Avtal, Inc. Appoints John McNamara as Chief Growth Officer WASHINGTON, D.C., June 24, 2025 – Avtal, a fast-growing digital communications technology startup specializing in receivables management, today announced the appointment of John McNamara as Chief Growth Officer. McNamara previously... Continue Reading
NCBA 2025 Scholarship Winner: Hutton Parsons We're excited to announce that Hutton Parsons was selected as this year's recipient for the NCBA 2025 Scholarship sponsored by Barron & Newburger Foundation. Hutton is a 2nd year law student at the... Continue Reading
On Friday, September 27, 2024, NCBA filed an Amicus Brief in the Supreme Court case, United States v. Miller, No. 23-824. The Supreme Court granted certiorari on the following question: Whether a bankruptcy trustee may avoid a debtor’s tax payment to the United States under Section 544(b)... Continue Reading
Earlier this month, with the generous help of NCBA members Joy Jackson, CEO of Faber & Brand, L.L.C. and David J. Weimer, Chief Compliance Officer, Kramer & Frank, P.C., we set out to launch an initiative to educate law students on the practice of creditors rights. The goal is to launch a... Continue Reading
On June 3, 2024, the CFPB announced the establishment of a new offenders’ registry final rule. This registry is aimed at detecting and deterring corporate offenders who have violated consumer laws and are subject to federal, state, or local government or court orders. Unfortunately, NCBA... Continue Reading
While NCBA is hard at work representing our industry year-round, this past week NCBA members helped truly amplify our voice. Having our members travel to DC and personally share their concerns with congressional offices is a highlight for NCBA and an important part of our advocacy strategy. With... Continue Reading
The Supreme Court this morning upheld the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a 7 to 2 decision, the court determined that the CFPB’s funding mechanism complies with the Constitution’s Appropriations Clause. Justice Clarence Thomas authored the... Continue Reading
We're excited to announce that Evan Hammer was selected as this year's recipient for the NCBA 2024 Scholarship sponsored by Barron & Newburger Foundation. Evan is an incoming 1L at the University of Chicago Law School, and he graciously approved of us sharing his winning essay on this year's... Continue Reading
We're excited to announce that earlier today Representative Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) introduced H.R. 7947 of the 118th Congress, a bill to protect state and federal courts' authority to regulate and oversee the legal profession. The bill has been assigned to both the House Judiciary Committee (HJC)... Continue Reading
AI is everywhere these days and everyone seems to be talking about it. They even say it's going to change the future of work. But how? What does AI really mean for your work and the creditors rights industry? We hope to provide answers to these questions and more through our new AI Learning Series... Continue Reading
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On November 29, CFPB Director, Rohit Chopra, testified to the House Financial Services Committee (HFS) for the "Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection" and before the Senate Banking Committee (SB) on November 30. Industry Impact One of the top issued discussed which... Continue Reading
