally liable for a resident’s nursing home expenses. Despite these protections, nursing homes commonly use questionable admission agreements that seek to make family, friends, or other third…
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This article explains the implications of bankruptcy rule changes for individual debtors and provides resources to deal with the changes.
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