Advocates, Members of House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Call on VA to Revive VASP Program
Abrupt End of Program to Help Veterans Avoid Foreclosure Leaves Them at Risk of Home Loss
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Boston Public Radio (WGBH): Solar panel company accused of shady business in Massachusetts
Appearing in Boston Public Radio (WGBH 89.7) on April 28, 2025, Jenifer B. McKim and Jade Lozada interview NCLC senior attorney Jenifer Bosco for coverage of how a growing number of Massachusetts residents have faced legal battles with a California-based company named Sunrun Inc. “For many customers, it works out fine. But there’s also been…
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Washington Informer: Trump Administration Curbs ‘Disparate Impact’ Rule in Housing, Lending
Appearing in the Washington Informer on April 25, 2025, Odette Williamson, senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center and director of NCLC’s Racial Justice and Equal Opportunity Project is quoted in coverage of the Trump administration’s move to limit the use of “disparate impact” analysis in identifying discrimination, effectively attempting to rewrite settled Supreme…
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The Hill: How Trump’s living ‘dead’ immigrants can fight for their rights
In an op-ed appearing in The Hill on April 24, 2025, NCLC Senior Attorney Chi Chi Wu discusses how the Trump administration escalated its assault on immigrants’ rights by reporting living people as “dead” in the Social Security Administration’s death master file, even though those people had lawfully obtained Social Security numbers. Such falsehoods by a government…
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Next Avenue: Student Loan Debt Haunts Many Retirees
Appearing in Next Avenue on May 12, 2025, Chris Farrell quotes NCLC Co-Director of Advocacy Abby Shafroth in part 6 of a 12-part collaborative series between Next Avenue and Marketplace Morning Report covering how students in college rely on loans to pay for much of their higher education bill, and many young adults with student debt…
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Inside Philanthropy: Inside the RRF Foundation for Aging’s Fight for Older Americans
Appearing in Inside Philanthropy on May 5, 2025, Wendy Paris discusses NCLC’s work to advocate for changes in policies around student loan debt and medical debt held by older adults. NCLC also fought for a change to how medical debt is reported, and won.
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The New York Times: Tips for Navigating the ‘Chaotic System’ of Student Loan Repayments
Appearing in The New York Times on May 2, 2025, Ann Carnns interviewed NCLC Co-Director of Advocacy Abby Shafroth for coverage of how student loan borrowers should handle repayment options and anticipate adjustments later. “They’re graduating into a time of uncertainty around what their repayment options will look like. They should focus on what’s available…
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Consumer Laws Unaffected by CFPB’s Withdrawal of Guidance
New NCLC Article Analyzes Impact of the CFPB’s Withdrawal of 67 Guidance Documents
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Digital Library: Continued Vitality of 67 Withdrawn CFPB Guidance Documents
On May 12, 2025, the CFPB withdrew 67 of its guidance documents—8 policy statements, 7 interpretative rules, 13 advisory opinions, and 39 other guidance documents. See 90 Fed. Reg. 20,084 (May 12, 2025). Many of these guidance documents have significant utility in consumer litigation involving the FDCPA, FCRA, TILA, ECOA, state UDAP statutes, and other consumer credit laws. Moreover, these…
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Court Grants Consumer Groups Authority to Defend CFPB Rule to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports
Consumers and Groups Allowed to Defend Protections for People Harmed by Medical Debt as CFPB Abandons Rule
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Advocates Express Strong Concern over Staffing for Vital Home Weatherization Program
Groups Urge Adequate Staffing to Avoid Costly Program Delays WASHINGTON – The National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low-income clients (NCLC), joined by ACEEE, the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) urged U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright to ensure that the…
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House Panel Votes to Eviscerate Consumer Watchdog, Siding With Fraudsters and Cheats
Committee Follows Administration’s Lead by Dramatically Slashing CFPB Funding Needed to Protect Ordinary Folks Harmed by Lawbreakers
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