Letter to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
This letter outlines VA's authority to create its VA Servicing Purchase program.
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Letter Expressing Consumer Groups' Concern with HR 1059 – SECURE Notarization Act of 2023
As written, this bill would harm consumers and aid scammers by making it more difficult to challenge fraud involving electronic records and electronic signatures. The bill preempts consumer-friendly state laws without establishing reasonable protections on the federal level.
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Letter Urging the FCC to Require an Automated Opt Out for All Calls with Prerecorded Voice
This letter requests the FCC--again--to require an automated opt-out mechanism for all calls, including non-telemarketing calls to cell phones, that include a prerecorded voice.
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SEC Petition for Rulemaking Banning the Use of Forced Arbitration Clauses in Broker/Dealer and Investment Advisory Agreements
In June 2023, the SEC released a report to Congress analyzing the use of mandatory arbitration among SEC-Registered Investment Advisors. The report estimated that approximately 61% of SEC-registered advisers serving retail investors incorporated mandatory arbitration clauses into their investment advisory agreements. Arbitration clauses restrict investors’ ability to access the legal system to resolve disputes with…
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Letter Supporting S. 3459, The End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act
NCLC is supporting S. 3459, The End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act, which would ensure that taxpayers are no longer subjected to unexpected and unjustified penalties after they successfully hold bad corporate actors accountable in court. The bill prohibits taxing consumers for awards of attorneys’ fees that they do not receive.
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Coalition Letter Opposing H.R. 6951, The College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA)
This coalition letter from organizations representing students, consumers, veterans, faculty and staff, civil rights advocates, and researchers expresses concerns with multiple provisions in H.R. 6951, The College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA). Although this legislative package includes some new approaches to holding colleges accountable for student outcomes and incorporates some bipartisan proposals, the package also includes…
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Joint Letter to the FCC Urging Use of ACP Outreach Grants for ACP Wind Down Implementation
NCLC and other organizations submitted a joint letter to the FCC urging use of ACP Outreach grants for ACP wind down implementation should a wind down of the program be initiated.
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Electric Vehicle Coalition Letter to Treasury Re: IRA Section 30C
Comments to Treasury and the IRS, urging the agency to define “urban area” in a way that ensures tens of millions more people, including millions more residents living in poverty and in rural areas, are able to access the IRA’s § 30C tax credits that are critical to accelerate the deployment of charging infrastructure for…
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Letter Regarding MA Gas Transition Framework Filed in Maryland PSC Case No 9707
This is a public interest sign on letter to the Maryland Public Service Commission to place the Massachusetts DPU gas transition framework into the MD PSC Case No 9707 (gas transition petition) record.
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Joint Industry Advocacy Letter on the Veterans Assistance Servicing Purchase Program
This is a joint letter between consumer groups and mortgage industry trade associations urging VA to adopt a system of targeting payment relief for its upcoming VA Servicing Purchase (VASP) program.
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Coalition Letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency Supporting Retention of Loan Purchase Targets for Duty to Serve
This letter from the Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition to FHFA Director Sandra Thompson recommends that the Government Sponsored Enterprises should retain loan purchase targets for underserved populations even in adverse market conditions.
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Letter from 60 Groups: Do Not Delay FCRA Rulemaking
NCLC submitted a letter, along with 60 consumer, civil rights, health care, and advocacy organizations, urging CFPB Director Chopra not to delay the CFPB’s planned FCRA rulemaking. This letter responds to a November 17, 2023 letter sent by 15 industry trade organizations urging Director Chopra to slow down the FCRA rulemaking by issuing an Advanced…
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