Hospital debt poses a significant problem for millions of Americans. This new NCLC Digital Library article provides a nine step approach for lower-income patients seeking to eliminate or reduce hospital debt.
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Trump again calls for elimination of Legal Services Corp and home energy assistance; supports drastic cuts and changes to weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Washington – President Trump’s proposed budget once again seeks to eliminate funding for programs that have bipartisan support and help rural households, elders, struggling families and veterans, according to advocates at the National Consumer Law…
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Washington, D.C. – Eleven national consumer and civil-rights groups submitted a comment letter late yesterday to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) strongly opposing the federal banking regulator’s proposal, which risks green lighting triple-digit rent-a-bank schemes. High-cost lenders use these schemes to funnel their loans through rogue banks to try to avoid state limits on…
Persis Yu, director of the National Consumer Law Center’s Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project, released the following statement on yesterday’s announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Education on handling of complaints by student loan borrowers: “Accepting complaints is a vital part of the…
READ the full report, including a list of resources and free tax preparation resources for taxpayers. Boston – As tax filing season begins, advocates from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) issued their annual consumer advisory on taxpayer consumer protection issues. These include: Tax-time financial products. Lenders and tax return preparers again team up to…
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The National Consumer Law Center Finds that Customer Behavior is Key to Success Boston – Smart thermostats are promoted as a measure to produce substantial household energy savings and increased comfort and convenience for residential utility customers, but actual energy savings achieved vary widely, according to a new report by the National Consumer Law Center…
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Boston – National Consumer Law Center advocates (NCLC) applaud last night’s passage of the Comprehensive CREDIT (Credit Reporting Enhancement, Disclosure, Innovation, and Transparency) Act of 2020 (H.R. 3621) by the U.S. House of Representatives. “For too many years, indeed decades, the Big Three credit bureaus – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – have used and abused…
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a policy statement limiting the circumstances under which it will act to protect consumers when companies engage in abusive practices. “The CFPB’s new abusive policy limits the protection of consumers in ways Congress did not intend, curbs the CFPB’s ability to pursue lawbreakers in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 22, 2020 Groups Strongly Oppose OCC Proposal that Would Bypass State Rate Caps to Allow High-Cost Predatory Loans Washington, D.C. – The Center for Responsible Lending, National Consumer Law Center, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, Americans for Financial Reform, Consumer Federation…
Boston – Today, National Consumer Law Center advocates applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ use of the Congressional Review Act to overturn the 2019 Borrower Defense to Repayment rule issued by the U.S. Department of Education last September. “The House correctly recognized that Department of Education’s attempt to prop up for-profit schools that cheat and…
More than 50 Groups, Individuals Urge MA DPU to Investigate Unfair and Deceptive Practices of Competitive Suppliers that Harm Massachusetts Families Boston – On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, National Consumer Law Center attorney Jenifer Bosco testified at a hearing between 1pm and 5pm before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy that will include…
Washington, D.C.- Late today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced four members who will serve on the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law. The Taskforce will examine the existing legal and regulatory environment facing consumers and financial services providers. Lauren Saunders, associate director of the National Consumer Law Center, issues the following statement. “It’s…
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