This National Consumer Law Center report surveys states’ Student Protection Funds (SPFs) and provides a roadmap for how and why all states through the creation or strengthening of SPFs can provide relief to help students recover financial losses caused by school fraud or sudden closure. Report Summary Appendix A: States with Student Protection Funds (SPFs) [...]
January 7, 2021 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized part two of its debt collection rules on December 18th. This webinar summarizes those rules. Speakers: Andrea Bopp Stark, Staff Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center April Kuehnoff, Staff Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center
Access to Justice S. 3913 (Cortez-Masto)/H.R. 7171 (Horsford) End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act. Senate Support Letter. House Support Letter. S. 2627 (Cortez-Masto) End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act. Support. S. 610 (Sen. Blumenthal)/H.R. 1423 (Rep. Johnson), Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act. Consumer support letter on House and Senate bills. S. [...]
2021 Consumer Protection Federal Priorities 2021 Consumer Protection Priorities for a Covid Stimulus Package Banking 2021 Banking Agency Predatory Lending and Safe Banking Priorities Credit Reporting 2021 Credit & Consumer Reporting Priorities to Promote Economic Recovery Debt Collection The CFPB Must Issue Emergency Guidance on Debt Collection during the Pandemic How Congress and the CFPB [...]
November 6, 2020 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized part one of its debt collection rules on October 30th. This webinar summarizes those rules. Speakers: Andrea Bopp Stark, Staff Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center April Kuehnoff, Staff Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center
Sam Shepard is the N. Neal Pike Fellow at NCLC working to develop resources that help Americans with physical, intellectual, developmental, or other disabilities use consumer law protections to seek justice. In 2019, Sam was a Hobbs Fellow at NCLC. Previously, he worked as a judicial intern for Judge Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson on the First [...]
Spread the Word! Deadlines Approaching for Unclaimed Stimulus Payments The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided economic impact payments to individuals up to $1,200 and $500 for each qualified child to help dampen the impact of the economic fallout of COVID-19. Most people have already received their payments. But about 9 million [...]
July 23, 2020 Lawsuits across the country are challenging commercial bail systems. This webinar will discuss how consumer laws may be used to challenge abusive and unfair bail industry practices, as well as litigation strategies and obstacles. Speakers: Alex Kornya, Iowa Legal Aid Ivy Wang, Southern Poverty Law Center Ariel Nelson, Staff Attorney at the [...]
Urge your U.S. Senators to help families and the economy recover from COVID-19 by passing the HEROES Act The coronavirus crisis is continuing, and the economic crisis is devastating families. With close to 50 million people unemployed, many more with reduced hours, and full economic recovery nowhere in sight, [...]
May 28, 2020 This session will provide an introduction to post-forbearance options for borrowers obtaining mortgage relief under the CARES Act. The program will review options available through FHA and the GSEs based on the most recent guidance and information available. Speakers: Andrea Bopp Stark, Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center Tara Twomey, Of [...]
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