Appearing in Forbes on September 3, 2024, Adam S. Minsky quotes NCLC’s brief. “Since the Secretary promulgated regulations clearly interpreting the HEA to provide for cancellation of any remaining balance upon completion of the ICR repayment period more than 30 years ago, Congress has never repudiated that interpretation,” notes NCLC in its brief. “To the…
Other Regulators Should Follow OTS Action Against Similar Bank Payday Loans WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — MetaBank will no longer be offering its 650% payday loans on prepaid cards as a result of action by the bank’s regulator, the Office of Thrift Supervision. MetaBank disclosed in a filing October 12 with the Securities and Exchange Commission that OTS “has…
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Advocates Recommend Eliminating Fees for Medical Care in Prisons and Jails and Ending the Collection of Carceral Medical Debt
Report discusses state and local laws addressing rental housing junk fees and provides recommendations to protect renters.
Airing on KUER 90.1/ NPR Utah on August 28, 2024, Macy Lipkin interviews Ariel Nelson in coverage of rental housing junk fees and efforts to regulate them. The Federal Trade Commission is considering a rule that would prohibit hidden or misleading fees for any business. Ariel Nelson, a staff attorney with the National Consumer Law Center, has seen…
Coalition letter calls for clearer cost and fee disclosures for workplace payday loans.
Throughout our 50th anniversary year, NCLC highlighted some of our most important accomplishments over five decades of advocacy for consumer rights and economic justice.
Appearing in CNBC on August 17, 2024, Annie Nova talks to NCLC staff attorney Anna Anderson about how many people who borrow private student loans are required to get a co-signer, and how that requirement can spread the pain if repayment becomes a challenge. “It’s very, very difficult to get off of the loan if…
The NCLC Digital Library contains a massive amount of consumer law practice aids free to the public, in addition to the 21 NCLC treatises that require a subscription. This article describes twelve essential free resources.
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In a segment airing on August 21 on NPR Shots & appearing in KFF Health News, Tony Leys interviews NCLC senior attorney Berneta Haynes for a story about disputing bogus medical bills. Debt collectors often seek summary judgment, which allows them to garnish wages or take other measures to seize money without going to the…
Advocates advise consumers to freeze their credit reports, urge CFPB to complete its proposed rule to regulate data brokers.
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