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Latest Press Releases

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States Can Protect Buy Now, Pay Later Borrowers

February 12, 2026

Debt Collectors are Emptying Families’ Bank Accounts

February 11, 2026

Broad Coalition Supports New Senate Bill to Cap Interest Rates for Loans

February 11, 2026

Earned Wage Payday Loans Compound the Affordability Problem

February 10, 2026

CFPB Takes Steps to Reduce the Number of People Who Seek Help from the Consumer Agency

February 9, 2026

ICE Has Created a Disaster in Minnesota; The Financial Services Industry Can Help

February 9, 2026

Federal Lawlessness in Minneapolis

February 2, 2026

Proposal Would Allow Banks to Charge Homeowners Hidden Fees and Override State Laws

January 30, 2026

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Moves to Protect Credit Reporting Companies from Consumers’ Complaints

January 30, 2026

Latest Articles

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Governors, Legislators, and Utility Affordability: Broadening the Frame to Water

January 28, 2026

Digital Library: Home Equity Theft Scams—An Old Problem Takes on New Forms

January 26, 2026

Digital Library: Seven Key Changes to the FHA Waterfall

January 26, 2026

Digital Library: New Consumer Law Changes Taking Effect in 2026

January 5, 2026

Digital Library: FDCPA: 2025 in Review

January 5, 2026

NCLC 2025: By the Numbers

December 29, 2025

NCLC’s Year in Economic Justice: 2025

December 29, 2025

In Memoriam: Bob Hobbs, ‘Founding Father’ of Consumer Law Community

November 24, 2025

Digital Library: Successful Challenges to Earned Wage Payday Loans

November 12, 2025

Featured News

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American Banker: Experts weigh whether CFPB database tweaks help or hurt

February 13, 2026

MarketWatch: These apps offer quick cash, but some users say they’re trapped in debt. This loophole is their escape hatch.

February 12, 2026

American Banker: CFPB warns consumers about filing credit bureau disputes

February 5, 2026

USA Today: Student loan borrowers in default now able to keep tax refunds

January 22, 2026

The New York Times: Trump Administration Delays Forced Collections on Student Loan Defaults

January 16, 2026

USA Today: Credit history is still a barrier to Section 8 tenants

January 15, 2026

American Banker: Proposed EWA legislation would undercut state regulations

January 15, 2026

CNBC: Student loan borrowers in default may miss out on Trump’s ‘largest tax refund season of all time’

January 14, 2026

The Hill: Student loan borrowers face major changes to repayment options, loan limits this year

January 8, 2026

Podcast Appearances

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WBUR On Point: The legacy of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

July 1, 2025

An Arm And A Leg Podcast: A medical-debt watchdog gets sidelined by the new administration

February 27, 2025

NPR On Point: ‘He wanted to destroy me financially’: The economic abuse of domestic violence survivors

January 27, 2025

Third Party Guarantees: When a Nursing Home Tries to Make You Responsible for Someone Else’s Stay

December 13, 2024

The Healthy Project Podcast: Breaking Down Medical Debt – How it Impacts Under-Resourced Communities & Solutions for Change

October 15, 2024

Fridays with Friends Featuring NCLC

March 25, 2024

The Dose: How Medical Debt Makes People Sicker — and What We Can Do About It

October 27, 2023

Bankshot: Lauren Saunders Discusses Earned Wage Access. Early Payday or Payday Loan?

July 27, 2023

Leslie Marshall Show: Abby Shafroth Discusses What’s at Stake in Upcoming SCOTUS Decision on Student Debt Cancellation

June 28, 2023