NACBA is the only national organization dedicated to serving the needs of consumer bankruptcy attorneys and protecting the rights of consumer debtors in bankruptcy.  Formed in 1992, NACBA now has more than 4,000 members located in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

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NACBA President Carey Ebert testifies before House Judiciary Subcommittee Posted: June 29, 2009 NACBA President Carey Ebert testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law on June 16, 2009.  The Subcommittee Hearing focused on Bankruptcy Judgeship Ne... >> Read More ^ Top ^ NACBA Statement on Obama Foreclosure Plan Posted: February 18, 2009 NACBA HAILS OBAMA PLAN FOR JUDICIAL MODIFICATIONS OF MORTGAGES, URGES SWIFT HILL ACTION AND INDUSTRY FORECLOSURE FREEZE UNTIL NEW LAW IS IN PLACEWASHINGTON, D.C.//February 18, 2009///The following sta... >> Read More ^ Top ^ Data Shows "Foreclosure Prevention" Fixes Fail to Work Posted: December 18, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: Near Half of Homeowners in “Loan Modification” Programs Face  Higher Monthly Payments; Failure of Voluntary Industry Efforts Hikes Pressure  on Incoming Obama Administration, New ... >> Read More - 1 file - 7 links ^ Top ^ Brett Weiss testifies before Congressional Committee on Student Loans Posted: October 06, 2009 NACBA's Maryland State Chair Brett Weiss testified recently at a congressional hearing on the issue of discharging private student loans in bankruptcy. Click here to read the testimony from the Sept... >> Read More ^ Top ^ John Rao Testifes On Mortgage Modification Posted: October 05, 2009 NACBA Director John Rao testified recently at a field hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, which was held in Providence, RI. Subcom... >> Read More ^ Top ^

Amicus Update Posted: November 19, 2009 Supreme Court UpdateNACBA has filed an amicus brief in United Student Aid Funds v. Espinosa, No. 08-1134,  where the Supreme Court will consider whether a student loan creditor  can attack a debtor'... >> Read More ^ Top ^ NACBA Files Brief in Espinosa Posted: October 22, 2009 NACBA has filed an amicus brief in United Student Aid Funds vs. Espinosa, where the Supreme Court will consider whether a student loan creditor can attack a debtor's chapter 13 plan 10 years after i... >> Read More - 1 file ^ Top ^ Amicus Project Update Posted: October 09, 2009 The following oral arguments have been scheduled in the United States Supreme Court: United Student Aid  Funds v. Espinosa (08-1134): Issue: Whether student loan  creditor can conduct post-discharg... >> Read More - 3 files ^ Top ^ NACBA Files Amicus Brief in Sixth Circuit Exemption Case, In re Lewis Posted: October 08, 2009 Tara Twomey of the NACBA Amicus Project has filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of In re Lewis, (No. 09-1777). The brief addresses the issue of whether the exempti... >> Read More - 1 file ^ Top ^ NACBA Files Amicus in Supreme Court Exemption Case Posted: September 26, 2009 NACBA has filed an amicus brief before the United States Supreme Court in Schwab v. Reilly, No. 08-538.  In that case, the trustee, who failed to raise a timely objection to debtor’s exemption, l... >> Read More - 1 file ^ Top ^ Eighth Circuit Allows debtor to claim vehicle-ownership expense for wholly owned vehicle Posted: August 31, 2009 The Eighth Circuit, in In re Washburn, No. 08-2023/08-2024, (8th Cir. August 28, 2009), joined the Fifth Circuit, In re Tate, 571 F.3d 423 (5th Cir. 2009), and Seventh Circuit, In re Ross-Tousey... >> Read More - 1 file ^ Top ^ Visit the Amicus Page to see NACBA's brief on this issue and others.