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2023 Consumer Reform Priorities to Protect Tenants

January 23, 2023

Low- and moderate-income renters have faced tremendous challenges in recent years, including shortages of affordable, decent housing; spiking rent increases; and abuses by corporate and private equity landlords. Contributing to these woes are practices that are regulated by consumer laws, including tenant screening reports, collection of rental debt, and imposition of junk fees. The following reforms are much needed to help struggling renters obtain and keep safe, decent, affordable housing.

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2023 Credit & Consumer Reporting Priorities to Promote Economic Stability

January 18, 2023

Credit reports and scores, tenant and employment screening reports, and other background checks all impact fundamental necessities in a consumer’s life: the ability to rent an apartment or buy a home, obtain insurance, find a job, or obtain fairly priced credit. Yet each one of these categories of “consumer reports” has serious systemic problems, and…

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2023 Consumer Protection Federal Priorities

January 13, 2023

To address the racial and economic inequality that the pandemic and soaring inflation have made so apparent, we need to pursue common-sense reforms that are rooted in basic fairness, fight fraud, and protect consumers in 2023. ACCESS TO JUSTICE: Restore Our Day in Court Our justice system should be open to all. Stop fine-print forced…

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Issue Brief: CFPB Changes Needed to Prevent New Debt Collection Rules from Hurting Consumers

January 1, 2021

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued debt collection regulations at the end of 2020. These rules enacted some provisions to benefit consumers, such as requiring collectors to comply with oral “stop calling” request and prohibiting credit reporting without first giving notice of the alleged debt to the consumer.

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The CFPB Must Issue Emergency Guidance on Debt Collection During the Pandemic

December 1, 2020

Job losses and reduced hours from the coronavirus pandemic have hit families hard, with millions struggling to pay their bills and communities of color hit hardest. Millions of consumers will face increased collection efforts and collection lawsuits in the months ahead.

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How Congress and the CFPB Can Protect Americans from Abusive Debt Collection

November 3, 2020

Before the pandemic, 68 million people in the United States had debt in collection. Economic fallout from job loss and reduced hours related to the coronavirus pandemic have hit families hard with millions struggling to pay their bills and communities of color hit hardest by these economic hardships. Millions of additional consumers are likely to…

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2023 Consumer Reform Priorities to Protect Tenants

2023 Credit & Consumer Reporting Priorities to Promote Economic Stability

2023 Consumer Protection Federal Priorities

Issue Brief: CFPB Changes Needed to Prevent New Debt Collection Rules from Hurting Consumers

The CFPB Must Issue Emergency Guidance on Debt Collection During the Pandemic

How Congress and the CFPB Can Protect Americans from Abusive Debt Collection