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Mortgage Foreclosure Legislation Stalls in General Assembly

On February 24, 2020, Kelly Guzzo attorney Kristi Kelly testified in opposition to a bill in the Virginia General Assembly that would result in increased wrongful foreclosures for Virginia homeowners.  Kelly’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with representatives from the Virginia Poverty Law Center and Housing Opportunities Made

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CFPB Publishes New Resource for Checking Consumer Reports

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently published the 2020 edition of its list of consumer reporting companies.  The list identifies entities that collect information about consumers and explains when and how to request the various consumer reports that are compiled about you. The “big three” consumer reporting companies –

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Kelly Participates in Federal Government Workshop on Consumer Reporting

Kelly Guzzo’s Kristi Kelly, a nationally-recognized attorney on credit reporting issues, was invited to participate in a recent federal government workshop on accuracy in consumer reporting.  The workshop was jointly hosted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on December 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. 

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Guzzo Receives Rising Star Award

Kelly Guzzo partner Andrew Guzzo, who spearheads the firm’s predatory lending practice, was recently honored with the 2019 Rising Star Award by the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC). This prestigious award is presented annually to attorneys who have made major contributions to the field of consumer law early in their

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Pew Study Exposes Risks Faced by Virginia Borrowers

  The Pew Charitable Trusts recently released an alarming new study on payday and title lending practices in Virginia and the associated harm caused to consumers.  The study finds that hundreds of thousands of Virginia borrowers, who typically use these small loans to cover normal expenses like rent, mortgage payments,

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