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California Law Removes Vestiges of Debtors’ Prisons; Other States Urged to Follow Suit

October 17, 2023

A new California law ensures that no one in the state can be imprisoned because they owe a consumer debt.

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Wage Garnishment and Bank Account Seizures

June 18, 2018

Creditors and debt buyers bring millions of collection lawsuits which usually result in a court judgment for the creditor or debt buyer. This article focuses on consumer rights and strategies to deal with your civil court judgment debt.

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New Limits on Wage Seizures Will Help California Workers

September 30, 2022

NCLC Advocates Praise Gov. Newsom for Signing SB 1477, which reduces wage seizures from workers in debt WASHINGTON – Advocates from the National Consumer Law Center applaud California Governor Gavin Newsom today for protecting workers and families by signing SB 1477 (Wieckowski). The new law will completely protect a worker who earns $20 per hour…

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Advocates Applaud Maine Legislature’s Passage of Bill to Protect Basic Necessities from Garnishment by Debt Collectors

July 1, 2021

Consumer advocates applaud the passage of LD 737, An Act To Increase the Value of Property Exempt from Attachment and Execution. The bill expands minimum protections of basic needs from garnishment by debt collectors. In addition to expanding protections for family homes and vehicles, the bill provides protection for up to $3,000 in consumers’ bank…

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Report: Which States Put Families at Risk of Poverty During the Covid Crisis?

October 29, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 29, 2020 Boston – As millions of families suffer job loss or struggle to pay bills during COVID-19, states have an important role in protecting them from seizure of essential wages and property to pay old debts. A new state survey from the National Consumer Law Center finds that not one jurisdiction’s laws…

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Report: States Put Families at Risk to Feed an Insatiable Debt Collection Machine

November 12, 2019

National Consumer Law Center’s 50-State Review: ‘Horse and Buggy’ Laws Need Major Reform Boston – Millions of families have still not recovered from the Great Recession of 2008, and the astronomic growth of the debt buyer industry makes them increasingly vulnerable to seizure of essential wages and property to pay their oldest debts. A new…

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California Law Removes Vestiges of Debtors’ Prisons; Other States Urged to Follow Suit

Wage Garnishment and Bank Account Seizures

New Limits on Wage Seizures Will Help California Workers

Advocates Applaud Maine Legislature’s Passage of Bill to Protect Basic Necessities from Garnishment by Debt Collectors

Report: Which States Put Families at Risk of Poverty During the Covid Crisis?

Report: States Put Families at Risk to Feed an Insatiable Debt Collection Machine

Support NCLC