On February 22, the Supreme Court in Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 2023 WL 2144417 (U.S. Feb. 22, 2023), held that a debt incurred by business partners and obtained by fraud may not be discharged in bankruptcy even when the debtor is an innocent partner who did not commit the fraud. One can expect bankruptcy creditors to try…
Springfield, Ill. — A coalition of Chicago, statewide and national organizations focused on consumer rights, environmental justice, energy and the environment are joining forces to push for legislation to improve affordability of utility service in response to decades of Illinois utility rate increases with no end in sight. The People’s Utility Rate Relief Act (PURR…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), including Sarah Bolling Mancini, a senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, focusing on foreclosures, mortgage lending, and credit reporting issues.
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“The Biden Administration promised much-needed student debt relief, and 26 million people have already applied for it. If the Supreme Court pulls the rug out from under them, it will be devastating."
Consumer advocacy organizations expressed strong opposition today to H.R. 1165, the Data Privacy Act of 2023, a bill consumer groups believe would actually deprive consumers of important protections under state law, and offer little or no real new protections at the federal level.
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