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National Mortgage News: Mortgage deregulation: praise and peril from Trump's EO

March 16, 2026

Appearing in National Mortgage News on March 16, 2026, Brad Finkelstein quotes Diane Thompson, NCLC’s deputy director and chief advocacy officer, and Odette Williamson, director of racial justice advocacy at NCLC, for coverage of President Trump’s executive order which aims to loosen mortgage lending regulations. Many of the rules the EO looks to unwind were put into…

MarketWatch: MrBeast’s finance app for kids is backed by a bank that’s faced regulatory scrutiny and a fintech partner’s failure

March 17, 2026

Appearing in MarketWatch on March 17, 2026, Genna Contino speaks to Lauren Saunders, associate director and director of federal advocacy at NCLC about how the biggest YouTuber in the world has tied his name to Evolve Bank. Saunders said Evolve’s track record, including its connection to the Synapse bankruptcy, makes her wary of the bank’s…

U.S. News & World Report: SAVE Student Loan Plan Is Dead: Answering Every Question About What Might Happen Next

March 13, 2026

Appearing in U.S. News & World Report on March 13, 2026, Greg Garrison talks to Abby Shafroth, managing director of advocacy at NCLC about how a federal appeals court dealt a fatal blow to the most affordable federal student loan repayment plan, starting a countdown clock for more than 7 million borrowers to transition into…

Digital Library: 7 Biggest Mistakes When Attacking an Arbitration Requirement

March 16, 2026

This article describes seven of the biggest mistakes consumer litigants make in responding to arbitration provisions.

Trump Seeks to Strip Mortgage Rules Created to Prevent Another Financial Crisis

March 16, 2026

E.O. Rolls Back the Mortgage Lending Clock to Subprime Lending’s Heyday

Government Watchdog Report Sheds Light on How Mass Layoffs Put Borrowers At Greater Risk of Servicer Errors

March 13, 2026

Report Shows Scaled Back Oversight of Student Loan Servicers, Increasing Risks of Servicing Errors

Elimination of SAVE Plan Puts More Than 7 Million Borrowers in Financial Peril

March 10, 2026

Student Loan Borrowers Could See Monthly Bills Quadruple Following Department of Education Settlement

ProPublica: Credit Bureaus Are Leaving More Mistakes on Frustrated Consumers’ Reports Under Trump’s CFPB

March 10, 2026

Appearing in ProPublica on March 10, 2026, Joel Jacobs talks to Chi Chi Wu, director of consumer reporting at NCLC, about how TransUnion and Experian, have sharply reduced the share of consumer complaints they resolved in customers’ favor since the Trump administration began dismantling the CFPB. The credit bureaus “want to do as little as…

Trump Administration Embarks on Unwarranted Invasion of Privacy

March 9, 2026

Treasury’s System of Records Notice Proposal Would Enable Dramatically Increased Government Collection and Sharing of Sensitive Personal Data

Bankrate: How predatory but legal auto loans are systematically taking advantage of people with subprime credit

March 4, 2026

Appearing in Bankrate on March 4, 2026, Andrew Pentis talks to John Van Alst, senior attorney at NCLC and director of our Working Cars for Working Families project, for a story about a predatory loan that can ensnare you in a matter of hours and lead to crushing debt — and perhaps wrecked credit —…

Civil Rights and Immigration Advocates to Court: Sham Settlement Betrays Victims of Housing Scam

March 3, 2026

Friend of the Court Brief in Texas Fair Housing Case Calls Out Troubling Terms of Settlement Agreement

CNBC: A booming employee benefit at the heart of America’s affordability debate

February 24, 2026

Appearing in CNBC on February 27, 2026, Cheryl Minokur Monk talks to Lauren Saunders, associate director and director of federal advocacy at NCLC, about how an employee benefit known as earned wage access has become even more popular than 401(k) plan participation at some companies. “We don’t oppose completely free earned wage advances and believe…

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