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Latest Press Releases

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Legal Aid Groups Urge the Department of Education to Protect Struggling Borrowers as “Big Bill” Brings Sweeping Changes 

March 3, 2026

Civil Rights and Immigration Advocates to Court: Sham Settlement Betrays Victims of Housing Scam 

March 3, 2026

NCLC Launches Initiative to Support California Economic Justice Efforts

March 2, 2026

SAVE Survives Another Day: Court Refuses to Vacate Most Affordable Student Loan Repayment Plan

February 27, 2026

New Predatory 100% APR Bank Seeks Trump Administration’s Approval

February 23, 2026

White House Launches New Attack on CFPB and Nation’s Consumers 

February 17, 2026

States Can Protect Buy Now, Pay Later Borrowers

February 12, 2026

Debt Collectors are Emptying Families’ Bank Accounts

February 11, 2026

Broad Coalition Supports New Senate Bill to Cap Interest Rates for Loans

February 11, 2026

Latest Articles

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California Consumer Law Support Project

February 27, 2026

Digital Library: An Introduction to Ratio Utility Billing Systems for Tenant Advocates

February 15, 2026

Governors, Legislators, and Utility Affordability: Broadening the Frame to Water

January 28, 2026

Digital Library: Home Equity Theft Scams—An Old Problem Takes on New Forms

January 26, 2026

Digital Library: Seven Key Changes to the FHA Waterfall

January 26, 2026

Digital Library: New Consumer Law Changes Taking Effect in 2026

January 5, 2026

Digital Library: FDCPA: 2025 in Review

January 5, 2026

NCLC 2025: By the Numbers

December 29, 2025

NCLC’s Year in Economic Justice: 2025

December 29, 2025

Featured News

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Bankrate: How predatory but legal auto loans are systematically taking advantage of people with subprime credit

March 4, 2026

CNBC: What student loan borrowers need to know about judge’s ruling on SAVE plan

March 2, 2026

More Perfect Union: We Uncovered the Secret Scheme Trapping Americans in Car Loans

February 26, 2026

Axios: Trump considers citizenship checks for bank accounts

February 24, 2026

CNBC: A booming employee benefit at the heart of America’s affordability debate

February 24, 2026

KFF Health News: State Lawmakers Seek Restraints on Wage Garnishment for Medical Debt

February 20, 2026

American Banker: Experts weigh whether CFPB database tweaks help or hurt

February 13, 2026

MarketWatch: These apps offer quick cash, but some users say they’re trapped in debt. This loophole is their escape hatch.

February 12, 2026

American Banker: CFPB warns consumers about filing credit bureau disputes

February 5, 2026

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