The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), the country’s preeminent advocate for low-income consumers, seeks an experienced professional to join the NCLC management team as the Director of Litigation. The organization is looking for a collegial and collaborative leader who can develop strong working relationships with internal and external partners and lead NCLC’s critical legal work…
Advocates say Commission must act to preserve and expand protections against unwanted, dangerous, or illegal text messages WASHINGTON – The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), along with sixteen other national and state consumer and privacy groups representing a broad swath of individual telephone subscribers across the United States,…
Hobbs Fellowship awarded annually to law student committed to consumer advocacy and the pursuit of a public interest career BOSTON – The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) has awarded its annual Hobbs Fellowship to Sydney Brun-Ozuna, a second year law student at Washington and Lee University School of Law. “An experienced activist and leader, Sydney…
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Washington, D.C. — Today, a broad coalition of financial services and consumer organizations expressedsupport for new legislation to close the industrial loan company (ILC) charter loophole, the “Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act.” The legislation, introduced by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), prohibits…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) has introduced the Protecting Wages of Essential Workers Act of 2022. The Protecting Wages Act will protect $1,000 or 75 percent, whichever is greater, of take-home earnings per week from seizure and index that net amount annually based on inflation. Text of the bill is available here. “Wage…
Read More about Rep. Adams Introduces Bill to Protect Essential Workers from Wage Garnishment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Biden Administration’s extension of the pause on federal student loan payments pending resolution of the lawsuits against cancellation, Alpha Taylor, staff attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, issued the following statement: “We applaud the Biden Administration for taking this critical step to protect student borrowers as it…
This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made “crystal clear” that ringless voicemail is subject to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and to the same rules prohibiting callers from making calls to cellphones without consumers first providing consent. In a Declaratory Ruling, the FCC highlighted comments submitted by NCLC, writing, “We thus agree with…
Concerns Remain about Consistent and Fair Implementation WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice announced new guidance for when the government should allow a student loan borrower who has filed bankruptcy to be relieved of a federal student loan debt. These guidelines aim to enhance consistency and ensure greater equity in the…
Lawyers from Massachusetts, Oregon, and Maryland earn ‘Rising Star’ awards SEATTLE — In recognition of her contributions to the practice of consumer law, New Mexico attorney Karen Meyers accepted the National Consumer Law Center’s 2022 Vern Countryman Award. The prestigious annual honor recognizes an attorney whose special contributions to consumer law have strengthened and affirmed…
COVID Created New Class of Struggling Customers at Risk of Shutoffs BOSTON – According to a new analysis from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), Massachusetts residential utility customers are increasingly falling behind on their utility payments and are at increased risk of having their utilities shut off– with record winter fuel prices on the…
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Department of Education announced its final rules on the borrower defense to repayment, closed school, false certification, total and permanent disability, and Public Service Loan Forgiveness discharges, as well as arbitration and interest capitalization. The new rules will: Expand the eligibility criteria for discharges so that more borrowers are able…
In an op-ed appearing in The Hill on October 28, 2022, Berneta Haynes explains how new standards from the Department of Energy to phase our inefficient gas furnace models will help ensure homeowners and renters aren’t paying needlessly high bills.
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