Medical Debt Behind Bars: New Report Examines the Impact of Medical Debt on Incarcerated People
Advocates Recommend Eliminating Fees for Medical Care in Prisons and Jails and Ending the Collection of Carceral Medical Debt
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What the Heck, Dude! New Report Focuses on How States Can Fight Rental Housing Junk Fees
Report discusses state and local laws addressing rental housing junk fees and provides recommendations to protect renters.
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KUER/NPR: Utah’s rents are already a challenge. Extra fees can stretch things even further
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…
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160+ Groups Urge Clear Fee Disclosures for Paycheck Advance Apps in Letter to the CFPB
Coalition letter calls for clearer cost and fee disclosures for workplace payday loans.
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NCLC’s 50 Greatest Hits
Throughout our 50th anniversary year, NCLC highlighted some of our most important accomplishments over five decades of advocacy for consumer rights and economic justice.
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CNBC: This 85-year-old mom co-signed her daughter’s student loan years ago. Now she fears the lender may take her house
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…
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Digital Library: Hundreds of Free Practice Aids on the NCLC Digital Library
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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NPR: Patient Underwent One Surgery but Was Billed for Two. Even After Being Sued, She Refused To Pay.
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…
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National Public Data Breach Shows Urgent Need for CFPB to Regulate Data Brokers
Advocates advise consumers to freeze their credit reports, urge CFPB to complete its proposed rule to regulate data brokers.
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CBS News: What to know about financial risks of increasingly popular medical credit cards (Video)
Originally appearing on CBS News on August 14, 2024, Anna Warner interviews NCLC Senior Attorney Chi Chi Wu for a discussion about medical credit cards, which have been increasing in popularity as a way for patients to pay for expenses like hearing, vision, dentistry and even hospital services. Consumer advocates warn that some of these…
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NPR: Rooftop solar has a fraud problem. The industry is working to build back trust
Originally appearing in NPR- Philadelphia (KLCC) on August 14, 2024, Jeff Brady interviews NCLC senior attorney Jenifer Bosco in coverage of how customer complaints against the country’s residential rooftop solar industry have increased dramatically in recent years. In online forums like Reddit, there’s a constant stream of complaints and requests for help from dissatisfied residential solar customers. Part of the…
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