NCLC’s comments focus on the relationship between New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protections (“DCWP”) proposed debt collection amendments, the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), and federal debt collection regulations issued to implement the FDCPA (“Regulation F”). Regulation F has many gaps and weaknesses, and we commend the DCWP’s proposal for…
The National Consumer Law Center submitted testimony in response to a request from the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and the State of New York for feedback on the state of nursing home debt collection in New York. Additional attention and focus on nursing home debt collection is needed in New York to…
Amicus Briefs of Consumer Federation of America, National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Reports, and Empire Justice Center filed in NY Federal Court in support of the CFPB and NY AG’s opposition to a motion to dismiss their case against Credit Acceptance Corporation.
Housing Law Experts to Probe “Zombie” Second Mortgages and Foreclosures on April 26 WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) upcoming field hearing will feature remarks from CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and leading national and local housing law advocates, including Andrea Bopp Stark, senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, on “zombie” second…
Read More about CFPB to Host Field Hearing on “Zombie Second Mortgage Debt” in Brooklyn
NCLC submitted comments in response to the previous version of the proposed amendments. We commend the efforts of the Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) to continue to strengthen these regulations and to fill gaps in consumer protections left by the federal debt collection regulations issued to implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Regulation F).…
