March 2019 - National Consumer Law Center

No Fooling! New Prepaid, Payroll, and Government Benefit Card Protections Take Effect April 1

Jan Kruse2019-04-01T10:22:01-05:00March 28, 2019|Categories: Media Center, Uncategorized|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2019 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Lauren Saunders (lsaunders@nclc.org) or (202) 595-7845; Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or (617) 542-8010 Download issue briefs summarizing protections for prepaid cards and accounts, payroll cards, and government benefit prepaid cards at https://www.nclc.org/issues/prepaid-debit-cards.html. (WASHINGTON) A new rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) goes [...]

Statement of National Consumer Law Center Staff Attorney Olivia Wein Regarding FCC Proposal to Cap Critical Universal Service Fund Programs

Jan Kruse2019-03-28T10:32:53-05:00March 28, 2019|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2019 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Olivia Wein (owein@nclc.org) or Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or (617) 542-8010 (Washington) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed to cap the Universal Service [...]

Legal Services and Payday Loans: Help for Us, Help for You

Svetlana Ladan2019-06-04T11:11:28-05:00March 25, 2019|Categories: Other Webinars, Webinars|

April 17, 2019 at 2:00-2:30PM (ET) Speakers: Lauren Saunders, Associate Director (National Consumer Law Center) Dana Wiggins, Director of Outreach and Financial Advocacy (Virginia Poverty Law Center) Join us for a quick, 30-minute webinar designed for legal services organizations on how you can help us defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) payday loan [...]

New Report Documents Growing Problem of Consumer Abuses Perpetuated by Companies Profiting from Mass Incarceration

Anna Kowanko2019-03-28T08:21:36-05:00March 20, 2019|Categories: Media Center|

National Consumer Law Center Recommends Reforms to Mitigate Harms to Families by Private Corporations Administering Our Criminal Legal System For Immediate Release: March 20, 2019 National Consumer Law Center contact: Jan Kruse, jkruse@nclc.org or (617) 542-8010 Download the full report, including an analysis of harms, a sector-by-sector overview, graphic on the Private Criminal Legal System Cycle, and complete list [...]

President’s Proposed Budget: Poor Vision for Low-Income and Older Consumers

Jan Kruse2019-03-18T15:39:58-05:00March 18, 2019|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 18, 2019 National Consumer Law Center contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or (617) 542-8010 Trump calls for elimination of Legal Services Corp and home energy assistance; supports cuts and changes to weaken the Consumer Financial [...]

Commercialized (In)Justice: Consumer Abuses in the Bail and Corrections Industry

Anna Kowanko2019-04-30T15:38:34-05:00March 18, 2019|Categories: Issues|

This National Consumer Law Center report examines the growing problem of consumer abuses by private companies profiting from the U.S. criminal legal system and mass incarceration, disproportionately affecting people of color and low-income people, and makes recommendations for reform. Report (PDF) Executive Summary (PDF) Key Findings Key Recommendations Flow chart/Infographic: The Private Criminal Legal System [...]

New Report Examines the Benefits and Potential Risks of Fintech Products for Consumers

Jan Kruse2019-03-11T11:19:39-05:00March 11, 2019|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2019 National Consumer Law Center contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or (617) 542-8010 National Consumer Law Center Urges Regulators and Policymakers to Maintain Consumer Protections and Proceed with Caution Download [...]

HAMP Policy Analysis

ogosenseadmin2019-03-08T08:21:43-05:00March 8, 2019|Categories: Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)|

Analysis and Recommendations No Hope for Homeowners: The Administration’s Home Affordable Unemployment Program Hurts the Unemployed, July 2010 Home Affordable Modification Program: Borrower Notices Fall Short, November 2009 Homeowners Need Mandatory Loan Modifications and Expanded Access to Mediation; Current Programs Fall Short, September 2009 NCLC's Home Affordable Modification Program Recommendations, July 2009 NCLC's Home Affordable [...]

New Report Tackles Energy System Inequities, Opportunities During the Clean Energy Transition

Anna Kowanko2019-03-05T15:58:06-05:00March 5, 2019|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2019 National Consumer Law Center: John Howat (jhowat@nclc.org); Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) or (202) 595-7847 Despite using the least energy, households with the least means are shouldering the greatest energy burdens WASHINGTON ― A new report, “Reversing Energy Systems Inequity: Urgency and Opportunity During the Clean Energy Transition,” examines fundamental inequities [...]

Advocates Applaud CFPB’s Intention to Deal with PACE Loan Program Abuses

Anna Kowanko2019-03-04T15:16:21-05:00March 4, 2019|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2019 National Consumer Law Center: Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) or (202) 595-7847 Consumer Advocates Urge Strong Consumer Protections for Borrowers of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loans WASHINGTON-- Today, advocates at the National Consumer Law Center applauded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for taking its first step in initiating a rulemaking to [...]