National Survey on Barriers to Disputing & Blocking Coerced Debt

2/25/2025 by CSAJ, NCLC, Coerced Debt Working Group

In January, 2025, the Coerced Debt Working Group conducted a national survey of attorneys, advocates, and programs to assess barriers survivors and advocates face in disputing and obtaining blocks on coerced debt from credit reporting agencies. This data file shared data, viewable by region and population served, to inform comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's request for comments.

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(RE: CFPB Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt Docket No. CFPB-2024-0057)

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  • Authors

    • CSAJ
    • NCLC
    • Coerced Debt Working Group

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