Debt Collection
BACKGROUND MATERIALS
- Junk Justice: A Statistical Analysis of 4,400 Lawsuits Filed by Debt Buyers (Peter A. Holland, Loyola Consumer Law Review, 2014)
- Debt Collectors, Debt Complaints: The CFPB’s Consumer Complaint Database Gets Real Results for Consumers (USPIRG, March 2014)
- No Fresh Start: How States Let Debt Collectors Push Families Into Poverty (National Consumer Law Center, Oct 2013)
- The Debt Collection Racket in New York: How the Industry Violates Due Process and Perpetuates Economic Inequality (New Economy Project, June 2013)
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (CFPB, March 2012)
- Past Due: Why Debt Collection Practices and the Debt Buying Industry Need Reform Now (Consumers Union, Jan 2011)
- The Debt Machine: How the Collection Industry Hounds Consumers and overwhelms Courts (NCLC, July 2010)
LETTERS TO CFPB
- Consumer Groups’ Joint Letter to CFPB (Feb 28, 2014)
- National Consumer Law Center (Feb 28, 2014)
- Consumer Action (Feb 28, 2014)
- New Economy Project (Feb 28, 2014)
- New Yorkers for Responsible Lending (Feb 28, 2014)