January 2020 - National Consumer Law Center

2020 Tax Season: More Delays and Higher Costs for Struggling Taxpayers

Jan Kruse2020-01-30T17:01:39-05:00January 30, 2020|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org), Michael Best (mbest@nclc.org) or Chi Chi Wu (cwu@nclc.org); (617) 542-8010 READ the full report, including a list of resources and free tax preparation resources for taxpayers. Boston - As tax filing season begins, advocates from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) [...]

Report Assesses the Value of Smart Thermostats in Low-Income Weatherization Programs

Jan Kruse2020-01-30T12:49:51-05:00January 30, 2020|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) (617) 542-8010 or Karen Lusson (klusson@nclc.org) (708) 469-7567. Download the full report The National Consumer Law Center Finds that Customer Behavior is Key to Success Boston – Smart thermostats are promoted as a measure to produce substantial household energy savings and [...]

Consumer Advocates Praise Passage of Landmark Bill in U.S. House to Reform Credit Reporting Industry

Jan Kruse2020-01-30T10:29:44-05:00January 30, 2020|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or Chi Chi Wu (cwu@nclc.org). (617) 542-8010 Boston – National Consumer Law Center advocates (NCLC) applaud last night’s passage of the Comprehensive CREDIT (Credit Reporting Enhancement, Disclosure, Innovation, and Transparency) Act of 2020 (H.R. 3621) by the U.S. House of Representatives. [...]

Advocates Decry Consumer Agency’s Narrowing of Abusive Standards Which Will Protect Dishonest Businesses Instead of Cheated Consumers

Jan Kruse2020-01-24T16:02:14-05:00January 24, 2020|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24, 2020 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a policy statement limiting the circumstances under which it will act to protect consumers when companies engage in abusive practices. “The CFPB’s new abusive policy limits the protection of consumers in ways Congress did not intend, curbs the [...]

Principles for Laws Permitting Electronic Repossession of Vehicles

Svetlana Ladan2020-01-22T12:15:59-05:00January 22, 2020|Categories: Model Laws|

Consumer and Civil Rights Groups Urge Federal Banking Regulator to Stop Rent-a-Bank Payday Loan Schemes

Jan Kruse2020-01-22T09:49:53-05:00January 22, 2020|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 22, 2020 Groups Strongly Oppose OCC Proposal that Would Bypass State Rate Caps to Allow High-Cost Predatory Loans Washington, D.C. – The Center for Responsible Lending, National Consumer Law Center, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, Americans for Financial Reform, Consumer Federation [...]

What States Can Do to Help Consumers: Energy Insecurity

Anna Kowanko2020-01-16T15:43:38-05:00January 16, 2020|Categories: Issues|

Advocates Applaud U.S. House Vote to Restore Rule to Protect Borrowers from School Fraud and Closures

Jan Kruse2020-01-16T11:57:23-05:00January 16, 2020|Categories: Media Center, Uncategorized|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 16, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or Abby Shafroth (ashafroth@nclc.org), (617) 542-8010 Boston – Today, National Consumer Law Center advocates applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ use of the Congressional Review Act to overturn the 2019 Borrower Defense to Repayment rule issued by the U.S. Department of [...]

Medical Debt

Svetlana Ladan2020-12-08T11:08:38-05:00January 15, 2020|Categories: Issues|

COVID-19 Medical Debt: First 100 Day Priorities for the Biden Administration Fair Debt Collection The leading treatise on the FDCPA, the statute that dramatically alters how collection agencies, debt buyers and attorneys collect consumer debts. Subscribe Now! Model Statutes || Policy Analysis || Webinars Model Statutes What States Can Do to Help Consumers: Medical Debt, April 2019 [...]

New Report: A 50-State Review Finds Many States Lacking Hospital Financial Assistance Programs

Jan Kruse2020-01-15T08:05:46-05:00January 14, 2020|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2019 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or Andrea Bopp Stark (astark@nclc.org), (617) 542-8010 Download the report, including appendices summarizing 50 states and Washington, D.C.’s financial assistance plans. The National Consumer Law Center Provides a Blueprint for States to Adopt Boston – With more than 27 million Americans [...]