California Legislature Sends Bill to Make New and Used Cars More Affordable to Governor Newsom
California Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Act will make buying a new or used vehicle in California more affordable and less risky.
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Bloomberg Law: Senators to Weigh Raising Chapter 13 Debt Limits for Consumers
Appearing in Bloomberg Law on September 2, 2025, Angelica Serrano-Roman interviews NCLC Senior Attorney John Rao about how the Senate is expected to consider raising Chapter 13 debt limits—a move that practitioners say would ease pressure on consumers from housing costs and student loans. A regular consumer won’t opt for liquidation or Chapter 11 —…
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WBUR: New rules in Mass. crack down on hidden fees — and stir confusion at some restaurants
Appearing in WBUR Boston on September 2, 2025, Shennan Kavanagh, director of litigation at the National Consumer Law Center, talks to Hanna Ali and Nik DeCosta-Klipa about how, starting today, businesses in Massachusetts must display the total price of certain goods and services before customers reach checkout, thanks to new state regulations against hidden costs known as…
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Inquest: Medical Debt Behind Bars
Incarcerated people accrue debt for nearly all of their medical care, which, according to NCLC staff attorney Anna Anderson, author of an op-ed appearing in Inquest on September 2, 2025, this makes a mockery of their right to health care—and saddles them with devastating debt upon release. “Despite how expensive it is, the care provided…
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Digital Library: Courts Expose Deception of Home Equity “Investments”
Home equity “investment” (HEI) loans, often marketed as a quick way for homeowners to get cash without the burden of monthly payments, are facing a new wave of legal challenges. Recent court decisions, including a significant ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, are upholding claims against HEI loans. Courts are increasingly recognizing that…
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BBC: Overheating in heatwaves: How cool air is becoming a luxury many Americans can't afford
Appearing in BBC on Aug. 26, 2025, Miranda Green interviews Karen Lusson, senior attorney at NCLC for coverage of how climate change leads to hotter summer temperatures, breaking global heat records year after year and the health of Americans is at risk as people struggle to afford air conditioning (AC), which can help prevent heat-related illness and death.…
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Find a Car Program
Across the country more than 100 nonprofit organizations work to ensure that low wage working families are able to get a car in order to find and keep a job. These programs promote economic well being and job security by distributing cars directly to families, making low-interest loans for car purchases, and facilitating matched savings…
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The Guardian: Private-equity backed prison health companies continue despite decade of alleged constitutional violations
Appearing in The Guardian on Aug. 18, 2025, Hannah Harris Green interviews Caroline Cohn, staff attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, for coverage of two private-equity backed companies that have been accused of failing to protect inmates from risk of harm, and even preventable death. “When private healthcare companies receive a fixed fee per…
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CNBC: Millions of student loan borrowers may be headed for default: Here’s who’s most at risk—and how to avoid it
Appearing in CNBC Make It on Aug. 12, 2025, Kamaron McNair interviews Abby Shafroth, managing director of advocacy at the National Consumer Law Center for coverage of how student loan borrowers in default risk having their Social Security payments and tax refunds withheld or your wages garnished. “Borrowers who struggle to afford their payments [who…
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USA Today: How to get the best car loan before you visit the dealership
Appearing in USA Today on Aug. 14, 2025, Susan Tompor talks to John Van Alst, senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center about how borrowers can save money and get the best financing for a vehicle purchase. About 75% of car buyers who finance cars and trucks do so at the dealership, said John…
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ProPublica: These GOP Lawmakers Referred Constituents to the CFPB for Help. Then They Voted to Gut the Agency.
Appearing in ProPublica on Aug. 6, 2025, Joel Jacobs interviews Lauren Saunders, associate director of the National Consumer Law Center for coverage of the GOP efforts to cut funding to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, while continuing to send constituents to the agency for assistance. “Republicans don’t want to be abused by big corporations that…
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Circuit Court Allows Mass Firings at Consumer Agency
Split Panel Decision Allows Hundreds of Positions to be Eliminated at Already Weakened CFPB, But May be Subject to Review by Full Court
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