ABI Executive Director Sam Gerdano talks with Prof. Michael D. Sousa of the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law about his recent analytical look at the stigma of bankruptcy. Sousa published the lead article in the Summer 2018 edition of the ABI Law Review, “The Persistence of Bankruptcy Stigma,” which presented his findings that the stigma surrounding personal bankruptcy has actually increased, not decreased, over time.

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Hearing on Oversight of Bankruptcy Law and Legislative Proposals.

ABI Deputy Executive Director Amy Quackenboss talks with David Cox of Cox Law Group and Elizabeth Gunn of the Office of the Virginia Attorney General about their new consumer book.

The CFPB’s suit against Ocwen serves as something of a roadmap of potential issues for other mortgage servicers to watch out for.
The CFPB’s overzealous and heavy-handed regulatory tactics, arising out of near limitless and sweeping powers conferred by broad enabling statutory language, could result in financial ruin.

ABI Executive Director Sam Gerdano moderates a discussion of the most powerful government agency, the CFPB, with Alane Becket (Becket & Lee) and Joanne Needleman (Clark Hill.)

Federal courts may be willing to hear FDCPA and CFPA claims brought by the CFPB against debt-collection attorneys, particularly attorneys that represent debt-buyers.
From a 2015 session at the Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference, a comprehensive overview of debt collection practices.