City Bar Urges Support for the Consumer Credit Fairness Act

The New York City Bar Association has written to New York State Senators urging them to support the Consumer Credit Fairness Act ("CCFA"), which has passed in the Assembly and is currently being considered by the Senate’s Rules Committee. The CCFA, which would strengthen consumer protections in consumer debt collection proceedings, "is critical to stemming the tide of abusive debt collection lawsuits that continue to cause economic and emotional injury to thousands of New Yorkers and unduly burden our court system". The letter, signed by Janet Ray Kalson and Anahid M. Ugurlayan, Chairs of the City Bar’s Civil Court and Consumer Affairs Committees respectively, can be read here.