NCLC joined several other organizations in filing a reply brief to the Federal Communications Commission. In July, we had filed an Application for Review asking the agency not to delay for 2 years the implementation of regulations that set price caps on phone and video communications for incarcerated folks to make them more affordable. These…
NCLC submitted comments to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve Board and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in response their request for information on actions to address payment fraud.
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NCLC submitted comments to the New York Department of Financial Services in response to its request for information on buy now, pay later products. The comments address issues that DFS should consider when writing regulations in order to protect consumers. The BNPL Act gives DFS broad authority to promulgate rules consistent with the purposes of…
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These are EPIC and NCLC’s longer detailed comments in respond to the House Financial Services Committee request for feedback on current federal consumer financial data privacy law and potential legislative proposals, including updates to the Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA). The comments urge the House FSC to
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Six national consumer groups submitted comments opposing the FCC’s Direct Final Rule which proposes an expedited procedure that potentially enacts important regulatory changes without providing interested parties and the public with legally required opportunities for comment and judicial redress.
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The National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low-income clients, submits this comment in response to the Department of Education’s announcement of intent to establish two negotiated rulemaking committees (RISE and AHEAD) to make changes to federal student aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended.…