Consumers and Groups File for Right to Defend Rule Removing Medical Debt from the Credit Reports of 15M People
With CFPB Under Shut-Down Order, Consumers and Groups Seek to Intervene to Defend Lifeline for People Harmed by Medical Debt
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Coalition Moves to Protect Consumers from Costly Bank Overdraft Fees
Groups Seek to Intervene to Defend Rule Designed to Keep Money in Consumers’ Pockets as the Work of the Agency is Frozen As the Trump-Vance Administration takes over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and begins with a stop work order, a broad coalition is taking legal action to defend a CFPB rule that would…
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Unlawful Shut Down of Consumer Agency Endangers Working Families, Honest Businesses, the Economy
Consumer advocates warned today that the illegal effort by the Trump Administration to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) endangers the entire economy.
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Digital Library: Helping Consumers Harmed by Payment Fraud
Criminals plot seductive fraud schemes and carefully utilize forms of payment that best enable them to receive money quickly, without a consumer being able to stop or reverse the payment. This article explains practical steps and legal rights that may allow consumers to get their money back, depending on the payment method used by the…
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Congress’s Move to Overturn Overdraft Fee Rule Would Block Relief for Families Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Threatened CFPB Rule Will Lower Big Bank Overdraft Fees from $35 to $5, Saving Families Billions
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Chopra Firing Brings Four Years of Pro-Consumer CFPB to a Rapid Close
Rohit Chopra’s CFPB beat back overdraft and credit card junk fees, tackled medical debt, credit reporting, student loans, and high-cost lending WASHINGTON – Today, President Donald J. Trump fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an active, pro-consumer regulator. Director Chopra focused the nation’s leading consumer protection agency on protecting people…
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NPR On Point: 'He wanted to destroy me financially': The economic abuse of domestic violence survivors
Nearly every domestic violence survivor has reported suffering economic abuse at the hands of their abusive partner. They’ve been coerced into debt, had their credit scores ruined, lost all financial independence. Few laws are on the books to prevent this. Adrienne Adams, professor in the Department of psychology at Michigan State University, Carla Sanchez-Adams, senior attorney…
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New Report Examines the Harms of Seizing Tax Refunds to Collect Criminal Justice Debt
To Protect Children’s Financial Security and Aid Reentry, Governments Should Prevent Seizure of Earned Income Tax Credits and Child Tax Credits
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Consumers Denied Relief from Unwanted Telemarketing Calls After Federal Court Scraps Consent Rule
Advocates raise alarms over a last-minute decision to vacate a regulation that would have eliminated a large number of unwanted telemarketing calls.
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Top Six TCPA/Robocall Developments in 2024/2025
This article summarizes current Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and robocall developments.
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New Resource Empowers Consumers Battling Mounting Debt
Free Online, the 2025 Edition of Surviving Debt Provides New Resources on Student Debt, Medical Debt, and Homeowners’ Rights
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Incarcerated People Are Frequent Targets of Identity Theft
New Resource Outlines Tools to Reduce Incidence of Identity Theft Behind Bars
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