June 2018 - National Consumer Law Center

NCLC Advocates Applaud CA AG’s Lawsuit Against Navient

ogosenseadmin2019-01-04T17:32:45-05:00June 29, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 28, 2018 || Contacts: Persis Yu, pyu@nclc.org or Jan Kruse jkruse@nclc.org; (617) 542-8010 Boston – National Consumer Law Center advocates applauded the California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, for taking decisive action [...]

Banks, Mortgage Servicers, Student Lenders, and Auto Dealers Push FCC to Weaken Consumer Protections from Unwanted Robocalls

ogosenseadmin2019-01-04T17:32:45-05:00June 26, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2018 || Contacts: Margot Saunders (msaunders@nclc.org) or (202) 595-7844; Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or (617) 542-8010 U.S. Chamber, Consumer Bankers Association, Student Loan Servicing Alliance and Others Propose Changes to [...]

Trump Nominates Office of Management & Budget’s Kathy Kraninger to Lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

ogosenseadmin2018-06-18T12:31:06-05:00June 18, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 18, 2018 || Contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org), (617) 542-8010 WASHINGTON – President Trump announced Kathy Kraninger as his nominee for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau late Saturday. Since [...]

Court to CFPB: Payday Lending Rule Compliance Date Stays Intact

ogosenseadmin2018-06-13T13:26:53-05:00June 13, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 12, 2018 II Contacts: Center for Responsible Lending: ricardo.quinto@responsiblelending.org (202) 349-1866; Public Citizen: abradbery@citizen.org, (202) 503-6768; National Consumer Law Center: jkruse@nclc.org (617) 542-8010; Americans for Financial Reform: carter@ourfinancialsecurity.org (202) 869-0397WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas today ruled against the request by Mick Mulvaney, the Community [...]

As Robocall Volume Breaks Records, FCC Could Open the Floodgates to Even More Robocalls

ogosenseadmin2018-06-07T18:41:39-05:00June 7, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2018 || Contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or Carolyn Carter (ccarter@nclc.org) (617) 542-8010 Consumers Have Until June 13 to Urge FCC to Protect Consumers from Illegal Robocalls WASHINGTON – According [...]

Acting Director Mulvaney Fires Members of Advisory Board of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Endangering Financial Well-Being of American Families

ogosenseadmin2018-06-06T18:48:09-05:00June 6, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 2018 || Media Contacts: Jan Kruse, National Consumer Law Center, (617) 542-8010, jkruse@nclc.org, Kelli Johnson, Texas Appleseed, (512) 473-2800, x103, kjohnson@texasappleseed.net, Nehama Rogozen, California Reinvestment Coalition, (415) 676-1320, nrogozen@calreinvest.org WASHINGTON – Today marked [...]

Consumer Advisory Board Members of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Alarmed by Bureau’s Shift to Deregulate Industry Rather than Protect Consumers

ogosenseadmin2018-06-05T12:29:14-05:00June 5, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2018 || Media Contacts: Jan Kruse, National Consumer Law Center, (617) 542-8010, jkruse@nclc.org; Kelli Johnson, Texas Appleseed, (512) 473-2800, x103, kjohnson@texasappleseed.net; Nehama Rogozen, California Reinvestment Coalition, (415) 864-3980, nrogozen@calreinvest.org Washington – 11 [...]

Consumer Watchdog Mulvaney Colludes with Payday Lenders to Delay Payday Rule

ogosenseadmin2018-06-01T14:22:50-05:00June 1, 2018|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 1, 2018 II Contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or (617) 542-8010 WASHINGTON - Yesterday, a joint motion was filed with the U.S. District Court in Texas by Plaintiffs Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd., and Consumer Service Alliance of Texas, and Defendants Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and John Michael Mulvaney [...]