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Coalition Letter Regarding Repealing the 2019 Borrower Defense Congressional Review Act

December 9, 2019

Coalition letter to Sen. Durbin and Rep. Lee in support of repealing the 2019 Borrower Defense Congressional Review Act

Coalition Letter Regarding Closure of the Education Corporation of America (ECA)

January 17, 2019

National organizations express our strong concern regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s failure to protect students in the events leading up to and including the December 5, 2018 closure of the Education Corporation of America (ECA) and the disproportionate harm this has caused to students of color.

Coalition Letter in Support of the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2019

June 11, 2019

Organizations and individuals that represent a wide variety of views on many issues, but that stand united on the need to reduce the exorbitant rates for telephone calls from prisons.

Coalition Comments Urging DHS Not to Consider Debt or Credit History in Immigration Public Charge Determinations

October 22, 2021

Group comment in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s advanced notice of proposed rulemaking and request for input as DHS begins the process of formulating a rule regarding the determination of whether an immigrant is likely to become a “public charge.” The public charge determination will be relevant to immigrants seeking admission to the United States or an adjustment of status.

Coalition Comments to the U.S. Department of Education Regarding Proposed Regulations on Recognition of Accrediting Agencies and Recognition Procedures for State Agencies

July 11, 2019

On behalf of the low-income clients of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), and New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), these comments were submitted regarding the Department of Education’s proposed regulations regarding the state authorization of distance education programs and teach-outs.

Coalition Comments to CFPB Opposing Proposal to Delay Payday Rule Compliance Date

March 18, 2019

The undersigned 130 consumer, civil and human rights, labor, and community organizations write instrong opposition to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) proposal to delaythe August 19, 2019 compliance date for the Mandatory Underwriting Provisions of the 2017 FinalRule governing Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans.

Coalition Comments on the CFPB's Proposed Rule to Protect Homeowners Impacted by the COVID-19 Emergency

May 10, 2021

Comments to The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau re: Protections for Borrowers Affected by the COVID-19 Emergency under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Regulation X, Docket No. CFPB-2021-0006

Coalition Comments Regarding the U.S. Department of Education's Preemption Notice

September 13, 2021

Comments re: Federal Preemption and Joint Federal-State Regulation and Oversight of the Department of Education's Federal Student Loan Programs and Federal Student Loan Servicers (Docket ID ED-2021-OS-0107)

Coalition Letter to U.S. Treasury and Federal Regulators Urging Quick Deployment of Liquidity Facilities to Help Mortgage Servicers Maintain Stability During COVID-19 Crisis

April 16, 2020

Civil Rights, consumer, and real estate organizations’ letter to U.S. Treasury and federal banking and housing regulators.

CFPB Response to NCLC Letter on Consumer Reporting Policy

November 9, 2020

CFPB Response to NCLC Letter re: Consumer Reporting Policy Statement

CFPB Debt Collection Rule Must Protect Consumers, Not Abusive Collectors

May 1, 2019

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a rule governing third-party debt collectors. The proposal adds some consumer protections but also weakens the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by undermining its goals of stopping harassment, protecting consumer privacy, and preventing collection against the wrong person or in the wrong amount.

Call for Credit and Debt Protections to Address Financial Distress from COVID-19

March 22, 2020

At a time when tremendous financial stress is coming — or has already arrived — for millions of people and small businesses in the United States owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, advocates wrote Congress and the administration urging broad-based, efficient, and effective relief in these areas.

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