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Advocates Applaud Senate Bill to Boost Energy Security for Low-Income Families Across the United States

February 14, 2019

For Immediate Release: JANUARY 23, 2019 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shaheen (D-NH), Collins (R-ME), Coons (D-DE), and Reed (D-RI) introduced bipartisan legislation that would prevent undue delay in distributing grants through the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and the State Energy Program (SEP), providing stability to state agencies and local partners that rely on these…

Civil Rights and Consumer Groups Implore the FDIC to Say No to Bank Payday Loans and Rent-a-Bank Payday Lending

February 14, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2019 Washington, D.C. – In comments submitted late yesterday, national civil rights and consumer nonprofits urged the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) not to sanction high-cost loans made by banks directly or through rent-a-bank partnerships with payday lenders. The comments were sent by the National Consumer Law Center, the Center…

How the Government Shutdown Puts Working Families at Risk

January 17, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 23, 2019 National Consumer Law Center contact: Jan Kruse ([email protected]) or (617) 542-8010 Washington, D.C. – As the longest federal government shutdown in our nation’s history drags on, attorneys at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) raised concern as to how working families could potentially be harmed long after the government reopens…

Consumer Groups Urge Action on Bipartisan Legislation to Stop Misleading “Spoofed” Robocalls

January 17, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan bill reintroduced today in the Senate will address the growing problem of “spoofed” robocalls that use fraudulent caller identification information to disguise the caller’s true identity. Led by Senators Thune (R-S.D.) and Markey (D-Mass.), the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act (S. 151) would direct the Federal…

New Report: A 50-State Review Finds Many States Lacking Hospital Financial Assistance Programs

January 14, 2019

Click here for the updated (Nov. 2021) version of the Ounce of Prevention report. The National Consumer Law Center Provides a Blueprint for States to Adopt Boston – With more than 27 million Americans lacking health insurance and almost 50% of nonelderly adults with inadequate insurance that includes high deductibles and significant out-of-pocket costs, an…

Dealing with Medical Debt: Consumer Advice from NCLC

May 17, 2018

This article focuses on medical debt, including debt owed to hospitals, doctors, dentists, and other providers. Far more detail with legal citations on consumer rights dealing with medical debt is found in National Consumer Law Center, Collection Actions Chapter 9.

U.S. Senate Votes to Roll Back Consumer Bureau Effort to Thwart Auto Lending Discrimination

April 18, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 18, 2018 Boston – The U.S. Senate today voted to repeal guidance issued in 2013 by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to help auto finance companies avoid racial and ethnic discrimination by holding them accountable to fair lending laws. “It’s outrageous that the Senate voted to claw back this five-year old…

Advocates: Department of Education Plan to Redo Rule that Protects Students Harmed by Illegal School Conduct Falls Short

January 18, 2018

Boston – Today, the Department of Education (Department) announced during its Negotiated Rulemaking session that it intends to redo its July 2018 proposal to revise the borrower defense rule, but indicated it will do so without complying with the statutory requirement to conduct a formal rulemaking proceeding and convene a committee of stakeholders. The borrower…

Second National Poll Indicates Strong Support for Reform of Paid Tax Preparer Industry

March 22, 2017

NCLC Report: Why High-Rate Installment Lenders Want Borrowers Who Will Default

July 21, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 21, 2016 || Contacts: Lauren Saunders ([email protected] or 202.595.7845) Access full report, charts, and additional resources: http://bit.ly/2a8I9T5 (WASHINGTON) As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau prepares to tighten rules for payday loans, lenders are moving into dangerous high-rate installment loans, according to a new report from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC). Misaligned Incentives: Why…

2015 Report: State Installment Loan Laws Leave Borrowers Vulnerable in New Wave of Predatory Lending

July 30, 2015

NCLC’s 50 State Survey Analyzes Strengths and Gaps in Consumer Protections (BOSTON) Payday lenders are moving into the installment loan market, and state laws vary greatly in whether they protect borrowers from unaffordable rates on longer term loans, according to a new report from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC). The report analyzes the strengths…

Supreme Court Decision Strikes Blow Against Tribal Online Payday Lenders

May 29, 2014

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) A Supreme Court decision yesterday will have serious repercussions for illegal online payday lenders who claim to be affiliated with a Native American tribe, according to National Consumer Law Center attorneys with expertise in payday lending and tribal sovereign immunity. Although the decision in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community was a victory…

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