How to Get Legal Assistance

While our resources do not permit us to respond to most individual consumer complaints, we do have some materials to help consumers get legal assistance.

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Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project

NCLC’s Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project has launched a newly updates, consumer-facing website with resources and advice.

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How to File a Complaint With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) About Credit Repair

July 14, 2023

Anyone can file a complaint with the CFPB and there are two ways to file: Over the phone and Online. This resource outlines the steps to take to submit comment and provides tips to completing the forms.

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From the NCLC Digital Library

Surviving Debt

A leading resource for over 25 years, this fully updated, 50th NCLC Anniversary commemorative edition of Surviving Debt provides precise, practical, and hard-hitting advice from the nation’s consumer law experts on how to deal with crushing debt affecting millions of Americans.

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