February 2018 - National Consumer Law Center

Texas Lawyers and Law Professors Urge Representative Gonzalez to Withdraw Support of Bill that Would Harm Texas Consumers

ogosenseadmin2018-02-26T20:40:02-05:00February 26, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 26, 2018 || Contacts: Mary Spector (mspector@smu.edu); NCLC: April Kuhenhoff (akuehnhoff@nclc.org) or Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) Dallas – Nearly 80 attorneys and law professors from every corner of Texas sent a letter [...]

U.S. Dept. of Education Rewards Shoddy Practices of Servicers and Private Debt Collectors while Hammering Borrowers and Taxpayers

ogosenseadmin2018-02-26T16:35:47-05:00February 26, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 26, 2018 || Contacts: Persis Yu (pyu@nclc.org) or Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org); (617) 542-8010 The following statement is by Persis Yu, National Consumer Law Center attorney and director of NCLC’s Student [...]

Advocates to FCC: Do More, Much More to Block Unwanted Robocalls

ogosenseadmin2018-02-23T15:27:03-05:00February 23, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 23, 2018 || NCLC Contacts : Margot Saunders (msaunders@nclc.org or (202) 595-7844); Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org or (617) 542-8010); Consumers Union: Kara Kelber (kkelber@consumer.org or (202) 462-6262); Consumer Federation of America: Susan Grant [...]

Advocacy Organizations Urge FCC to Step Back From Radical Proposals that Will Jeopardize Affordable Voice and Internet for Millions of Low-Income Veterans, Families with Children, and Older Adults

ogosenseadmin2018-02-21T17:39:28-05:00February 21, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 21, 2018National Consumer Law Center contacts: Olivia Wein (owein@nclc.org) or Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org); (617) 542-8010 Washington – Today the National Consumer Law Center along with 20 other civil rights [...]

U.S. House Votes to Weaken State Limits on High-Cost Loans

ogosenseadmin2018-02-15T13:14:58-05:00February 15, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 14, 2018 || Contacts: Lauren Saunders (lsaunders@nclc.org) or (202) 595-7845; Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or (617) 542-8010 Bill Would Allow Lenders to Launder Loans through Banks to Evade State Interest Rate Caps [...]

A Cold, Drafty Valentine for Low Income and Working Families in President Trump’s Proposed Budget

ogosenseadmin2019-01-04T17:32:44-05:00February 13, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 13, 2018 || Contacts: Lauren Saunders (lsaunders@nclc.org) or (202) 595-7845; Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or (617) 542-8010 Trump calls for elimination of Legal Services Corp and home energy assistance; supports drastic [...]

NCLC and Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles File Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Department of Education’s Refusal to Discharge Loans of Students Defrauded by Marinello Schools of Beauty

ogosenseadmin2018-02-08T16:35:41-05:00February 8, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 8, 2018 || Contacts: National Consumer Law Center: Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) (202) 595-7847; Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: Robyn Smith (RSmith@lafla.org) (213) 640-3906 Lawsuit Filed Challenging U.S. Department of Education’s [...]

50-State and D.C & Puerto Rico Fact Sheets

ogosenseadmin2019-03-07T08:51:14-05:00February 8, 2018|Categories: Issues|

A Lifeline that Breaks Down Barriers to Affordable Communication ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELAWARE FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORKNORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTAOHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA PUERTO [...]

Resources for Saving the Lifeline Program

ogosenseadmin2019-05-23T11:04:22-05:00February 8, 2018|Categories: Issues|

Fact Sheet: A Lifeline That Breaks Down Barriers to Affordable Communications (last updated July 2018) 50 State and D.C & Puerto Rico Fact Sheets (last updated July 2018) Fact Sheet: Affordable Connectivity for Families Traumatized by Domestic Violence (last updated June 2018) Fact Sheet: Putting Older Americans on the Right Side of the Digital Divide (February 2017) Fact Sheet: [...]

Helping Communities of Color Access Opportunity: An overview of the Lifeline program and current threats to its scope and purpose

ogosenseadmin2020-01-21T08:26:13-05:00February 7, 2018|Categories: Elder Rights, Other Webinars|

February 7, 2018 Communities of color often face challenges connecting to and maintaining affordable broadband and voice service. The federal Lifeline program has been around since the mid-1980s. While it started as a low-income program to help households afford voice service, it has been expanded to include wireless voice and broadband Internet support. The program [...]