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Bloomberg Law: CFPB Ban on Medical Debt Reporting Vacated by Texas Judge

July 11, 2025

Appearing in Bloomberg Law on July 11, 2025, Evan Weinberger covers a federal judge in Texas’ decision to eliminate a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule barring medical debt from credit reports and lending decisions, handing a win to credit reporting companies and the Trump administration. The consumer advocate intervenors said they are evaluating their…

The New York Times: 8 Million Federal Student Loan Borrowers Will Soon See Interest Restart

July 9, 2025

Appearing in The New York Times on July 9, 2025, Tara Siegel Bernard interviews Abby Shafroth, director of the Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project at the National Consumer Law Center following the U.S. Education Department’s announcement that it would resume applying interest on Aug. 1 to federal student loans held by nearly eight million borrowers…

CNBC: Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ slashes CFPB funding: What it means for you

July 9, 2025

Appearing in CNBC on July 9, 2025, Greg Iacurci talks to Chi Chi Wu, director of consumer reporting and data advocacy at the National Consumer Law Center, about how cuts to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will likely mean greater challenges with policing financial firms, especially large institutions. “It takes a lot of resources to…

The Boston Globe: Healey, some Democrats at odds over lending firm

July 22, 2025

Appearing in The Boston Globe on July 22, 2025, Samantha J. Gross interviews NCLC Senior Attorney Andrea Bopp Stark about how Governor Maura Healey dismayed advocates when she signed into law protections for a Boston nonprofit last year that has been battling accusations of predatory lending for years. Now her Democratic colleague down the hall,…

Bloomberg Law: Trump Plan to End Paper Tax Refunds This Year to Hit Millions

July 15, 2025

Appearing in Bloomberg Law on July 15, 2025, Cole Reynolds interviews NCLC Senior Attorney Carla Sanchez-Adams for coverage of the Trump administration’s plan to stop issuing paper checks for tax refunds — a plan advocates warn could leave some taxpayers confused or without refunds. Individuals who could struggle to get electronic payments include those who…

Digital Library: A Consumer Practitioner’s Guide to the Reconciliation Bill

July 17, 2025

The massive Reconciliation Bill, Public Law 119-21 (July 4, 2025), cuts essential medical and food benefits for millions of Americans, increases costs for student loan borrowers, and eliminates incentives for energy-efficient investments, among its other provisions. This article focuses on provisions of special interest to consumer law practitioners and legal services attorneys.

President Trump Signs Crypto Bill Exposing Consumers to Huge Financial Risks

July 21, 2025

GENIUS Act’s Blessing of “Stablecoins” Heightens Risks of Fraud, Privacy Violations, and Risks to Consumer Funds

Proposed Rule Limiting Uses of Civil Penalty Fund Feeds Lies about the CFPB

July 18, 2025

Fund Compensates Victims of Companies that Hide Assets After Breaking the Law WASHINGTON – A proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to limit the permissible uses of the Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund may signal a plan to stop compensating victims of companies that violate the law and then say they have no…

Digital Library: NCLC Treatises for Housing, Employment, and Other Non-Consumer Attorneys

June 26, 2025

The NCLC Digital Library is not just for consumer lawyers. A new article describes the NCLC Digital Library’s practice manuals that are of special utility for attorneys practicing in areas outside of consumer law: landlord-tenant law; employment law; public benefits law; family law; criminal law; and class actions.

AG Healey Sues Haverhill Car Dealership for Pricing Discrimination

September 19, 2022

Complaint Alleges Jaffarian Volvo Toyota Charged Black and Hispanic Customers Higher Prices and Markups for Add-On Products and Services Than Similarly Situated White Customers BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey announced today that her office is suing a Haverhill car dealership for engaging in unfair, deceptive, and discriminatory pricing practices against Black and Hispanic customers by illegally…

Boston City Council Supports End to Debt-Based Driving Restrictions

July 9, 2025

BOSTON — Today, the Boston City Council adopted a resolution in support of legislation to end debt-based driving restrictions. The resolution, filed by Councilors Liz Breadon (District 9), Henry Santana (At-Large), and Benjamin Weber (District 6), supports the Road to Opportunity Act (S.2368/H.3662), introduced by Representative Brandy Fluker-Reid (D-12th Suffolk) and Senator Julian Cyr (D-Cape…

Chicago Tribune: Recent credit score drops come from Donald Trump’s bad policy

July 3, 2025

Appearing in the Chicago Tribune on July 3, 2025, an op-ed by Chi Chi Wu, director of consumer reporting and data advocacy at NCLC discusses how millions of Americans recently saw their credit scores drop 100 or 150 points when the administration of Donald Trump started reporting student loan delinquencies to the credit bureaus. Americans should not…

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