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Advocates Urge COPRAC to Move Swiftly on Critical Ethics Opinion

March 6, 2023

Worker and consumer rights advocates from California and across the country call on the California attorney regulation agency to act quickly to clarify that it is unethical for attorneys to encourage corporate clients to include illegal or unenforceable terms in fine-print contracts. On Friday, a coalition of worker and consumer advocates urged the California attorney…

Digital Library: New Supreme Court Ruling–When Is a Bankruptcy Debtor on the Hook for Partner’s Fraud?

March 6, 2023

On February 22, the Supreme Court in Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 2023 WL 2144417 (U.S. Feb. 22, 2023), held that a debt incurred by business partners and obtained by fraud may not be discharged in bankruptcy even when the debtor is an innocent partner who did not commit the fraud. One can expect bankruptcy creditors to try…

Coalition of Chicago, Illinois, and National Community-Based Groups Propose the People’s Utility Rate Relief Act

March 3, 2023

Springfield, Ill. — A coalition of Chicago, statewide and national organizations focused on consumer rights, environmental justice, energy and the environment are joining forces to push for legislation to improve affordability of utility service in response to decades of Illinois utility rate increases with no end in sight. The People’s Utility Rate Relief Act (PURR…

NCLC Senior Attorney Sarah Bolling Mancini Appointed to CFPB Consumer Advisory Board

March 1, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), including Sarah Bolling Mancini, a senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, focusing on foreclosures, mortgage lending, and credit reporting issues.

Advocates Welcome Mandatory Collection of Language Preference Data by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

March 1, 2023

Required use of the Supplementary Consumer Information Form (SCIF) begins on March 1 WASHINGTON – Americans for Financial Reform, the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, Consumer Action, National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD), the National Consumer Law Center, the National Fair Housing Alliance, National Housing Resource Center, and UnidosUS celebrate today’s decision…

NCLC Advocates Attend SCOTUS Arguments, Rally in Support of Student Debt Cancellation

February 28, 2023

“The Biden Administration promised much-needed student debt relief, and 26 million people have already applied for it. If the Supreme Court pulls the rug out from under them, it will be devastating."

Consumer Advocates Blast So-Called Data Privacy Bill for Wiping Out State Consumer Protection Laws

February 27, 2023

Consumer advocacy organizations expressed strong opposition today to H.R. 1165, the Data Privacy Act of 2023, a bill consumer groups believe would actually deprive consumers of important protections under state law, and offer little or no real new protections at the federal level.

Defending Student Loan Cancellation

February 27, 2023

Two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court challenge President Biden’s transformational plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for eligible borrowers.

Op-Ed in The Hill: "Why rent reporting can harm rather than help vulnerable tenants"

February 27, 2023

Reporting rent payments to credit bureaus like Equifax, Experian and TransUnion could have serious unintended consequences.

U.S. Supreme Court to Review Challenge to CFPB Funding

February 27, 2023

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will review Consumer Financial Services Association of America v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a dangerous decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

New Mexico Receives “C” Rating in Report, Falls Short of Protecting Residents from Debt Collectors

February 24, 2023

ALBUQUERQUE – With millions of families struggling to find financial stability as soaring inflation drives up the costs of basic necessities, our state legislature plays a vital role in protecting New Mexico households from seizure of essential wages and property to pay old debts. But according to a new report from the National Consumer Law…

NCLC Advocates to Attend SCOTUS Arguments, Rally in Support of Student Debt Cancellation

February 24, 2023

Student Loan Law Experts in D.C. for Feb. 28 Hearing and “People’s Rally in Support of Student Debt Cancellation” WASHINGTON — Student loan law experts from the National Consumer Law Center will be in attendance and available for comment during the “People’s Rally in Support of Student Debt Cancellation” in front of the U.S. Supreme…

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