NCLC’s 50 Greatest Hits
Throughout our 50th anniversary year, NCLC highlighted some of our most important accomplishments over five decades of advocacy for consumer rights and economic justice.
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Digital Library: Hundreds of Free Practice Aids on the NCLC Digital Library
The NCLC Digital Library contains a massive amount of consumer law practice aids free to the public, in addition to the 21 NCLC treatises that require a subscription. This article describes twelve essential free resources.
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Digital Library: Consumer Litigation Guide to Supreme Court Rejection of Chevron
This article focuses on the implications of recent decisions for consumer attorneys bringing claims relying on federal agency rules and agency interpretations of federal consumer laws.
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The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth: Fulfilling the Promise of Truth in Lending
Originally appearing in the Yale Journal on Regulation (Summer 2008), Elizabeth Renuart and Diane E. Thompson discuss the lack of transparency in credit pricing and a decline in the value of the APR disclosure. This Article documents the history of this decline for the first time and describes the consequences of an APR disclosure that has…
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Digital Library: Three Important New Protections Preventing Home Foreclosures
A new NCLC Digital Library article summarizes three important U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development policy updates helping homeowners avoid foreclosure. • The VA’s implementation of the VA Servicing Purchase (VASP) program; • FHA’s announcement of the Payment Supplement option; and • HUD’s promulgation of a final rule…
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Digital Library: 75 Ways to Challenge an Arbitration Requirement
A new NCLC Arbitration Practice Checklist, free and accessible to the public, is found at NCLC’s Consumer Arbitration Agreements § 1.2a. It not only lists 75 ways to defeat an arbitration requirement, but also considers procedural issues in such a challenge, including who decides enforceability and timing of appeal rights. The checklist also explains options to proceed in arbitration—individual,…
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Digital Library: Supreme Court says Federal Agencies Can be Sued Under Fair Credit Reporting Act
A new NCLC Digital Library article looks at widespread implications for consumers using the FCRA to recover damages from federal agencies.
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Digital Library: Two New CFPB Advisory Opinions Facilitate Private FCRA Litigation
Effective January 23, 2024, two new CFPB advisory opinions clarify several critical Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) issues and should facilitate private FCRA litigation. The first addresses accuracy issues in background check reports used by most employers and landlords. The second addresses problems consumers face when seeking complete disclosure of their credit reports. A new…
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Digital Library: New Consumer Law Rights Taking Effect in 2024
This article lists federal and state consumer law rights scheduled to go into effect or expire, during the period from December 1, 2023, through January 1, 2025.
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NCLC’s Year in Consumer Justice: 2023
Advocates made strides in protecting consumers from predatory and abusive practices that strip wealth from communities.
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NCLC 2023: By the Numbers
The National Consumer Law Center advanced consumer justice in many ways. Here’s a look at NCLC in numbers in 2023.
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