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MCRC Annual Meeting and Awards Program

Thursday, September 25, 2008

7:00 PM

The Meeting House in Columbia.

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Read About Last Year's Meeting

Sponsorship Opportunities for This Year's Meeting

Nominations Now Open for Volunteer of the Year

We are now soliciting member nominations for the Volunteer of the Year.

Click here to make your nomination.

Legislative Review

This has been an exciting year. As many of you know, last October, Stephen D. Hannan, former Administrator of the Howard County Office of Consumer Affairs, became MCRC’s new executive director. I know many of you may have seen him in Annapolis, where he worked hard to help protect the interests of consumers.

With session over, we wanted to give you an update and thank you for your continued support. Your donations and memberships helped us continue to work full time in Annapolis, fighting for consumer rights in Maryland. Here’s a sampling: more.

MCRC Report: Limiting The Cost of Being Poor

MCRC has issued the second half of our examination of financial practices that have a disproportionate impact on lower income Maryland residents. The report surveys laws in Maryland regarding pay day lending, refund anticipation loans, debt management services, check cashing and state bankruptcy exemptions. The report makes recommendations for enhanced protection of Maryland consumers.

Click here for PDF copy of the report.

Click here for our first report on Protecting Home Ownership.

Steve Hannan Is Our New Executive Director

We welcome Stephen Hannan as our new Executive Director. Steve brings over 25 years of experience in advocating for consumer issues as the past Administrator of the Howard County, Maryland, Office of Consumer Affairs. Steve is a recognized expert and leader in a variety of consumer issues. You may have seen him in his award winning program seen daily on Howard County cable TV. More