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Whitney Barkley-Denney ‌

Whitney Barkley Denney Dec2016

Deputy Director of State Policy & Senior Policy Counsel

Debt Collection & Settlement Student Loans Payday and Other Small Dollar Loans

Whitney Barkley-Denney is a deputy director of state policy and a senior policy counsel, based in Durham, NC. She works with state legislatures, attorneys general, and governors to fight predatory lending, exploitative student loan practices, and unscrupulous debt collectors.

Prior to CRL, Whitney worked on a range of election law issues as director of the Michigan Election Law Project and field director for Election Protection 2008, coordinating law students and attorneys to monitor polls for election irregularities during the 2008 presidential campaign. Whitney clerked for the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, serving in the Voter Protection Division, working to enforce the 1964 Voting Rights Act. She accepted a fellowship from Equal Justice Works/AmeriCorps to do foreclosure assistance work with the Mississippi Center for Justice, developing legal and policy expertise in foreclosure, consumer lending, and for-profit colleges. In 2013 and 2014, Whitney was appointed to the US Department of Education's Federal Rulemaking Committee on Gainful Employment and Programmatic Integrity, helping to set federal financial policy for students.

Whitney attended The College of Charleston, in Charleston (SC), and graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, being named 2009 Woman Law Student of the Year by the National Women Lawyers Association. When she's not at work, Whitney enjoys theater.

News

Thursday, May 8, 2025

NAACP of Maryland, Unions, and Consumer Advocates Urge Governor Moore to Veto Bill that Legalizes Predatory Payday Loans and Weakens Ban on Lending Discrimination

Friday, April 4, 2025

Today: Maryland’s State Senate to Vote on Bill that Legalizes Predatory Payday Loans Made Through a Phone

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Fintech Industry and Maryland Legislative Allies Hijack Regulatory Bill, Abandon Long-Held Consumer Financial Protections, Allow the Return of Abusive Payday Lending

Sunday, March 17, 2024

The DEFINITIVE guide to all the student loan forgiveness Biden has announced so far - do YOU qualify?

Friday, January 26, 2024

Stopping predatory rent-a-bank loans is good policy

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