Consumer Affairs Committee

The Consumer Affairs Committee of the New York City Bar Association addresses current consumer protection issues on the national, state and local levels. Recent topics include consumer credit and debt, the new Consumer Financial Protection Board, updates on consumer protection legislation and reform on the state and local levels, privacy, and advertising and marketing law. The committee often collaborates with other City Bar committees, particularly in opining on state and local legislative issues and organizing programs.

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Recent Reports

Testimony before the Department of Consumer Affairs on proposed amendments to the rules regarding the licensing of process servers (June 2011) ( PDF )
Subject area: process servers

Report on A.491 which concerns the rules regarding the regulation of process servers (June 2011) ( PDF )
Subject area: process servers

Report on A.8212-A/S.5215-B which would expand the definition of budget planning in include debt management and debt settlement and regulate the activities of budget planners (June 2011) ( PDF )
Subject area: Debt Settlement Companies

For the full list of committee reports click here

Legislative Activity

For more information on the legislative and policy work of the committee, including relevant reports, bill texts and additional advocacy materials, click here.