Appearing in NerdWallet on April 1, 2026, Elin Johnson talks to Kyra Taylor, staff attorney at NCLC about how Parent PLUS loans will face new restrictions, as part of an overhaul of the student loan landscape. “Borrowers often don’t realize that the government has extensive power to collect what you owe if you default on…
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Appearing in The New York Times on March, 21, 2026, Jill Terreri Ramos talks to Sarah B. Mancini, managing director of advocacy at NCLC, about how renting a home until you have enough money to buy it might look like an attractive option, but there are traps everywhere. “Tenants in a lease-option may spend more…
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Appearing in The New York Times on March 20, 2026, Stacy Cowley talks to Kyra Taylor, staff attorney at NCLC, about recently released data from the Education Department, which showed that by the end of last year, 7.7 million borrowers had defaulted on $181 billion in federal student loans. “The last thing student loan borrowers…
Appearing in GBH News on March 18, 2026, Liz Neisloss talks to April Kuehnhoff, senior attorney at NCLC, about new data that points to the urgent need for reform to defend people facing debt collection lawsuits filed largely by big, out-of-state companies. “It’s important to use that information to try to better work with individuals…
Read More about GBH News: Consumer debt collection cases spike 60% in two years in Mass. courts
Originally appearing in the Associated Press on March 19, 2026, Collin Binkley talks to Kyra Taylor, staff attorney at NCLC, about the U.S. Education Department’s decision to hand off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department. Student loan advocates condemned the move, saying it only adds to confusion as the Trump administration overhauls…
In an op-ed written for American Banker on March 25, 2026, Lauren Saunders, senior attorney at NCLC, looks at a new, slick breed of payday loan app that is working to extract profits from people struggling with the affordability crisis. “Many companies offering so-called earned wage access have the same basic business model as traditional payday lenders:…
Appearing in Bloomberg on March 17, 2026, Coulter Jones talks to Andrea Bopp Stark, senior attorney at NCLC, about how debt collectors are blindsiding borrowers with years of back interest on old home loans. And how states are becoming a flashpoint in the legal battle. For borrowers, the absence of federal enforcement of consumer protection…
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Appearing in National Mortgage News on March 16, 2026, Brad Finkelstein quotes Diane Thompson, NCLC’s deputy director and chief advocacy officer, and Odette Williamson, director of racial justice advocacy at NCLC, for coverage of President Trump’s executive order which aims to loosen mortgage lending regulations. Many of the rules the EO looks to unwind were put into…
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Appearing in MarketWatch on March 17, 2026, Genna Contino speaks to Lauren Saunders, associate director and director of federal advocacy at NCLC about how the biggest YouTuber in the world has tied his name to Evolve Bank. Saunders said Evolve’s track record, including its connection to the Synapse bankruptcy, makes her wary of the bank’s…
Appearing in U.S. News & World Report on March 13, 2026, Greg Garrison talks to Abby Shafroth, managing director of advocacy at NCLC about how a federal appeals court dealt a fatal blow to the most affordable federal student loan repayment plan, starting a countdown clock for more than 7 million borrowers to transition into…
Appearing in Bankrate on March 4, 2026, Andrew Pentis talks to John Van Alst, senior attorney at NCLC and director of our Working Cars for Working Families project, for a story about a predatory loan that can ensnare you in a matter of hours and lead to crushing debt — and perhaps wrecked credit —…
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