A week after Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) took Elizabeth Warren to task during a Congressional hearing and called her a liar, she’s been invited back to spar with another famously feisty opponent: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). Issa’s letter to Warren says:

This week, the payday lender Illinois Lending Corp. filed a lawsuit challenging portions of a new law that enacts many necessary consumer protections for small consumer loan borrowers. Specifically, the suit challenges provisions of the law that prevent lenders from holding a license for shorter-term payday loans in addition to a license for longer-term consumer installment loans. The lawsuit coincides with the introduction of a bill authored by Rep. Daniel Burke that would remove the dual license restriction, scheduled for a hearing in front of the Illinois House Executive Committee tomorrow.

Representatives from leading policy and community development organizations met with Senator Dick Durbin on Thursday, February 24 in the Roseland neighborhood to examine ways to stop the scourge of vacant homes on Chicago area communities.

In response to some of the recent criticism of the consumer reporting service mandated by the landmark payday loan reforms passed last spring, I would like to provide a brief history of payday loan reform in Illinois and why this database is so critical to protecting consumers.

People with disabilities, advocates, and government officials recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at the White House. While acknowledging that much progress has been made, participants agreed there is still a long way to go to achieve inclusion and opportunities for the one in five U.S. residents who have disabilities—that’s 54 million people, including 7 million who receive federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

At last, consumers who seek debt relief through debt settlement companies will be protected from deceptive and predatory practices that often leave consumers worse off than they were before. Gov. Pat Quinn signed the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act (HB 4781) on August 3, ending some of the worst debt settlement industry abuses in Illinois.