Appearing in Inside Philanthropy on May 5, 2025, Wendy Paris discusses NCLC’s work to advocate for changes in policies around student loan debt and medical debt held by older adults. NCLC also fought for a change to how medical debt is reported, and won.
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Appearing in The New York Times on May 2, 2025, Ann Carnns interviewed NCLC Co-Director of Advocacy Abby Shafroth for coverage of how student loan borrowers should handle repayment options and anticipate adjustments later. “They’re graduating into a time of uncertainty around what their repayment options will look like. They should focus on what’s available…
New NCLC Article Analyzes Impact of the CFPB’s Withdrawal of 67 Guidance Documents
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On May 12, 2025, the CFPB withdrew 67 of its guidance documents—8 policy statements, 7 interpretative rules, 13 advisory opinions, and 39 other guidance documents. See 90 Fed. Reg. 20,084 (May 12, 2025). Many of these guidance documents have significant utility in consumer litigation involving the FDCPA, FCRA, TILA, ECOA, state UDAP statutes, and other consumer credit laws. Moreover, these…
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Consumers and Groups Allowed to Defend Protections for People Harmed by Medical Debt as CFPB Abandons Rule
Groups Urge Adequate Staffing to Avoid Costly Program Delays WASHINGTON – The National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low-income clients (NCLC), joined by ACEEE, the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) urged U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright to ensure that the…
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