Medical Debt Behind Bars: New Report Examines the Impact of Medical Debt on Incarcerated People
Advocates Recommend Eliminating Fees for Medical Care in Prisons and Jails and Ending the Collection of Carceral Medical Debt
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What the Heck, Dude! New Report Focuses on How States Can Fight Rental Housing Junk Fees
Report discusses state and local laws addressing rental housing junk fees and provides recommendations to protect renters.
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KUER/NPR: Utah’s rents are already a challenge. Extra fees can stretch things even further
Airing on KUER 90.1/ NPR Utah on August 28, 2024, Macy Lipkin interviews Ariel Nelson in coverage of rental housing junk fees and efforts to regulate them. The Federal Trade Commission is considering a rule that would prohibit hidden or misleading fees for any business. Ariel Nelson, a staff attorney with the National Consumer Law Center, has seen…
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160+ Groups Urge Clear Fee Disclosures for Paycheck Advance Apps in Letter to the CFPB
Coalition letter calls for clearer cost and fee disclosures for workplace payday loans.
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NCLC’s 50 Greatest Hits
Throughout our 50th anniversary year, NCLC highlighted some of our most important accomplishments over five decades of advocacy for consumer rights and economic justice.
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CNBC: This 85-year-old mom co-signed her daughter’s student loan years ago. Now she fears the lender may take her house
Appearing in CNBC on August 17, 2024, Annie Nova talks to NCLC staff attorney Anna Anderson about how many people who borrow private student loans are required to get a co-signer, and how that requirement can spread the pain if repayment becomes a challenge. “It’s very, very difficult to get off of the loan if…
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