Kick Off & Training Event: April 9 at 2pm ET

Watch the Recording of the Kick Off & Training Here 

Office Hours: April 11 from 1pm-4pm ET

Meetings will occur April 15-19

Kick Off and Lobby Training Information
Kick Off Agenda
Speaker Biographies
Best Practices for Running a Meeting with Legislative Staff Meeting Script
Presentation on the Proposed Overdraft Rules

Advocacy Documents
(Please Share with Congressional Offices Ahead of and After Meetings)
Brief on Credit Card Late Fees Rule

Brief on proposed CFPB Overdraft Rule
Brief on FTC CARS Rule

Support Documents
(DO NOT SHARE WITH CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES)
12 Tips on Virtual Lobbying
Post-Meeting Survey Form

Meeting Script for Consumer Advocacy Week 2024
Social Media Toolkit

Background Materials

CFPB:

Credit Card Late Fees:
CFA’s Statement and Factsheet on the CFPB’s Credit Card Late Fees Rule
Group Comment supporting the Credit Card Late Fees Rule
How to Avoid Credit Card Late Fees (Consumer Reports)

Proposed Overdraft Rule:
CFPB statement on proposed Overdraft Rule
CFPB’s research Shows Deep Dependence on Overdraft Fees
Overdraft Fees can Price People Out of Banking (CFPB Blog)
Coalition Comments on Overdraft Fees (submitted April 1)
Co-Sponsors of the Overdraft Protection Act of 2021

FTC:

FTC CARS Rule: 

Talking Points for the FTC CARS Rule
FAQs and Resources about the FTC CARS Rule
Blog Series: FTC CARS Rule Part I, Part II, and Part III
Placeholder for group comments (coming soon)
Slide Deck from 3/11/2024 Webinar on Protecting the CARS Rule
FTC REDO Act Legislation House Version – H.R. 7101
FTC REDO Act legislation Senate Version – S. 3014
Kickoff Slide Deck about FTC CARS Rule and FTC REDO Act