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Bloomberg Law: Medical Debt Struck From Credit Reports in Final CFPB Rule

January 7, 2025

Appearing in Bloomberg Law on January 7, 2025, Evan Weinberger interviews Chi Chi Wu to discuss action to scrap medical debt from consumer credit reports and how Republican lawmakers and the credit reporting industry will likely push to overturn the changes. “Medical debt has damaged the financial record of tens of millions for far too…

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Los Angeles Times: Experian credit bureau sued for allegedly failing to properly probe consumer complaints

January 7, 2025

Appearing in the Los Angeles Times on January 7, 2025, Laurence Darmiento interviews NCLC Senior Attorney Chi Chi Wu for coverage of a lawsuit against Experian, one of the nation’s largest credit bureaus, filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly improperly handling consumer disputes. “It’s about time a credit bureau was held accountable…

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American Banker: Recent CFPB rules face repeal with no return under Trump

January 6, 2025

Appearing in American Banker on January 6, 2025, Kate Berry interviews NCLC Associate Director Lauren Saunders for coverage of how the incoming Trump administration is expected to seek the repeal of some regulations finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. On the chopping block are rules finalized by the CFPB since August, the six-month lookback…

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USA Today: Here are your top tips for a financially healthy 2025

December 29, 2024

Appearing in USA Today on December 29, 2024, Russ Wiles interviewed NCLC Senior Attorney Carla Sanchez-Adams to discuss the CFPB’s new rule to limit costly overdraft fees and caution that it faces the risk of being overturned by Congress with simple majority votes in the Senate and House, with limited debate. Overdraft fees are “a…

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ProPublica: The Tribal Lending Industry Offers Quick Cash Online at Outrageous Interest Rates. Here’s How It’s Survived.

December 23, 2024

Originally appearing in ProPublica on December 23, 2024, Joel Jacobs and Megan O’Matz interviewed NCLC Associate Director Lauren Saunders for coverage of the tribal, high-interest lending industry. Consumer advocates do not expect that the second Trump administration will do anything to crack down on abusive lending practices linked to tribes or any other form of…

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Digital Library: FDCPA: 2024 in Review

January 9, 2025

This NCLC Digital Library article examines the most significant 2024 FDCPA developments, including summaries of all reported circuit court of appeals decisions, the latest approaches to dealing with FDCPA standing problems, CFPB guidance on collection of medical debt, and important FDCPA claims relating to new legislation limiting credit reporting of medical debt.

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Bloomberg Law: Medical Debt Struck From Credit Reports in Final CFPB Rule

Los Angeles Times: Experian credit bureau sued for allegedly failing to properly probe consumer complaints

American Banker: Recent CFPB rules face repeal with no return under Trump

USA Today: Here are your top tips for a financially healthy 2025

ProPublica: The Tribal Lending Industry Offers Quick Cash Online at Outrageous Interest Rates. Here’s How It’s Survived.

Digital Library: FDCPA: 2024 in Review

Support NCLC