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New NCLC Practice Tools

By Jon Sheldon

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1. The 2010 Edition of Surviving Debt (494 pp.) ($20) due from the printers on March 19, is our most popular book. Geared for consumers, counselors, paralegals, and even attorneys new to consumer law, experienced attorneys regularly take advantage of our $8 bulk price to order 100 books at a time as handouts for clients and others. For more, go to www.consumerlaw.org/shop

2 . Free webinars: "Mortgage Assistance Relief Scams: What Advocates Should Know & Updates on Regulation" on March 10th , "Claiming and Collecting Attorneys' Fees" hosted by NSCLC on March 16, and "Auto Databases: Who knows where that car has been?" on March 18th. Contact jhiemenz@nclc.org for these and future webinars. Go to www.consumerlaw.org/issues/seniors_initiative/webinar.shtml for the 2010 schedule and free downloads of past webinars.

3. Help on New HAMP litigation theory: NCLC with co-counsel has just brought four class action s on behalf of Massachusetts homeowners challenging the failure of Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America, Indimac, and JP Morgan Chase to honor HAMP agreements to convert temporary mortgage modifications into permanent ones. To discuss similar actions in other states, contact NCLC's litigation team: Stuart, srossman@nclc.org, Charles, cdelbaum@nclc.org or Arielle ariellecohen@nclc.org, in our Boston office.

4 . Hot Topics in The latest NCLC REPORTS: Bankruptcy & Foreclosures Ed. (Jan./Feb. 2010): how to get information on HAMP denials, Supreme Court to decide disposable income case, d ealing with "phantom" income by resetting CMI. Deceptive Practices & Warranties Ed. (Jan./Feb. 2010): representing loan mod scam victims, new ideas for revoking acceptance against manufacturers, changes to Federal Rules of Procedure re timing.