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\n“Credit History and Housing Access for Domestic Violence Survivors”(October 23, 2014)  \n􀁸 PowerPoint: Consumer Reports and Access to Housing for Domestic Violence Survivors  \n􀁸 Sample letters (provided by Bay Area Legal Aid)  \n1. Cease and Desist letter to send to debt collectors for persons on federal benefits  \n2. Cease and Desist letter to send to debt collectors for survivors on welfare  \n3. Attorney letter for survivor housing application, describing link between a survivor’spoor credit and domestic violence  \n4. Advocate letter for survivor housing application, describing link between a survivor’spoor credit and domestic violence  \n5. Letter requesting extended fraud alert due to identity theft  \n6. Letter to creditor disputing entry on credit report due to identity theft  \nThis project was supported by Grant No. 2008-TA-AX-K030 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. 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Control Panel  \n9/23/2014  \nHousekeeping   \n􀂆 Materials were emailed to registrants and will be emailed again after the webinar, along with evaluations.  \n􀂆 Materials and recording will be posted at [www.nhlp.org/OVWgrantees](www.nhlp.org/OVWgrantees).  \n􀂆 MCLE certificates will be emailed to California attorneys.  \nGoals of Today’s Presentation  \n􀂉 Understand the role of consumer reports in accessing rental housing  \n􀂉 Help survivors to obtain and understand credit and tenant screening reports  \n􀂆 Learn about laws that protect consumers  \n􀂄 FCRA and ICRAA  \n􀂆 Obtain tools to dispute errors on credit reports  \n􀂆 Understand the basics of credit scores  \n􀂆 Help survivors prioritize debt  \n􀂆 Learn about special protections for survivors of DV  \n9/23/2014  \nPoll Question?   \n􀂆 Does your organization include questions about financial abuse during the screening/intake process?  \n􀂄 Yes  \n􀂄 No  \n􀂄 Sometimes / to a limited extent  \nScreening for Financial Abuse   \n􀂆 Incorporate questions about credit/banking/debt into DV intake interviews  \n􀂄 Prior economic harms  \n􀂆 Ask about control over and knowledge about financial resources in the home  \n􀂄 Future economic security  \n􀂆 Important for divorces – access to property to which survivor is entitled  \n􀂄 Ask for kickout order/rental payments in restraining/protective order  \n􀂆 Best source for information – client’s credit report  \n9/23/2014  \nDebt and Domestic Violence  \n􀂆 Debt collectors can further traumatize survivors  \n􀂄 Abusive debt collection methods  \n􀂄 Debt collection lawsuits  \n􀂆 Old debts haunt survivors when they try to obtain housing/loans/credit cards  \n􀂄 Consumer reports (credit reports)  \n􀂄 Debt/bankruptcy/foreclosure  \n􀂄 High cost credit  \n􀂆 Specific vulnerability of DV clients  \n􀂄 ID theft  \n􀂄 Inability to budget due to crisis  \n􀂄 Lack of control over financial resources/decisions  \n􀂄 Limited English proficiency or limited education  \nMarital Debt: Joint Bank Accounts  \n􀂆 Joint bank accounts  \n􀂄 Either accountholder can take all of the funds  \n􀂆 Neither accountholder can close the account unilaterally or remove the other person from the account  \n􀂆 If parties are married, may be required to return 50% of the funds  \n􀂄 Advise client to open a new account – can remove funds she reasonably believes to be hers and place them in anew, individual account  \n􀂆 B","cbCaiaZUteNHLZ4S","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaZUteNHLZ4S","pdf",232285,28,"English","# List of Supporting Documents for the Webinar\n# Goals of Today’s Presentation\n# Poll Question?\n# Screening for Financial Abuse\n# Debt and Domestic Violence\n# Marital Debt: Joint Bank Accounts\n# Marital Debt: Shared Credit Cards\n# Marital Debt: Individual Account\n# Second-Chance Banking Products","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the webinar materials dated October 23, 2014?\",\"answer\":\"They prepare attendees to understand how consumer reports and tenant screening influence rental housing access and to help survivors obtain, interpret, and dispute credit-related information.\"},{\"question\":\"Which laws are highlighted as consumer protections in the materials?\",\"answer\":\"The materials reference FCRA and ICRAA as key frameworks for protecting consumers and supporting dispute and correction processes.\"},{\"question\":\"How should intake interviews address domestic-violence financial abuse and credit-related harms?\",\"answer\":\"The materials recommend incorporating questions about credit, banking, and debt, exploring past economic harms and future economic security, and using the client’s credit report as a key information source.\"}]","Credit History and Housing Access for Domestic Violence Survivors - October 23, 2014 | PDF",1789564895,10]