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USA Today: No more consumer protection? What the CFPB shutdown means for you.

February 21, 2025

Originally appearing in USA Today on February 21, 2025, Daniel de Visé interviews NCLC Associate Director Lauren Saunders for coverage of the Trump Administration’s attack on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and calls for it to be shut down. “We are hoping that these are broadly popular measures, that Republicans will understand that their voters…

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After FCC Abandons Popular Telemarketing Rule, Consumers Take Action to Save It

February 20, 2025

Small business owners and consumer advocates have stepped up to save a popular anti-robocall rule ATLANTA — Yesterday, four small business owners and the National Consumers League asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit for permission to intervene to request a rehearing after it issued a decision to overturn a Federal Communications…

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Marketplace: Why do you still get unwanted calls from telemarketers?

February 7, 2025

Appearing in Marketplace on February 7, 2025, Janet Nguyen talks to NCLC senior attorney Margot Saunders about why consumers still receive unwanted telemarketing robocalls. The FCC bans spoofing with ill intent, but the agency only has so many resources to handle complaints. Telemarketers will claim they got consent to make their calls. But telemarketers often ask…

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CNBC: A new bill would cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Here’s what that could mean for your money

February 7, 2025

Appearing in CNBC on February 7, 2025, Stephanie Dhue talks to NCLC Senior Attorney Chi Chi Wu for coverage of how credit card interest rates have been hovering near record highs and a new bipartisan bill that would cap them at a dramatically lower figure. Experts say it may not be a win for consumers. “You…

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Detroit Free Press: Consumers don't need more hidden fees, tricky loans, or a repeat of financial crisis

February 12, 2025

Appearing in the Detroit Free Press on February 12, 2025, Susan Tompor interviews NCLC Associate Director Lauren Saunders for coverage of the Administration’s move to shutter the CFPB. “This is an agency that touches all of our lives.”Saunders noted a long list of ways that the CFPB has worked to address everything from rip-offs to…

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NPR: Up to 100 more workers are fired at CFPB as staff fear mass layoffs are looming

February 13, 2025

Appearing in NPR on February 13, 2025, Laurel Wamsley covers the Trump Administration’s recent firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a lawsuit filed by NCLC and others to stop additional firings.

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USA Today: No more consumer protection? What the CFPB shutdown means for you.

After FCC Abandons Popular Telemarketing Rule, Consumers Take Action to Save It

Marketplace: Why do you still get unwanted calls from telemarketers?

CNBC: A new bill would cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Here’s what that could mean for your money

Detroit Free Press: Consumers don't need more hidden fees, tricky loans, or a repeat of financial crisis

NPR: Up to 100 more workers are fired at CFPB as staff fear mass layoffs are looming

Support NCLC