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Commercialized (In)Justice Litigation Guide
Applying consumer laws to commercial bail, prison retail, and private debt collection Increasingly, Americans who have contact with the criminal legal system find themselves deprived not only of their liberty but also of their property, as the system imposes onerous fines and fees on criminal defendants and their loved ones. Today, the resulting criminal justice…
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CA Governor May Revise Proposal for a Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
A letter in support of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which is necessary to protect California consumers during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.
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Legal Aid Comments to Proposed Listing of Elements for Borrower Defense Form
Comments from the Legal Aid Community to the Department of Education re: Proposed 2020 Universal Borrower Defense to Loan Repayment (BD) Form Listing of Elements
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Call for a Nationwide Moratorium on Juvenile Fees and Fines
130 groups Call for a Nationwide Moratorium on Juvenile Fees and Fines
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Call for a Nationwide Moratorium on Juvenile Fees and Fines
COVID-19 has created an unprecedented public health and economic crisis. Low-wage, hourly, and gig workers are losing income or risking their health working in close proximity to others. More and more families are struggling to pay rent, keep the lights on, feed their children, and get medical care in the midst of widespread fear and…
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Fact Sheet: Debt Collection in the States and D.C.
Consumer complaints and share of population with a debt in collection In 2019, 68 million Americans had one or more debts in collection on their credit reports. A debt in collection can wreak havoc on consumers, subjecting them to harassing debt collection calls, negative credit reporting, and potential lawsuits. This chart ranks the 50 states…
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Letter Supporting the Medical Debt Relief Act
Group Letter urging inclusion of S1581/HR 6470: the Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019 in the next COVID-19 relief package
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Testimony of Ariel Nelson regarding H.4652, An Act Regarding Decarceration and COVID-19
Testimony regarding Bill H.4652, An Act Regarding Decarceration and COVID-19
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Letter to HUD Regarding Comments to Mortgagee Letter 2020-06
Organizations comment on HUD’s response to the COVID-19 epidemic and on its implementation of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act through Mortgagee Letter 2020-06.
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Letter Regarding Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Community Reinvestment Act Regulations
Consumer, community, civil rights, housing and other public interest organizations submit these comments in response to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)’s and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)’s joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or OCC/FDIC proposal) on the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations.
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Letter to the FCC—Protect Incarcerated People
During this unprecedented crisis, the organizations below write on behalf of our country’s most vulnerable people in terms of health and economic stability: incarcerated people and their families and loved ones. During the COVID-19 pandemic incarcerated and detained individuals are being deprived of family visits across the country in conditions that make them uniquely at…
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