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Debt Collection & Settlement News
Oct 30
CFPB Debt Collection Rule a Mixed Bag for Consumers
Oct 13
New CRL Report: Debt Collectors in California May Have Seized $700M, Often Based on Scant Evidence & Other Questionable Practices
Aug 05
In Comment to CFPB, Consumer and Civil Rights Organizations Urge Agency to Ban Collection of Time-Barred Debt
Jun 18
CRL's Ellen Harnick on KCBS Radio in San Francisco

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State of Lending in America
The report outlines predatory lending practices in various fields of consumer lending, and explains why protecting fair, affordable access to credit is vital for both consumers and the U.S. economy.

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Debt Collection & Settlement

Research & Policy

Research
November 19, 2013
A Roll of the Dice: Debt Settlement Still a Risky Strategy for Debt-Burdened Households
Research
November 7, 2013
Debt Settlement Firms Adopt "Attorney Model" to Evade State and Federal Rules
Research
December 12, 2012
State of Lending: America's Household Balance Sheet Chapter
Bill Law
August 17, 2011
HB 484 Transfer Emergency Foreclosure Program to HFA
Comment Letter
August 15, 2011
Comments to CFPB re Larger Participant Rulemaking
Amicus Brief
April 28, 2011
Maryland Repossession Law--Amicus Brief In Support of Apellant Donna Epps
Comment Letter
July 2, 2010
Debt Settlement Comments to the FTC
Research
June 29, 2010
The Debt Settlement Industry
Research
April 7, 2010
Financial Reform: All you need to know about CFPB, CFPA and the Regulatory Reform
Research
October 1, 2009
SB 974 Consumer Economic Protection Act of 2009

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Kiran Sidhu
Policy Counsel
Lisa Stifler
Director of State Policy
Ellen Harnick
Executive Vice President & Western Office Director