Appearing in ProPublica on September 12, 2024, Byard Duncan, Ryan Gabrielson, and Lucas Waldron interviewed John Van Alst for a story about how if you defer a car payment, you’ll likely end up owing more at the end of your loan. ProPublica also provides a free auto loan calculator tool built to help borrowers figure…
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This is a set of high level principles from civil society groups regarding connected car protections for survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. Connected car systems often make it very difficult for consumers to be aware of and to prevent the sharing of detailed driving data to other parties and this is particularly dangerous for…
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NCLC joined other consumer and workers’ rights advocates in this case involving equitable estoppel and forced arbitration. The amicus brief explains how an arbitration-specific version of equitable estoppel imposed by some courts to allow non-signatories to enforce an arbitration clause is wholly divorced from the traditional principles and interpretations of the doctrine, which require a…
The Rule will bring some long overdue relief to car buyers who are tired of dishonest pricing, and will pave a path for the FTC to pursue future rulemakings to regulate car dealers.
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Consumer groups applaud the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) effort to improve the collection and dissemination of auto finance data as part of its efforts to monitor the auto finance market for risks to consumers. The CFPB should:
These comments address concerns associated with EV tax credits and particularly those associated with transferability of the credit from consumers to dealers. The comments raise concerns about the proposed rule which would limit the use of the used vehicle credit to only the first resale after the initial sale. We instead advocate that each car…
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