Consumer Advocates Lament Weak Debt Collection Rule

Andy Spears
3 min readDec 21, 2020

Consumer advocates from groups including the National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Federation of America, Americans for Financial Reform, and the National Association of Consumer Advocates expressed concern about the Consumer Financial Bureau’s new rule on consumer debt collection.

The group of advocates are now urging the incoming Biden Administration to revisit the debt collection rule and take further steps to protect consumers. Specifically, the group noted:

Andy Spears

Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .