Broad Coalition Opposes 195% APR Bank Charter for OppFi, Which Seeks to Make Payday Loans in Every State
120+ Groups Urge FDIC, OCC, and Fed To Deny OppFi’s Request to Acquire BNC Bank
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The New York Times: Why Some Banks Still Charge High Overdraft Fees
Appearing in The New York Times on July 3, 2026, Ann Carrns talks to NCLC senior attorney Lauren Saunders about how overdraft fees remain stubbornly high at some banks after a rule limiting the charges was scrapped last year. Overall revenue from overdraft and related fees at all banks and credit unions rose to an…
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NBC News: Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is bringing a big set of student loan changes
Appearing in NBC News on June 28, 2026, Erik Ortiz talks to Kyra Taylor, staff attorney at NCLC about how student loan borrowers are bracing for a major overhaul of the federal lending system. “Is this plan enough of a safety net for American families? I think simplification is a good goal, but it has…
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NerdWallet: It Just Got Harder to Make a Financial Complaint (And Get Relief)
Appearing in NerdWallet on July 1, 2026, Anna Helhoski talks to NCLC Deputy Director and Chief Advocacy Officer Diane Thompson about how the latest changes to the CFPB complaint database are not in consumers’ best interest and may discourage people from submitting complaints. “The Trump administration’s CFPB, at the behest of the credit reporting companies,…
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Digital Library: Supreme Court Limits What Former Owner Gets After Property Tax Taking
On June 23, 2026, the Supreme Court decided another property tax foreclosure issue in Pung v. Isabella County, 2026 WL 1791309 (U.S. June 23, 2026), just over three years since its groundbreaking decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County, 598 U.S. 631 (2023). Pung addresses the measure of just compensation under the Takings Clause and limits it to the surplus at…
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The New York Times: States Rush to Fill Graduate Loan Gap Opened by G.O.P. Budget Bill
Appearing in The New York Times on July 17, 2026, Ann Carrns talks to Abby Shafroth, managing director of advocacy at the National Consumer Law Center, about how states are stepping in to help graduate students finance their studies now that federal Graduate PLUS loans have been eliminated for new borrowers. Borrowers should carefully review…
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Group Statement in Opposition to Legislation to Provide Cover for Dismantling of the Department of Education
This group statement strongly opposes a package of bills (HR 9602-9611) that would provide wrongful cover for the Trump administration efforts to dismantle the Department of Education, including efforts to transfer the federal student loan program to the Treasury Department.
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Take Action: Urge Denial of OppFi’s 160% APR National Bank
It is unprecedented for a national bank to be associated with 100%+ APR lending.
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Sweeping Guidance for Federal Funding Creates Uncertainty for Families Struggling with Unaffordable Energy Bills
Consumer advocates are sounding the alarm over a wide-ranging proposal from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to change how decisions about federal funding are made.
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Digital Library: Major July Changes to Federal Student Loan Repayment
Beginning in July 2026, federal student loan repayment options are changing dramatically because of new “RISE” regulations implementing last summer’s reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) (Pub. L. No. 119-21, 139 Stat. 72), and also settlement of the litigation in Missouri v. Trump, No. 4:24-cv-00520 (E.D. Mo. Mar. 10, 2026) that resulted in the elimination of the…
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Digital Library: Federal Attack on Immigrant Banking and Credit
A May 19 Executive Order and federal agency statements on June 5 and June 8 target immigrant access to banking and credit. This article explains the short-term and longer-term implications of the Executive Order and the two federal agency statements for immigrants.
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Report Calls for Ban on Utility Disconnections During Extreme Heat
Policymakers and regulators must make utility services more affordable and end disconnections in severe weather.
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