A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today protects furnace efficiency standards set to reduce heating costs for many households.
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The guidance comes as millions face 100 to 300 percent increases in medical insurance premiums due to the expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits.
Proposed rule change would have ended the right to tell robocallers to “stop calling.”
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Nationwide survey highlights impact of coerced debt on credit reports, financial security.
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Locally led non-profits that help families and communities may have to close their doors without federal funding.
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Proposed FCC rule would eliminate the right to tell robocallers to stop calling.
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Appearing in ConsumerAffairs on Oct. 20, 2025, James R. Hood quotes NCLC Senior Attorney Patrick Crotty in coverage of a coalition letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to abandon plans that would roll back key safeguards against unwanted robocalls. The groups warned that the proposal would strip consumers and small business owners of two…
Appearing in USA Today on Oct. 9, 2025, Daniel de Vise interviews NCLC Senior Attorney April Kuehnhoff for coverage of how and why debt collection complaints are on the rise. “Overwhelmingly, the most common complaint over time has been attempting to collect a debt that’s not owed.” April Kuehnhoff, a senior attorney at the National…
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Appearing in the Detroit Free Press on Oct. 8, 2025, Susan Tompor interviews NCLC Senior Attorney Carla Sanchez-Adams for coverage of how sophisticated crime rings have engineered yet another way to turn stolen mail or packages into cold cash. “The amount that a consumer may be on the hook for depends on when the consumer…
Appearing in Bloomberg on Oct. 6, 2025, Noah Buhayar, Coulter Jones, Eric Fan, Jeff Kao and Jeremy Diamond reference NCLC in the first article in a series examining the issue of zombie debt.
Appearing in The New York Times on Oct. 10, 2025, Tara Seigel Bernard interviews Abby Shafroth, the director of Student Loan Borrower Assistance at the National Consumer Law Center for coverage of how borrowers enrolled in one income-driven repayment plan may begin to receive loan discharges within weeks. “While Congress made all borrowers eligible for…
Advocates urge Commission to rethink proposal to delete important protections for consumers and small business owners
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