The goal of reducing the number of paper checks sent by and to the federal government and increasing the use of electronic payments in both directions is a worthy one. Checks sent through the mail present many issues, including their slow speed and the risks of loss, theft, and fraud. At the same time, there…
This sign-on letter to Senate leadership and the Senate Committee on Finance opposes the use of the budget reconciliation process to charge punitive new fees to EV and hybrid car drivers.
Student loan borrower help video series explains repayment options as rapid changes in policy, and funding create confusion.
NCLC joined a letter from civil rights, community, consumer, labor, faith-based, small business, farm, and other organizations urge Congress to stand up for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and oppose any and all efforts to destroy or hobble the agency’s ability to protect consumers and hold Wall Street and predatory finance accountable by stopping…
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We oppose H.R. 1653 (Barr), the Civil Investigative Demand Reform Act of 2025. The bill would make it more difficult for the CFPB to investigate violations of the law and easier for lawbreakers to delay and hamstring enforcement.
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The consumer protections that apply to “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) credit are now uncertain after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) withdrew its interpretation that BNPL providers must provide many of the same rights to consumers that they would have with a credit card. Although the ability to split a purchase into four payments…
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