NCLC joined other consumer organizations in supporting the CFPB’s statement of policy regarding the prohibition on abusive acts and practices and submitted comments outlining a number of types of abusive practices, which impact wide swaths of American consumers and have an especially negative impact on vulnerable and marginalized communities.
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Submitted to Regulations.govRohit Chopra, DirectorConsumer Financial Protection Bureau1700 G Street NW,Washington, DC 20552 Dear Director Chopra, The undersigned consumer organizations are pleased to support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposal to require nonbank covered persons that are subject to certain agency and court orders to register those orders with the CFPB. The registry will…
In an op-ed originally appearing in Colorado Politics on March 14, 2023, Carolyn Carter and David Seligman discuss Colorado’s consumer protection laws that, for too long, have lagged behind other states.
The proposed trade regulation rule will more clearly address imposter scams in which the scammers impersonate government, businesses, or their officials.
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Colorado’s Consumer Protection Act is seriously weakened by its ban on class actions. When a business descends to unfair and deceptive tactics, it rarely singles out just one consumer for this treatment. To the contrary, consumer fraud is often committed on a broad scale, with a fraudulent product or scheme foisted on thousands of consumers.…
