Consumer Advocates Demand Congress End Forced Arbitration
Lobby day participants also urge lawmakers to nominate federal judges with consumer law experience.
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MarketWatch: Banks like Chase, Capital One are offering financial help to people affected by the shutdown. Here are the potential risks.
Appearing in MarketWatch on Oct. 31, 2025, Geena Contino talks to Alys Cohen, director of federal housing advocacy at NCLC, and Chi Chi Wu, director of consumer reporting and data advocacy, about how consumers seeking financial relief during the government shutdown should read the fine print and take steps to protect their credit. “Take the…
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Digital Library: What the CFPB’s Recent FCRA Preemption Guidance Gets Wrong
This article provides an overview of FCRA preemption, discusses why the new 2025 interpretive rule is wrong, and provides suggestions for state policy advocates on how to “preemption proof” their state laws.
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Court Upholds Furnace Efficiency Standards Set to Cut Household Bills
A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today protects furnace efficiency standards set to reduce heating costs for many households.
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Trump Administration Tries to Block State Safeguards from Damaging Medical Debt on Credit Reports
The guidance comes as millions face 100 to 300 percent increases in medical insurance premiums due to the expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits.
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FCC Backs Off Plan to Gut Robocall Protections
Proposed rule change would have ended the right to tell robocallers to “stop calling.”
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Coerced Debt Complicates Domestic Violence Recovery
Nationwide survey highlights impact of coerced debt on credit reports, financial security.
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Local Non-Profits Need Community Service Block Grants to Deliver Critical Assistance
Locally led non-profits that help families and communities may have to close their doors without federal funding.
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New Rules Will Make Robocalls Impossible to Stop
Proposed FCC rule would eliminate the right to tell robocallers to stop calling.
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ConsumerAffairs: Consumer groups warn of 'unstoppable' glut of robocalls if rules are weakened
Appearing in ConsumerAffairs on Oct. 20, 2025, James R. Hood quotes NCLC Senior Attorney Patrick Crotty in coverage of a coalition letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to abandon plans that would roll back key safeguards against unwanted robocalls. The groups warned that the proposal would strip consumers and small business owners of two…
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USA Today: Debt complaints are surging. Here's the sobering reason.
Appearing in USA Today on Oct. 9, 2025, Daniel de Vise interviews NCLC Senior Attorney April Kuehnhoff for coverage of how and why debt collection complaints are on the rise. “Overwhelmingly, the most common complaint over time has been attempting to collect a debt that’s not owed.” April Kuehnhoff, a senior attorney at the National…
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