NCLC presented the award at its 31st annual Consumer Rights Litigation Conference in Chicago, where three attorneys were also recognized with NCLC’s Rising Star Award.
To Date, FCC Efforts Have Failed to Achieve a Meaningful Reduction in Unwanted and Illegal Calls and Texts
A new California law ensures that no one in the state can be imprisoned because they owe a consumer debt.
Joint enforcement action launched against TransUnion for failing to ensure that tenant screening reports were accurate.
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The Biden-Harris administration announced new efforts to crack down on junk fees, including a FTC proposal on junk fees.
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New Policy Briefs from CRL and NCLC recommend protections to shield consumers from abusive fintech cash advances.
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Payday Lenders Arguments Fall Flat at Court; Questions Highlighted How Radical and Baseless the Payday Lenders’ Argument Against CFPB Is And Its Wide-Sweeping Implications for the American Economy
WASHINGTON — Consumer, energy efficiency, environmental, and utility stakeholders welcomed a significantly strengthened federal efficiency standard for home furnaces Friday. The final standards announced by the Department of Energy (DOE) will reduce average household costs by $350 over the life of a furnace compared to using old-style models and cut 332 million metric tons of carbon dioxide…
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education published its final Gainful Employment rule — a rule that protects students from high-cost, low-value career training programs that leave students with unaffordable student debt or no increase in earnings above those with only a high school education. In response, Kyra Taylor, staff attorney at the National…
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A new report from the National Consumer Law Center explains that the screening process is riddled with errors and bias that disproportionately harms Black and Latino/Hispanic renters.
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Consumer advocates cheer announcement that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing a prohibition on the reporting of all medical debts on credit reports.
Home appliance manufacturers, together with consumer, climate, and energy and water efficiency advocates announce a consensus plan to improve energy and water efficiency.
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