Prior to joining the faculty at Albany Law School, Professor Renuart served as an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center in its Boston office where she focused on consumer credit issues, truth in lending, banking law, and sustainable homeownership issues. She co-authored two of NCLC's treatises, Truth In Lending and The Cost of Credit: Regulation, Preemption, and Industry Abuses and two other books, Stop Predatory Lending: A Guide for Legal Advocates (2d ed. 2007)and Foreclosure Prevention Counseling: Preserving the American Dream (2nd ed. 2009). She also has authored several journal articles related to these topics. She was a member of the Consumer Advisory Council to the Federal Reserve Board from 2001-2003. Prior to joining NCLC, Ms. Renuart was the managing attorney of a legal services program in Baltimore that provided representation to homeowners in danger of losing their homes.