H.R. 3331 · 108th Congress

Debt Counseling, Debt Consolidation, and Debt Settlement Practices Improvement Act of 2003

Stage: In committee
Sponsor: Julia Carson
Introduced: 2003-10-17
Latest action: 2003-11-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

Subjects

Congress

Civil actions and liability

Law

Finance and financial sector

Commerce

Business ethics

Business records

Consumer credit

Federal preemption

Administrative remedies

Government Operations and Politics

Congressional reporting requirements

Consumer education

Governmental investigations

Fraud

Consumer protection

Federal-state relations

Government paperwork

Parties to actions

Restrictive trade practices

State laws

Administrative procedure

Personal budgets

Class actions (Civil procedure)

Counseling

Fines (Penalties)

Independent regulatory commissions

Financial services

Affiliated corporations

Negligence

Fees

Deceptive advertising

Collection of accounts

Debtor and creditor

Damages

Legal fees

Federal Trade Commission

Contracts

Limitation of actions

Conflict of interests