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The CFPB: Practice Tips and “OMG!” Lessons from the 2016 NACTT Annual Conference

The CFPB: Practice Tips and "OMG!" Lessons from the 2016 NACTT Annual Conference

Don’t ignore this topic; it’s important for bankruptcy practitioners to know about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and educate their clients (whether consumers or creditors). Here are a few tips we learned about the CFPB at the 2016 NACTT Conference a couple of weeks ago.

Consumers, debtors’ attorneys, and creditors’ attorneys really need to know about the CFPB!
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