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Leading Civil Rights Groups Commend President Joe Biden’s Executive Action to Advance Fair Housing and Racial Equity 

2021-01-27T16:26:51-05:00January 26, 2021|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2021 Contacts: National Fair Housing Alliance: Izzy Woodruff, 202-898-1661,  IWoodruff@nationalfairhousing.org National Consumer Law Center: Jan Kruse, jkruse@nclc.org Washington, D.C. — Today, leading civil rights groups commended President Joe Biden for taking action to advance racial equity for Americans in the first days of his term. The civil rights community asked the [...]

National Consumer Law Center Statement on the Capitol Siege and Our Commitment to Racial Equity as We Celebrate the Life and Work of Martin Luther King, Jr.

2021-01-15T12:49:31-05:00January 15, 2021|Categories: Media Center|

January 15, 2021 By Richard Dubois, Executive Director Washington, D.C.-  In his iconic speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. urgently appealed to his fellow Americans to make real the promise of democracy. The decades-long campaign by activists for racial justice culminated with [...]

Report: Survey of State Student Protection Funds that Help Students Harmed by Higher Education Fraud

2021-01-15T09:00:13-05:00January 14, 2021|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2021 National Consumer Law Center contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) Download the full report, a map, charts on state student protection funds (SPFs), and a SPF evaluation checklist for advocates and legislators at: http://bit.ly/state-tuition-fraud-info Boston – When a college education is cut short by a school closure or a school engages [...]

Trump Administration Levels Another Assault on Consumers’ Energy Bills

2021-01-14T13:24:17-05:00January 14, 2021|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2021                                              Contacts: Mel Hall-Crawford, CFA, 805-245-0523; Jan Kruse, National Consumer Law Center, 617 542-8010 New Rule Hinders Improvements for Energy Efficiency Standards for Major Residential Gas Appliances Washington, [...]

How States Can Help Students Harmed by Higher Education Fraud

2021-01-14T16:04:34-05:00January 14, 2021|Categories: Student Loans|

This National Consumer Law Center report surveys states’ Student Protection Funds (SPFs) and provides a roadmap for how and why all states through the creation or strengthening of SPFs can provide relief to help students recover financial losses caused by school fraud or sudden closure. Report Summary Appendix A: States with Student Protection Funds (SPFs) [...]

In Memoriam: Andy Spanogle (1934-2020)

2021-01-14T11:07:46-05:00January 14, 2021|Categories: Media Center|

The National Consumer Law Center is sad to announce the passing of John Andrew (Andy) Spanogle, Jr.  on December 18, 2020 on his 86th birthday. Andy was a longstanding consumer advocate, NCLC Partners Council member, and co-chair of NCLC’s Campaign for the Future. Throughout his remarkable life, Andy was a fierce advocate for consumers: as [...]

COVID-19 & Consumer Protections Archive

2021-02-10T10:30:06-05:00January 12, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|

Stimulus Payments CBPP (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) resources to alert 12 million low-income people of October 15, 2020 deadline to request stimulus payment for receipt in 2020. Alert: IRS Sending Letters About Unactivated Stimulus Prepaid Cards, July 2, 2020 Consumer, Banking Groups Applaud Bill to Exempt Economic Impact Payments from Garnishment, May 26, [...]

Joint Statement: Advocates Urge President-Elect Biden to Provide More Student Debt Relief

2021-01-11T15:06:41-05:00January 9, 2021|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 8, 2020 Updated January 11, 2020 with additional signers Action Center on Race and the Economy, American Federation of Teachers, Americans for Financial Reform, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), the Center for Responsible Lending, NAACP, National Consumer Law Center (on behalf of its low-income clients), Student Debt Crisis, [...]

Final Debt Collection Rule: Part 2

2021-01-08T13:46:34-05:00January 8, 2021|Categories: Other Webinars|

January 7, 2021 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized part two of its debt collection rules on December 18th. This webinar summarizes those rules. Speakers: Andrea Bopp Stark, Staff Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center April Kuehnoff, Staff Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center