The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) on behalf of its low-income clients, filed reply comments to encourage the Commission to prioritize protecting consumers from widescale, automated fraud facilitated through robocalls placed through the U.S. telephone network. Advocates urge the Commission to create meaningful incentives to all providers to…
A December 14, 2022 PowerPoint presentation before the FCC, presented by Margot Saunders and Carolyn Carter at the National Consumer Law Center and Chris Frascella at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), covers the following: DNC rules apply to text messages (we are not talking about 227(b) rules) TCPA’s requirements for prior express invitation or…
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Currently, Massachusetts consumers and consumers across the country struggle with energy affordability. Nationally, over one-third of households report experiencing energy insecurity. In Massachusetts, over 200,000 low-income customers have utility bills in arrears as of December 2021. Low-income customers with utility bills that are more than 90 days past due owe an average of $1,555 in…
NCLC and others submitted a coalition letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) advocating for the appointment of community representatives to the FEMA National Advisory Council to enhance national disaster policy.
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Joint comments were filed by NCLC, other consumer groups, and others on problems with the NAIC’s proposed model state law for regulating private mortgage insurance, drafted by the Center for Economic Justice
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nking water rules and to ensure affordable drinking water. These comments urge EPA to reject the premise that drinking water can either be safe or affordable which is contrary to environmental justice and leads to unsafe water for disadvantaged, overburdened communities.
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NCLC joined an amicus brief prepared by AARP in support of the petitioner’s efforts to reverse a decision of the 8th Cir. Court of Appeals affirming a Minnesota law that provides that excess revenues collected through a real estate tax taking revert to the public use rather than being paid to the property owner. Other…
Amicus Brief in support of the CFPB and NY AG’s opposition to a motion to dismiss their case against Credit Acceptance Corporation.
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