HHS Staff Cuts Imperil Energy Assistance Program for Older Adults and Vulnerable Families
LIHEAP keeps the heat on in winter, and cooling in the summer, for over 6 million families each year.
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Diane Thompson Joins NCLC as Deputy Director and Chief Advocacy Officer
Former senior advisor to the director of CFPB returns to NCLC to head advocacy efforts.
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House Vote Could Keep Overdraft Fees High and Deny Oversight of Payment App Fraud
U.S. House will consider resolutions tomorrow to overturn a $5 cap on big bank overdraft fees, eliminate oversight of Big Tech P2P payment apps.
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Preliminary Injunction Granted in Case Against Illegal CFPB Shutdown
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson orders agency to reinstate fired employees, stop any reductions in force, preserve data and ensure employees can perform their statutorily mandated functions WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson granted a motion for a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit brought by the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)…
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CFPB Allows Payday Lenders to Inflict Multiple NSF and Overdraft Fees on Struggling Consumers
CFPB won’t enforce Bounced Payment Rule held up by U.S. Supreme Court, Fifth Circuit
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Nearly Every GOP Senator Votes to Saddle Struggling Families With Excessive Overdraft Fees
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MI) joined Senate Democrats to uphold CFPB rule capping big bank overdraft fees at $5.
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ProPublica: Fend for Yourself: Under Trump, Consumer Protection Bureau’s Probes of Big Tech and Finance Firms Freeze Up
Appearing in ProPublica on March 26, 2025, Jake Pearson interviews NCLC Associate Director Lauren Saunders for coverage of how companies may avoid consequences for alleged wrongdoing as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Rocket Homes and pauses investigations into Meta and others — including providers of medical credit cards. “What…
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Advocacy Groups Urge the Eighth Circuit to Uphold FTC’s Click to Cancel Rule
Five Groups led by Berkeley Law File an Amicus Brief in the Legal Challenge to the FTC’s Click to Cancel Rule
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As Winter Shutoff Protections Expire, More Bay Staters are Falling Behind on Energy Bills
A new brief analyzes Massachusetts utility data and finds customers owe significantly more in unpaid energy bills than prior to the pandemic.
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Shutting Down the Department of Education Threatens Students and Working Families Who Rely on Federal Student Aid
Move threatens chaos for 40 million student loan borrowers and jeopardizes access to education.
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NBC News: Some student loan payments skyrocket as millions of income-based payment plans halted
Airing on NBC News Now on March 13, 2025, Abby Shafroth, co-director of advocacy and director of the Student Borrower Protection Center at NCLC, discusses the impact to borrowers of recent changes to income-based payment plans.
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The New York Times: Buying a Home? Without the Consumer Bureau, You Need to Be Your Own Watchdog.
Originally appearing in The New York Times on March 7, 2024, Ann Carrns talks to NCLC Senior Attorney Alys Cohen about how the CFPB had kept a close eye on mortgage lenders, but now, with the bureau hobbled, consumers should take several steps, starting with shopping for the best mortgage rates. The bureau had effectively…
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