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Appearing in The New York Times on June 5, 2026, Ann Carrns talks to NCLC’s April Kuehnhoff for coverage of NCLC’s report examining financial technology firms that are promoting alternative tools to manage security deposits. Millions of renters use the services. “They’re quite widespread,” said April Kuehnhoff, a senior lawyer at the center and an…
Homeowners in the U.S. hold around $34 trillion in home equity. In a new article for New America’s Rooftop Blog, Alys Cohen, Director of Federal Housing Advocacy and Acting Co-Director of Federal Advocacy, notes that many plan to use this equity, the single largest source of family wealth, to fund retirement, pay for long-term care,…
Appearing in The New York Times on May 25, 2026, Tara Siegel Bernard talks to Abby Shafroth, managing director of advocacy at NCLC about how, dtarting July 1, millions of borrowers will need to choose from a new menu of repayment options as the Trump administration enacts major changes to the student loan system. “It…
In an op-ed appearing in Payments Dive on May 28, 2026, NCLC Senior Attorney Lauren Saunders explains that if the president wants to provide people relief from high-interest debt, he should lead a crackdown against high-cost credit schemes. If Trump-appointed regulators approve Enova’s and OppFi’s applications to purchase small national banks, both could charge 100% APRs, or…
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Appearing in CNBC on May 4, 2026, Annie Nova talks to Anna Anderson, staff attorney at NCLC about how private student loan market is projected to expand, after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act established new borrowing limits on federal education loans for graduate students. Private lenders will likely reject many student applicants because…
Appearing in USA Today on May 3, 2026, Andrea Riquier writes about how fintech companies are offering rent‑now‑pay‑later services to help renters manage cash‑flow gaps caused by soaring housing costs, but Ariel Nelson, senior attorney at NCLC, and other consumer advocates argue the products are costly, sometimes predatory, and insufficiently regulated. “These products speak to…
Read More about USA Today: Rent is crushing Americans. Now some companies say: Pay later
Appearing in An Arm and A Leg on May 7, 2026, Claire Davenport talks to Chi Chi Wu, Director of Consumer Reporting and Data Advocacy and Acting Co-Director of Federal Advocacy at NCLC about new reporting from the investigative reporting superstars at ProPublica that reveals a new hole left by the CFPB’s collapse: No one is really helping…
Appearing in MS NOW on April 22, 2025, Ja’han Jones quotes Odette Williamson, director of racial justice advocacy at NCLC, in coverage of a continuation othe Trump administration’s trend of pushing pro-segregation policies when it gutted rules to prevent discrimination in the lending industry. New rule changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency…
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Appearing in Bloomberg Law on March 25, 2026, Cassandre Coyer and Evan Weinberger talk to Carla Sanchez-Adams, senior attorney at NCLC about how non-bank, fintech lenders targeting teens could warrant stronger guardrails from businesses, such as making sure terms of use are easy to understand. Other concerns from consumer advocates stem from the maturity of…
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Appearing in Marketplace on April 17, 2026, Janet Nguyen talks to Chi Chi Wu, director of consumer reporting and data advocacy at NCLC for a response to a listeners questions about why only three companies (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion) control the credit report market. Issues with the credit reporting industry have been compounded now that…
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Appearing in NerdWallet on April 1, 2026, Elin Johnson talks to Kyra Taylor, staff attorney at NCLC about how Parent PLUS loans will face new restrictions, as part of an overhaul of the student loan landscape. “Borrowers often don’t realize that the government has extensive power to collect what you owe if you default on…
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Appearing in The New York Times on March, 21, 2026, Jill Terreri Ramos talks to Sarah B. Mancini, managing director of advocacy at NCLC, about how renting a home until you have enough money to buy it might look like an attractive option, but there are traps everywhere. “Tenants in a lease-option may spend more…
Read More about The New York Times: What’s the Deal With Rent-to-Buy Home Contracts?