Three 2019 decisions from Second, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits, discussed below, have allowed companies that share data on consumers to evade Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requirements. This article points out that these firms should be careful what they wish for. Consumers may still be in a position to sue them even if they are…
In an op-ed appearing in the CNN on November 9, 2018, Margot Saunders discusses businesses use of robocalls for debt collection and telemarketing and their efforts to capitalize on a recent DC Circuit Court decision that tasked the FCC with revisiting some of the rules that govern robocalls under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). “The division…
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In an op-ed appearing in Morning Consult on January 25, 2021, Margot Saunders discusses Facebook v. Duguid and how the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in this case will will affect nearly every person living in the United States, as it will determine whether unwanted automated texts and robocalls are covered by the protections of the…
Stuck in default on your federal student loan? Advocates with NCLC’s Student Loan Borrower Assistance project explain what borrowers need to know about the new time-limited Fresh Start initiative to help borrowers get out of default. Roughly 20% of the 43 million Americans holding federal student loans are in default. For many, getting out of…
On Mar. 2, 2023, Caroline Cohn sat down with the hosts of Breakthrough News’ The Freedom Side podcast to discuss how incarcerated people and their families are subject to some of the most exploitative fees for basic necessities.
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In episode #30 of the RMD Podcast, airing Mar. 30, 2022, Editor Chris Clow sits down with Sarah Bolling Mancini to talk about her work on behalf of reverse mortgage borrowers. In this discussion, they touch on topics including how Mancini became interested in reverse mortgages as a subject, what she thinks the reverse mortgage product…
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In a conversation hosted by Alan S. Kaplinsky for the Ballard Spahr podcast, Lauren Saunders discusses NCLC’s legislative priorities, which include a 36% national interest rate cap and credit reporting reform, and the prospects for Congressional action. Ms. Saunders then provides NCLC’s perspective on areas of potential CFPB regulatory action including overdraft and other fees…
The July 25, 2022 episode of the Code WACK! podcast features Berneta Haynes in a discussion about why Black families are disproportionately impacted by medical debt in America, how dinequities in housing access and safety, environmental pollution, and health care combine and intensify the vulnerability of disenfranchised communities, and families in Southern states been particularly…
The Aug. 1, 2022 episode of the Code WACK! podcast features Berneta Haynes in a discussion about the role of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion in reducing medical debt and keeping rural hospitals open, and what specific health policies legislators should pursue that would solve the medical debt crisis once and for all.
Season 1, Episode 762 of the Ipse Dixit podcast aired on Oct. 4, 2022. Andrea Bopp Stark and Geoffrey Walsh discuss their work on fines and fees in bankruptcy case, with a particular focus on their article, Sentenced to a Life of Debt: It Is Time for a Reassessment of How Bankruptcy Law Intersects with Fines and Fees…
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On Feb. 27, 2023, Carla Sanchez-Adams discusses a recent report on the high cost of junk fees and what can be done to stop them from taking more money out of consumers’ pockets.
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Season 9, Episode 3 of the An Arm and a Leg podcast, airing on Mar. 2, 2023, and co-produced by Kaiser Health News, features April Kuehnhoff with advice on filing a dispute with a debt collector.
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