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Nearly 80 Consumer, Energy, Housing, Health, Manufacturing, and Environmental Organizations Call on FHFA to Lower Housing Costs for Renters and Homeowners by Updating Energy Codes

November 30, 2023

California Should Not Delay Protections for Fintech Cash Advances

November 28, 2023

2023 Update: Some States Tighten Rules Against High-Cost Installment Loans; Others Increase Interest Rates and Allow Junk Fees to Pile On

November 21, 2023

VA Foreclosure Pause Will Prevent Thousands of Veteran Foreclosures

November 20, 2023

Gov. Healey and Mass. Legislature Put Families Over Prison Profiteering with Free Phone Calls for Incarcerated People

November 20, 2023

Illinois Commerce Commission Approves Robust Discounted Utility Rates

November 16, 2023

More than 100 Organizations Urge CFPB to Rein In Big Banks’ Use of Forced Arbitration

November 15, 2023

NCLC Applauds President Biden’s Directive as a First Step in Regulating AI’s Potential to Harm Consumers

October 31, 2023

Seattle Lawyer Beth Terrell Receives Consumer Law’s Highest Honor; Three Others Receive ‘Rising Star’ Awards

October 30, 2023

Latest Articles

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File Comments about Rental Junk Fees with the FTC

November 17, 2023

Fighting Junk Fees

October 31, 2023

15 Blunders in Seeking an Attorney Fee Award

October 2, 2023

Digital Library: FCRA Remedies When Criminal Records Lead to Rental Denials

September 21, 2023

Congress Must Extend Affordable Connectivity Program Funding to Keep Kids Connected

September 11, 2023

5,000 Practice Aids Free on the NCLC Digital Library

August 31, 2023

Digital Library: Disaster Relief Resources

August 24, 2023

New Resources for Frontline Groups Engaged in State Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity Plans

August 17, 2023

Digital Library: Strict New Limits on Prerecorded Debt Collection Calls Effective July 20

July 20, 2023

Featured News

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Los Angeles Times: Citibank employees called them ‘Armenian bad guys’ and canceled their accounts. Now they’re suing

November 27, 2023

WBUR: For many renters, apartment application fees add up. Some are illegal

November 27, 2023

NPR: Will the VA stop thousands of veterans from losing their homes?

November 16, 2023

Reuters: Payments app Zelle begins refunds for imposter scams after Washington pressure

November 13, 2023

The Hill: For mortgage applications, two credit reports are better than three

November 8, 2023

USA Today: Interest rates on some retail credit cards climb to record 33%. Can they even do that?

November 1, 2023

The New York Times: TransUnion Failed to Quickly Place or Remove Freezes on Credit Reports

October 27, 2023

Payments Dive: Consumer group pushes for stricter EWA protections

October 16, 2023

The New York Times: Consumer Agency Moves to Ban Medical Debt From Credit Reports

September 29, 2023

Podcast Appearances

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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

ProPublica: Sarah Bolling Mancini Discusses the Ugly Truth Behind HomeVestors

June 22, 2023

Consumers’ Checkbook: Margot Saunders Discusses a New FCC Rule that Requires Phone Companies to Block Some Robotexts

May 11, 2023

Broadband Breakfast: Margot Saunders Debates the Best Methods of Stopping Illegal Calls with Industry Representatives

March 22, 2023

An Arm and a Leg Podcast: Wrestling With a Giant: April Kuehnhoff discusses how to dispute a hospital bill

March 2, 2023

The Freedom Side Podcast: Caroline Cohn Discusses Junk Fees and Mass Incarceration

March 2, 2023

Arizona’s Family On Your Side Podcast: Carla Sanchez-Adams Talks About ‘Junk’ Fees

February 27, 2023