Policy Analysis Reports and Press Releases Press Release: FTC Fails to Rein in Unrepaired Recalled Used Cars, Dec. 19, 2016 Press Release: Consumer Groups Applaud the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Efforts to Provide More Oversight of Abusive Auto Lending, Sept. 18, 2014 Report: Shifting into Gear: A Revised Guide to Creating or Improving a Car Ownership Program, April [...]
Policy Analysis Policy Briefs, Reports and Press Releases NCLC and NACBA Amicus Brief: This brief addresses the issue of what should be the appropriate "undue hardship" standard for bankruptcy courts to apply when a debtor requests a discharge of student loans under section 523(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code, July 29, 2015. NCLC & NACA Statement [...]
Policy Briefs, Reports, & Press Releases Issue Brief: What is Operation Choke Point?: Stopping Banks from Helping Scammers Raid Your Bank Account, May 2015 Press release: Lauren Saunders on Operation Choke Point before House Judiciary Subcommittee, May 19, 2015 Press release: U.S. DOJ Chokes Scammers' Bank, March 10, 2015 Press Release: NCLC Advocates Applaud FTC [...]
Policy Analysis Policy Briefs, Reports & Press Releases Report & Press Release: Payday Lender Prepaid Cards: Overdraft and Junk Fees Hit Cash-Strapped Families Coming and Going, July 15, 2015 Statement re: CFPB report on overdraft loans, June 11, 2013 Issue brief: Common Sense from the Common Law: Limiting Overdraft Fees to a "Reasonable and Proportional" Standard, April [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2019 National Consumer Law Center contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or (617) 542-8010 Boston – Chi Chi Wu, staff attorney at National Consumer Law Center, issued the following statement and advice to consumers about the Capital One data breach: “It’s disappointing but not unexpected that consumers face yet another breach of [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 25, 2019 Contacts: National Consumer Law Center: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or (617) 542-8010 Consumer Federation of America: Barry Zigas (bzigas@consumerfed.org) Washington, D.C. - Advocates at the National Consumer Law Center and the Consumer Federation of America issued the following statement today in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) announcement [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 25, 2019 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Persis Yu (pyu@nclc.org) or Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org); (617) 542-8010 U.S. General Accountability Office Report Misses the Mark on Income-Driven Repayment Plans BOSTON- Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the Department of Education’s process for verifying income and family size [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 24, 2019 CONTACTS: National Consumer Law Center: Jan Kruse, jkruse@nclc.org or (617) 542-8010 Consumer Reports: David Butler, dbutler@consumer.org or (202) 462-6262 Download letter from 80 organizations across the nation sent to House Members urging passage of H.R. 3375: http://bit.ly/stop-bad-robocalls WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives struck a strong bipartisan [...]
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