FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2019 HELENA, MT — This week, student loan servicer Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), also known as FedLoan Servicing, urged the Montana Supreme Court to reject a brief submitted to the court by the Montana Legal Services Association, the National Consumer Law Center, and the Student Borrower Protection Center [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 30, 2019 National Consumer Law Center Contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or (617) 542-8010 Bipartisan TRACED Act Signed Into Law FCC must now move aggressively to provide critical relief for consumers Washington, D.C. – Today, the bipartisan Pallone-Thune TRACED Act was signed into law in an important step forward to provide Americans [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2019 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or Ariel Nelson (anelson@nclc.org); (617) 542-8010 Report: Rampant Errors on Criminal Background Check Reports Are Still Preventing Consumers from Securing Jobs and Housing National Consumer Law Center Urges Federal and State Action to Stop Faulty Criminal Background Check Reports and Hold [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 5, 2019 National Consumer Law Center Contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or (617) 542-8010 Boston - The National Consumer Law Center’s (NCLC)  strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the third consecutive time that [...]