Amicus Brief

This case involves borrowers who purchased a vehicle through a dealership in California. The financial institution in question, Wachovia, did not make the loans, but later purchased the installment contracts from the dealer. When the borrower fell behind on their payments, Wachovia repossessed the cars without properly following California law. California allows self-help repossession, but has strict rules regarding consumers'...

CRL and the National Consumer Law Center filed an amicus brief supporting appellant Donna Epps in regards to the improper repossession of the appellant's vehicle.

CRL and the National Consumer Law Center filed an amicus brief supporting the Federal Reserve's opposition to a TRO and preliminary injunction that would prevent new mortgage rules from going into effect.

California's Rees-Levering Act entitles car loan borrowers to receive information on the amount they must pay to recover their car when it is repossessed. This represents an important, and easy to satisfy, legal protection for car loan borrowers who otherwise may find it hard to determine the amount of payments and fees the lender claims are owed. U.S. Bank successfully...