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Letter to the FCC regarding Notice of Ex Parte Presentation, CG docket No. 02-278

Petition of Assurance IQ, LLC This ex parte Notice relates to a meeting held on August 11 between representatives from variousconsumer groups with staff of the Bureau on Consumer and Governmental Affairs, along with TimSostrin, an attorney representing a consumer in a case pending against Assurance IQ, LLC. TheBureau staff in attendance were Aaron Garza,…

Motion to Alter or Amend Order of Judgment and Motion to Certify Question of Law to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

July 20, 2020

Commercialized (In)Justice Litigation Guide

June 1, 2020

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…

CA Governor May Revise Proposal for a Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)

May 27, 2020

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.

Legal Aid Comments to Proposed Listing of Elements for Borrower Defense Form

May 4, 2020

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

Call for a Nationwide Moratorium on Juvenile Fees and Fines

130 groups Call for a Nationwide Moratorium on Juvenile Fees and Fines

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…

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…

Letter Supporting the Medical Debt Relief Act

May 11, 2020

Group Letter urging inclusion of S1581/HR 6470: the Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019 in the next COVID-19 relief package

Testimony of Ariel Nelson regarding H.4652, An Act Regarding Decarceration and COVID-19

May 5, 2020

Testimony regarding Bill H.4652, An Act Regarding Decarceration and COVID-19

Letter to HUD Regarding Comments to Mortgagee Letter 2020-06

April 30, 2020

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.

Letter Regarding Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Community Reinvestment Act Regulations

April 8, 2020

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 regarding Notice of Ex Parte Presentation, CG docket No. 02-278

Motion to Alter or Amend Order of Judgment and Motion to Certify Question of Law to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Commercialized (In)Justice Litigation Guide

CA Governor May Revise Proposal for a Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)

Legal Aid Comments to Proposed Listing of Elements for Borrower Defense Form

Call for a Nationwide Moratorium on Juvenile Fees and Fines

Call for a Nationwide Moratorium on Juvenile Fees and Fines

Fact Sheet: Debt Collection in the States and D.C.

Letter Supporting the Medical Debt Relief Act

Testimony of Ariel Nelson regarding H.4652, An Act Regarding Decarceration and COVID-19

Letter to HUD Regarding Comments to Mortgagee Letter 2020-06

Letter Regarding Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Community Reinvestment Act Regulations

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