Resources for Advocates

Arizona

• Arizonan’s for Responsible Lending | Consumer Coalition website, updated regularly
• AG asks lenders for 90-day grace period because of coronavirus | Article by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | AZMirror, March 19, 2020
  • And Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s letter and tweet, March 19, 2020
    “I am urging all financial and lending institutions who serve Arizonans to provide temporary and economic security to their customers in financial hardship during this unprecedented health emergency.”
• Executive Orders from the Office of the Governor Doug Ducey
  • Declaration of Emergency *COVID-19*, March 11, 2020
  • Executive Order 2020-07, Proactive Measures to Protect Against COVID-19, March 11, 2020
• What Steps Have States Taken to Address Coronavirus? | National Governor’s Association (NGA)
  • Navigate to ‘At A Glance’ for State Action Tracking and select ‘Arizona’
  • Navigate to ‘State/Territorial Resource Pages and Other Select State Actions’ and select ‘Arizona’

All states including Arizona

• Covid-19 Related State Protections for Wages and Cash in Bank Accounts | NCLC, regularly updated
• COVID-19 & Consumer Protections | National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)
  • What States Should Do: Stabilizing Consumer Finances During the Coronavirus Crisis | April 2020
• State Action on Coronavirus (COVID-19) | National Council of State Legislature (NCSL), updated daily Monday – Friday
• What Steps Have States Taken to Address Coronavirus? | National Governor’s Association (NGA)
• COVID-19 Stimulus Bill: What It Means for States | National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Updated April 2, 2020
• COVID-19 & Consumer Protections | National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)
  • What State and Federal Policymakers Can Do to Protect Public Health and Protect Consumers from Medical Debt | March, 2020
  • Coronavirus Emergency: Consumer Debt Collection Lawsuits – How States Can Help | March 2020
  • Covid-19 Pandemic Requires Federal, State and Municipal Action to Stop Involuntary Utility, Water, and Telecommunications Shut-offs | March 2020
  • Credit Reports and the COVID-19 Crisis: What States Should Do to Help Consumers | March 2020

National

• Major Consumer Protections Announced in Response to COVID-19 | National Consumer Law Center (NCLC, updated regularly
• COVID-19 Crisis: Consumer Financial Protection Policy Recommendations | NCLC and the AFR Education Fund, March 2020
• The [Banking] Industry Responds to the Coronavirus | American Bankers Association
  “an alphabetical list of publicly announced steps banks of all sizes have taken to respond to the crisis“
• Senate COVID-19 Stimulus Bill is a Start but Falls Far Short for Families, Students, and the Nation’s Most Vulnerable | Press Release | National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), March 26, 2020
• On March 25, 33 state Attorneys General wrote letters to Walmart, Facebook, Amazon HQ, eBay and Craigslist about price gouging and selling fake stuff. (but NOT AZ)
• Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) and the Credit and Collections Industry Introduce Hardship Provisions for Consumers After COVID-19

Federal

• Economic Impact Payments: Partner and Promotional Materials | IRS.gov

Last updated April 22, 2020