Department of Education Adds Confusion to Repayment Process, Shifts Student Loan Servicing and Collections to Treasury
A year of policy changes, amid soaring cost of living, is wreaking havoc on student loan borrowers
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Bloomberg: ‘Zombie’ Second Mortgages Spur New Battles in State Capitols
Appearing in Bloomberg on March 17, 2026, Coulter Jones talks to Andrea Bopp Stark, senior attorney at NCLC, about how debt collectors are blindsiding borrowers with years of back interest on old home loans. And how states are becoming a flashpoint in the legal battle. For borrowers, the absence of federal enforcement of consumer protection…
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National Mortgage News: Mortgage deregulation: praise and peril from Trump's EO
Appearing in National Mortgage News on March 16, 2026, Brad Finkelstein quotes Diane Thompson, NCLC’s deputy director and chief advocacy officer, and Odette Williamson, director of racial justice advocacy at NCLC, for coverage of President Trump’s executive order which aims to loosen mortgage lending regulations. Many of the rules the EO looks to unwind were put into…
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MarketWatch: MrBeast’s finance app for kids is backed by a bank that’s faced regulatory scrutiny and a fintech partner’s failure
Appearing in MarketWatch on March 17, 2026, Genna Contino speaks to Lauren Saunders, associate director and director of federal advocacy at NCLC about how the biggest YouTuber in the world has tied his name to Evolve Bank. Saunders said Evolve’s track record, including its connection to the Synapse bankruptcy, makes her wary of the bank’s…
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U.S. News & World Report: SAVE Student Loan Plan Is Dead: Answering Every Question About What Might Happen Next
Appearing in U.S. News & World Report on March 13, 2026, Greg Garrison talks to Abby Shafroth, managing director of advocacy at NCLC about how a federal appeals court dealt a fatal blow to the most affordable federal student loan repayment plan, starting a countdown clock for more than 7 million borrowers to transition into…
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Digital Library: 7 Biggest Mistakes When Attacking an Arbitration Requirement
This article describes seven of the biggest mistakes consumer litigants make in responding to arbitration provisions.
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Trump Seeks to Strip Mortgage Rules Created to Prevent Another Financial Crisis
E.O. Rolls Back the Mortgage Lending Clock to Subprime Lending’s Heyday
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Government Watchdog Report Sheds Light on How Mass Layoffs Put Borrowers At Greater Risk of Servicer Errors
Report Shows Scaled Back Oversight of Student Loan Servicers, Increasing Risks of Servicing Errors
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Elimination of SAVE Plan Puts More Than 7 Million Borrowers in Financial Peril
Student Loan Borrowers Could See Monthly Bills Quadruple Following Department of Education Settlement
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Trump Administration Embarks on Unwarranted Invasion of Privacy
Treasury’s System of Records Notice Proposal Would Enable Dramatically Increased Government Collection and Sharing of Sensitive Personal Data
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Bankrate: How predatory but legal auto loans are systematically taking advantage of people with subprime credit
Appearing in Bankrate on March 4, 2026, Andrew Pentis talks to John Van Alst, senior attorney at NCLC and director of our Working Cars for Working Families project, for a story about a predatory loan that can ensnare you in a matter of hours and lead to crushing debt — and perhaps wrecked credit —…
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