Appearing in The Guardian on June 12, 2025, Jessica Glenza interviews NCLC Senior Attorney April Kuehnhoff for coverage of how medical debt financing and “patient access” companies are pitching their services to struggling rural hospitals nervous about keeping the doors open, as congressional Republicans consider healthcare cuts that could leave 16 million Americans without insurance. “This really…
Appearing in Bloomberg Law on June 12, 2025, Evan Weinberger interviews NCLC Deputy Director and Chief Advocacy Officer Diane Thompson for coverage of how reopening settlements will have a long-term impact on the CFPB’s reputation, particularly after Vought’s claims related to the Townstone matter. “It becomes very hard to ever rebuild the public’s confidence in…
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Appearing in The Guardian on June 12, 2025, Lauren Aratani interviews NCLC Associate Director Lauren Saunders for coverage of how buy now, pay later loans add to debt burdens with installment payments as credit card debt balloons. “Companies like BNPL because it leads people to spend more and make things look more affordable than they…
Appearing in NBC News on June 11, 2025, J.J. McCorvey interviewed NCLC Senior Attorney Chi Chi Wu for coverage of how consumers, once expecting relief from the impacts of medical debt on their credit reports, are now bracing for impact from President Donald Trump’s push to slash financial regulations. “These rules generally are very politically…
Appearing in The Boston Globe on June 9, 2025, Laura Crimaldi interviews NCLC Staff Attorney Caroline Cohn for coverage of how thousands of Massachusetts drivers each year face the possibility of losing their legal authority to drive, and sometimes the only fix carries an insurmountable cost. The state Registry of Motor Vehicles placed driver’s licenses…
Appearing in Next Avenue on June 9, 2025, Chris Farrell interviews NCLC Senior Attorney Odette Williamson for coverage of how more people are borrowing more money to buy more expensive homes, making it hard to pay off mortgages before retirement. “What we’re seeing is that people are cashing out the equity in their homes to…
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