March 2021 - National Consumer Law Center

Advocates Praise CFPB for Rescinding Harmful Policies that Weakened Consumer Protections

Jan Kruse2021-03-31T17:15:23-05:00March 31, 2021|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) Washington, D.C. - Advocates applauded today’s announcement by the CFPB that it has rescinded several temporary policy statements issued last year that weakened consumer protection by giving financial service industries unnecessary “flexibility” not to comply with consumer protection laws, including laws [...]

NCLC and SPBC Statements on Partial Administrative Action to Protect Student Loan Borrowers During the Pandemic

Jan Kruse2021-03-30T12:10:34-05:00March 30, 2021|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 30, 2021 National Consumer Law Center contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the National Consumer Law Center and the Student Borrower Protection Center released the following statements in response to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Education that it had taken steps to expand protections for over one [...]

U.S. Department of Education’s Action on Discharges for Borrowers with Total and Permanent Disabilities Falls Short

Jan Kruse2021-03-29T11:01:02-05:00March 29, 2021|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 29, 2021 National Consumer Law Center contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) Boston - Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it is temporarily easing paperwork requirements and cancelling the loans of 41,000 federal student loan borrowers whose disability discharges were revoked and loans were reinstated due to paperwork issues during the [...]

Congress Introduces Resolution to Rescind OCC’s “Fake Lender” Rule, Which Protects Predatory Lenders’ Evasions of State Interest Rate Limits

Jan Kruse2021-03-25T15:02:07-05:00March 25, 2021|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2021 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or Lauren Saunders (lsaunders@nclc.org) 325+ groups representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia called for Congress to support a resolution to overturn a rule that helps triple-digit interest rate loans evade state and voter-approved interest rate caps and spread [...]

The National Consumer Law Center Stands with the Asian American Pacific Islander Community and Condemns the Hate-Fueled Violence in Atlanta

Jan Kruse2021-03-23T14:53:15-05:00March 23, 2021|Categories: Media Center|

March 23, 2021 By Richard Dubois, Executive Director The National Consumer Law Center stands in solidarity with the Asian American Pacific Islander community in condemning last week’s hate-fueled violence in Atlanta and offers our condolences to the families and loved ones of the eight people killed. The murder of eight people, including six Asian women, [...]

Hayley Morway, Development Operations & Database Coordinator

Moussou N'diaye2021-03-22T14:40:21-05:00March 22, 2021|Categories: About Us|

Hayley Morway manages NCLC's database for the purposes of donor engagement, acknowledgement, reporting, and assisting in grant management. She graduated from the University of Connecticut and previously worked for The Student Conservation Association in New Hampshire. Hayley enjoys playing in and officiating soccer games in her free time.

Days Before Crucial Deadline, the National Consumer Law Center Joins Over 325 Groups Calling for Congress to Rescind “Fake Lender” Rule that Facilitates Predatory Loan Schemes

Jan Kruse2021-03-22T19:45:57-05:00March 22, 2021|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 22, 2021 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or Lauren Saunders (lsaunders@nclc.org) Only a majority vote in Congress would be needed to overturn rule that helps triple-digit interest rate loans evade state and voter-approved interest rate caps and spread across the country Link to coalition letter: http://bit.ly/CRA-fake-lender WASHINGTON, D.C. [...]

Advocates Applaud Passage of $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Economic Stimulus to Help Americans but Congress Must Ensure EIPs Feed Families, Not Debt Collectors

Stephen Rouzer2021-03-10T14:14:50-05:00March 10, 2021|Categories: Media Center, Press Releases (Archived)|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 10, 2021 National Consumer Law Center Contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) Washington, D.C. – Advocates at the National Consumer Law Center praised Congress for passing the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to help struggling families. But they noted that more needs to be done, especially [...]

19 Financial Services and Consumer Groups Urge Congress to Exempt Economic Impact Payments from Garnishment

Jan Kruse2021-03-09T12:01:53-05:00March 9, 2021|Categories: Media Center|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 10, 2021 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or Lauren Saunders (lsaunders@nclc.org) Congress should protect the third-round of economic impact payments from garnishment so families that need the financial relief can access funds without delay Washington, D.C. – In a joint letter sent to Congress yesterday, 19 consumer and [...]

New Government Data Exposes Complete Failure of Education Department’s Income-Driven Repayment Program

Jan Kruse2021-04-14T14:05:29-05:00March 8, 2021|Categories: Media Center, Uncategorized|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2021 Contacts: National Consumer Law Center: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) Student Borrower Protection Center: Walter Suskind (walter@protectborrowers.org) Just 32 Students Have Received Promised Debt Cancellation as 2 Million Remain Trapped in Decades-Old Debts; Advocates Call for Immediate Action to Deliver Debt Relief and Overhaul the Department’s Program Washington, D.C. – Approximately [...]