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Forbearance Options and CARES Act Requirements

2020-05-21T13:11:45-05:00May 18, 2020|Categories: Foreclosures & Mortgages, Webinars|

May 14, 2020 In this session, we will go into more depth about the language of the CARES Act and the ways different government entities are implementing its requirements. We will also touch on how servicers are handling forbearance requests, and strategies to deal with servicer noncompliance. Speakers: John Rao, Staff Attorney at the National [...]

COVID-19 and Mortgage Relief for Homeowners: CARES Act Protections

2020-05-18T17:13:21-05:00May 11, 2020|Categories: Webinars|

May 7, 2020 This webinar will provide an overview of the forbearance and post-forbearance options for federally-backed mortgages, including an explanation of what the CARES Act requires and a discussion of the servicing policies of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, and USDA. Speakers: Sarah Bolling Mancini, National Consumer Law Center Andrea Bopp Stark, National [...]

CFPB’s Proposed Debt Collection Rule: Briefing and Action Items

2019-06-17T09:18:28-05:00June 4, 2019|Categories: Other Webinars|

June 19th 2-3PM (ET) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has published its Proposed Debt Collection Rule in the Federal Register and comments are due August 19. Join us on June 19, 20192:00-3:00PM (ET) for a Briefing and Strategy Session co-sponsored by the National Consumer Law Center and Americans for Financial Reform. We will discuss what [...]

Legal Services and Payday Loans: Help for Us, Help for You

2019-06-04T11:11:28-05:00March 25, 2019|Categories: Other Webinars, Webinars|

  April 17, 2019 at 2:00-2:30PM (ET) Speakers: Lauren Saunders, Associate Director (National Consumer Law Center) Dana Wiggins, Director of Outreach and Financial Advocacy (Virginia Poverty Law Center) Join us for a quick, 30-minute webinar designed for legal services organizations on how you can help us defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) payday loan [...]

What the New Arbitration Rule Means for Litigating Against For-Profit Schools

2019-05-29T13:54:23-05:00February 19, 2019|Categories: Student Loans|

January 29, 2019 While many for-profit schools previously tried to insulate themselves from lawsuits using forced arbitration clauses and class action bans, a rule that went into effect in October 2018 conditions school participation in the federal student loan program on agreement not to enforce these clauses against students with consumer claims. The Department has [...]

Driving with Debt: What Attorneys and Organizers Can Do to Address the Problem of Driver’s License Suspensions for Court Debt

2019-02-19T13:00:55-05:00January 31, 2019|Categories: Auto Sales & Financing, Criminal Debt Justice|

January 31, 2019 Most states suspend driver's licenses based on unpaid debts arising out of criminal proceedings or traffic tickets, and as a result millions of low-income people have lost their licenses simply because they cannot afford to pay fines and fees. This webinar will briefly address the harsh, perverse, and discriminatory impact of such [...]

How California’s New Privacy Law Affects Everyone

2019-02-19T13:02:41-05:00December 13, 2018|Categories: Other Webinars|

December 13, 2018 A new California law that changes the way companies handle personal information could affect consumers nationwide. The law imposes some of the toughest privacy protections in the country, but the law stops short of tougher measures California was considering. The law, which takes effect in 2020, mandates a wide variety of new [...]

Payday Loan Battles: Preparing Before the Fight Even Begins

2019-02-19T13:03:09-05:00October 2, 2018|Categories: Other Webinars|

October 2, 2018 As payday loans evolve, payday and other small-dollar lenders are pushing states to permit even more unaffordable high-cost loans that will plunge families into an even bigger and deeper debt trap. Advocates need to anticipate and prepare for these efforts well before bills are introduced and the lobbying begins. This webinar will [...]

Ensuring that People Are Not Jailed Due to Poverty: Reforming Policies and Representing Clients in Criminal Justice Debt Ability to Pay Proceedings.

2019-02-21T09:23:08-05:00May 22, 2018|Categories: Criminal Debt Justice|

May 22, 2018 The Constitution prohibits jailing defendants for non-payment of debts they cannot afford but too often courts fail to conduct adequate "ability to pay" proceedings and unrepresented individuals are sent to jail simply because they are too poor to pay a fee. This webinar discusses both effective representation of individuals in ability to [...]