Bill to Open Virginia Courts to Class Action Remedies Hits Governor Spanberger’s Desk
Advocates Urge Gov. Spanberger to Allow Residents Harmed by Widespread Corporate Wrongdoing to Band Together to Seek Accountability
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New Student Loan Repayment Rules Mean Higher Bills and More Time in Debt for Lowest Income Borrowers
On a Positive Note, Rules Ease Pathway for Borrowers To Get Out of Default
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Another 100%+ APR Bank Seeks Trump Administration Approval
OppFi’s Acquisition of BNC Bank Would Circumvent Interest Rate Limits in 45 States
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MS NOW: New rule change opens the door to more housing, lending discrimination
Appearing in MS NOW on April 22, 2025, Ja’han Jones quotes Odette Williamson, director of racial justice advocacy at NCLC, in coverage of a continuation othe Trump administration’s trend of pushing pro-segregation policies when it gutted rules to prevent discrimination in the lending industry. New rule changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency…
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Bloomberg Law: Celebrity-Backed Financial Tools for Teens Spur Federal Scrutiny
Appearing in Bloomberg Law on March 25, 2026, Cassandre Coyer and Evan Weinberger talk to Carla Sanchez-Adams, senior attorney at NCLC about how non-bank, fintech lenders targeting teens could warrant stronger guardrails from businesses, such as making sure terms of use are easy to understand. Other concerns from consumer advocates stem from the maturity of…
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Marketplace: Why do we only have three major credit bureaus?
Appearing in Marketplace on April 17, 2026, Janet Nguyen talks to Chi Chi Wu, director of consumer reporting and data advocacy at NCLC for a response to a listeners questions about why only three companies (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion) control the credit report market. Issues with the credit reporting industry have been compounded now that…
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NYU Law Environmental Law Journal Article: Fractured and Forgotten: Challenging Exclusionary Titling and Co-Ownership Requirements That Displace “Heirs Property” Disaster Survivors
Volume 34, Issue 1 (2026) In the aftermath of a natural disaster, disaster survivors rely heavily on local and federal relief to rebuild their devastated homes. For households without formal legal title to their home, however, such relief is slower to arrive, leading to displaced families and damaged communities. Due to generations of frustrated access…
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NCLC Condemns Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center has been a leading advocate in the fight against hate, discrimination, violence, and the erosion of civil rights
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Fed Urged to Reject Bank Application that Would Greenlight Enova’s 100% APR Loans Nationwide
Civil Rights and Consumer Groups Warn Approval Would Harm Communities of Color
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CFPB Guts Fair Lending
Bad Process Leads to Bad Rule As CFPB Fails to Meaningfully Review More than 64,500 Comments
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Maine Governor Signs First-in-the-Nation Law to Protect Homeowners From Home Equity Investment Loans
Law Provides Homeowners With the Most Comprehensive Protections in the Country
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Bills Boosting Credit Bureaus and Financial Institutions Would Harm People Already Struggling to Afford Housing, Healthcare, and Utilities
NCLC’s Chi Chi Wu Testifies in Opposition to Legislation that Dramatically Reduces Accountability for Credit Bureaus
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