U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan Co-Counsel: National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), NAACP Legal Defense Fund, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Michigan, and Michigan Poverty Law Program This class-action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The lawsuit alleges the Defendants violated federal and state civil rights [...]
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced yesterday that a fee from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which FHFA previously approved and which makes refinancing more expensive for mortgages backed by those companies, will be delayed until December 1. FHFA also said the fee will not apply to refinance loans with balances [...]
Below are some of the amicus briefs filed by NCLC and our partners on behalf of our low-income clients. In collaboration with national, state, and local organizations and attorney advocates, NCLC provides guidance on a wide range of cases impacting low- to middle-income consumers and their families. Access to Justice || Civil Rights || Consumer [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 2, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) or Lauren Saunders (lsaunders@nclc.org) The bank regulator’s plan, described as “recipe for disaster” and as a way to “fuel financial exclusion,” provides an avenue for lenders to evade state laws that cap interest rates and to harm families suffering most in [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 2, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) or Lauren Saunders (lsaunders@nclc.org) WASHINGTON, D.C. – People who have not received their Economic Impact Payments (EIP) should be on the lookout for letters being sent starting today by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) telling them that they may have an [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 12, 2020 Media Contacts: National Consumer Law Center: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) Center for Accessible Technology: Melissa Kasnitz (mkasnitz@cforat.org) California adopts rules and programs to reduce residential disconnections from gas and electric service San Francisco – Consumer advocates praised yesterday’s unanimous vote by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contacts: John Rao (jrao@nclc.org) or Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) Los Angeles County Ends PACE Program Marred by Fraud, Abuse, and Unaffordable Loans Thousands of LA County homeowners have been trapped in unaffordable loans through the Property Assessed Clean Energy financing program WASHINGTON, D.C – Effective May [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2020 National Consumer Law Center Contact: Jan Kruse at jkruse@nclc.org BOSTON―Today, advocates warn that the plan announced by the U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to allow borrowers with federally held student loans the option to suspend their payments falls far short of what is needed in this national crisis. [...]
Interest rate limits are the simplest and most effective protection against predatory lending. Since the time of the American Revolution, states have limited interest rates to protect their residents. American voters strongly support interest rate caps. At least 45 states and the District of Columbia (DC) cap rates on at least some installment loans. But [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2020 Good News Mountaineer Garage contact: Ron Wiles (goodnews.ron@gmail.com) or (304) 680-7140; National Consumer Law Center contacts: Margot Saunders (msaunders@nclc.org), Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) or (202) 595-7847 This afternoon, the West Virginia state senate unanimously approved HB 4969, Creating a Used Car Donor Tax Credit Program to incentivize the donation and [...]
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