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Bloomberg Law: CFPB Pullback Shrinks Bankrupt Student Loan Borrowers’ Options

June 27, 2025

Appearing in Bloomberg Law on June 27, 2025, Angelica Serrano-Roman, Evan Weinberger, and Alex Wolf talk to John Rao, senior attorney at NCLC, about how bankrupt student loan borrowers subjected to illegal debt collection efforts have fewer options after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s retrenchment under the Trump administration. “The dismissal of the cases is…

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The New York Times: Crypto Industry Moves Into the U.S. Housing Market

June 26, 2025

Appearing in The New York Times on June 26, 2025, Matthew Goldstein interviews Andrew Pizor, senior attorney at NCLC for coverage of how the nation’s largest mortgage finance firms will begin accepting crypto as an asset on a mortgage application. This is another significant step by the Trump administration to bring digital currencies into mainstream…

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Next Avenue: Are Social Security Benefits Safe for Older Adults Struggling with Student Debt?

June 23, 2025

Appearing in Next Avenue on June 23, 2025, and sponsored by the RRF Foundation for Aging, this op-ed by Abby Shafroth, managing director of advocacy at NCLC, discusses the Administration’s plans to collect student loan debt have collided with concerns about reducing Social Security benefits and pushing older adults into poverty. “Rather than just another…

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The New York Times: A Way for People With Low Credit Scores to Raise Them

June 20, 2025

Appearing in The New York Times on June 20, 2025, Ann Carrns talks to Chi Chi Wu, director of consumer reporting and data advocacy at NCLC about how negative rent information can be disastrous for struggling families if they fall behind on their rent even once. Landlords are unlikely to rent to anyone with a…

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CNBC: Republicans move to eliminate payment pauses for struggling student loan borrowers

June 17, 2025

Appearing in CNBC on June 17, 2025, Annie Nova interviews Abby Shafroth, managing director of advocacy and director of the National Consumer Law Center’s Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project, for coverage of how GOP lawmakers are moving in their “big, beautiful bill” to nix payment pauses for student loan borrowers who’ve lost their job or…

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Payments Dive: CFPB, consumer groups clash over BNPL

June 16, 2025

Appearing in Payments Dive on June 16, Patrick Cooley interview NCLC Associate Director and Director of Federal Advocacy Lauren Saunders for coverage of how the battle over buy now, pay later — whether it’s helpful or hurtful to users — persists even after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last month withdrew its rule regulating such…

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Bloomberg Law: CFPB Pullback Shrinks Bankrupt Student Loan Borrowers’ Options

The New York Times: Crypto Industry Moves Into the U.S. Housing Market

Next Avenue: Are Social Security Benefits Safe for Older Adults Struggling with Student Debt?

The New York Times: A Way for People With Low Credit Scores to Raise Them

CNBC: Republicans move to eliminate payment pauses for struggling student loan borrowers

Payments Dive: CFPB, consumer groups clash over BNPL