S.257 - Consumer Credit Fairness Act

A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to disallow certain claims resulting from high cost credit debts, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to disallow certain claims resulting from high cost credit debts, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Consumer Credit Fairness Act as introduced.

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06/17/09
Today on the Hill

...Law Commission, will testify. 342 Dirksen. Senate Judiciary (10 a.m.): Meets to markup S.417, the "State Secrets Protection Act"; S.257, the "Consumer Credit Fairness Act"; H.R.985 and S.448, the "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009"; S.369, the "Prese

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06/08/09
Senator Whitehouse Hears From Rhode Islanders About Unfair Credit ...

The Consumer Credit Fairness Act (S. 257) would provide incentives for credit companies to keep interest rates reasonable. The Empowering States' Right to ...

Source: All American Patriots (press release)
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06/07/09
The week in Congress: Preemption is awful, except...

S. 257, Consumer Credit Fairness Act, to disallow certain claims resulting from high cost credit debts, and for other purposes. S.369, Preserve Access to ...

Source: Point of Law
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06/07/09
CUNA Opposes Revision of Bankruptcy Law

The panel could consider S. 257 this week that would allow a creditor in a "high-cost consumer credit transaction” to have their claim subordinated to all ...

Source: Credit Union Times
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06/03/09
Today on the Hill

Senate Judiciary (10 am): Meets to markup: S.417, the "States Secret Protection Act"; S.257, the "Consumer Credit Fairness Act"; HR985 and S.448, ...

Source: Washington Post Blogs
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06/03/09
Today on the Hill

...Leadership Center, testify. 138 Dirksen. Senate Judiciary (10 a.m.): Meets to markup: S.417, the "States Secret Protection Act"; S.257, the "Consumer Credit Fairness Act"; H.R.985 and S.448, the "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009"; and vote on the no

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05/06/09
Today on the Hill

Senate Judiciary (10 am): Meets to markup S.417, the "States Secret Protection Act"; S.257, the "Consumer Credit Fairness Act"; HR985 and S.448, ...

Source: Washington Post Blogs
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05/06/09
Today on the Hill

...The nominees testify. 430 Dirksen. Senate Judiciary (10 a.m.): Meets to markup S.417, the "States Secret Protection Act"; S.257, the "Consumer Credit Fairness Act"; H.R.985 and S.448, the "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009"; S.327, the "Improving Ass

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01/12/09
Alles dreht sich um die Nahrung

In: Voderholzer, U., Hohagen, F. (Hrsg.), Therapie psychischer Erkrankungen: State of the Art. Urban & Fischer München, Jena 2007, S. 257-268. ...

Source: Pharmazeutische Zeitung online, Germany
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