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Latest Press Releases

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Pennsylvania Can Bring Down Unaffordable Utility Bills

November 10, 2026

Maryland Can Bring Down Unaffordable Utility Bills

November 10, 2026

Mass. AG Rule Protects Homeowners from Predatory Shared Appreciation Mortgages

November 6, 2026

OppFi Becomes Second Predatory Lender to Abandon National Bank Bid

November 3, 2026

Trump Administration Sued Over Rollback of Fair Lending Protections

October 29, 2026

Ted Mermin, Influential California Advocate, Receives Consumer Law’s Highest Honor

October 24, 2026

State Lawmakers Must Protect Tenants from Rent-Splitting Loans

October 20, 2026

Medicaid Cuts Will Lead to More Medical Debt for Black Families

October 15, 2026

Predatory Lender Enova Drops Bid to Become National Bank

September 15, 2026

Latest Articles

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Eight Powerful New Consumer Strategies Against Forced Arbitration

October 20, 2026

Digital Library: UDAP Challenges to Prison Financial Exploitation

October 12, 2026

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

September 21, 2026

Digital Library: Fighting Zombie Foreclosures with UDAP Claims

August 27, 2026

Digital Library: Best Practices in Today’s Fast-Changing TCPA Environment

August 24, 2026

Digital Library: Supreme Court Limits What Former Owner Gets After Property Tax Taking

July 24, 2026

Digital Library: Federal Attack on Immigrant Banking and Credit

July 7, 2026

Digital Library: Major July Changes to Federal Student Loan Repayment

July 1, 2026

Digital Library: Supreme Court Limits Landmine Lurking in Many Consumer Cases

June 25, 2026

Featured News

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The New York Times: A Way to Tap Home Equity That Consumer Advocates Call Toxic

November 6, 2026

Commonwealth Beacon: ‘It’s a stressful life’: How energy debt is straining 800K Massachusetts utility customers

October 23, 2026

The New York Times: Americans Are Struggling to Pay Rising Medical Costs

October 23, 2026

The New York Times: Mamdani Backs Bill to Let Consumers Sue Over Unfair Business Practices

October 6, 2026

The New York Times: Pay Advance Apps May Be Costlier Than Workers Think

October 6, 2026

Associated Press: Americans are using buy now, pay later more than ever. Here’s what to know if you’re one of them

October 1, 2026

CBS News: Overdraft “protection” might be costing you. Here’s how to avoid the fee trap

September 14, 2026

CBS News: People are turning to BNPL loans to pay for rent, food and other necessities

September 2, 2026

The Seattle Times: WA tenants dread rental fees. Could an end be in sight?

August 27, 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