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Earned Wage Payday Loans are Loans, Despite CFPB’s Claim

December 22, 2025

Report: No States Fully Protect Families from Wage and Asset Seizures as Debt Levels Soar

December 18, 2025

Trump Administration Proposal to Gut ECOA Would Resurrect Lending Hurdles for Women, Black People, Veterans, and Native Americans

December 16, 2025

AI Order Seeks to Block States from Protecting People from Big Tech Risks

December 12, 2025

60+ Civil Rights, Consumer, Labor, Technology Organizations Oppose Legislation Allowing Financial Firms Using AI to Ignore the Law

December 10, 2025

Proposed Elimination of SAVE Plan Creates Uncertainty, Affordability Concerns for Student Loan Borrowers  

December 9, 2025

FTC Orders Greystar to Return $24 Million in Rental Housing Junk Fees to Harmed Tenants

December 3, 2025

Class Action Filed Against Aramark to Halt Illegal Scheme to Profit off Prison Food

December 2, 2025

Holiday Shoppers Beware! Dangers Lurk in Buy Now, Pay Later and Deferred Interest Credit Card Offers

November 24, 2025

Latest Articles

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NCLC 2025: By the Numbers

December 29, 2025

NCLC’s Year in Economic Justice: 2025

December 29, 2025

In Memoriam: Bob Hobbs, ‘Founding Father’ of Consumer Law Community

November 24, 2025

Digital Library: Successful Challenges to Earned Wage Payday Loans

November 12, 2025

Digital Library: What the CFPB’s Recent FCRA Preemption Guidance Gets Wrong

November 7, 2025

Digital Library: Essential Strategies for Disaster Recovery

September 30, 2025

Digital Library: 6 Keys to Challenging Electronic Terms & Conditions

September 12, 2025

Digital Library: Courts Expose Deception of Home Equity “Investments”

August 15, 2025

Digital Library: The Latest on Keeping Medical Debt Out of Credit Reports

July 30, 2025

Featured News

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USA Today: States advance medical debt protections as federal support fades

December 19, 2025

MarketWatch: It’s been illegal to make women have a man co-sign their loans since the ’70s. Now the Trump administration could change that.

December 17, 2025

NPR: Should you use buy now, pay later? Experts share 4 tips to know

December 13, 2025

The New York Times: What Is a ‘Zombie Mortgage,’ and How Can You Avoid It?

December 13, 2025

The Hill: The Trump administration takes a wrecking ball to rulemaking

November 26, 2025

American Banker: Ruling on high-cost loans has nationwide implications

November 12, 2025

Associated Press: Voters’ anger at high electricity bills and data centers looms over 2026 midterms

November 8, 2025

The Boston Globe: As Americans tighten their belts, more and more are falling behind on their car payments

November 4, 2025

CNBC: This factor can be a ‘kiss of death’ on your credit report, says consumer advocate

November 4, 2025

Podcast Appearances

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WBUR On Point: The legacy of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

July 1, 2025

An Arm And A Leg Podcast: A medical-debt watchdog gets sidelined by the new administration

February 27, 2025

NPR On Point: ‘He wanted to destroy me financially’: The economic abuse of domestic violence survivors

January 27, 2025

Third Party Guarantees: When a Nursing Home Tries to Make You Responsible for Someone Else’s Stay

December 13, 2024

The Healthy Project Podcast: Breaking Down Medical Debt – How it Impacts Under-Resourced Communities & Solutions for Change

October 15, 2024

Fridays with Friends Featuring NCLC

March 25, 2024

The Dose: How Medical Debt Makes People Sicker — and What We Can Do About It

October 27, 2023

Bankshot: Lauren Saunders Discusses Earned Wage Access. Early Payday or Payday Loan?

July 27, 2023

Leslie Marshall Show: Abby Shafroth Discusses What’s at Stake in Upcoming SCOTUS Decision on Student Debt Cancellation

June 28, 2023