NCLC was among 90 national, state, and local organizations that sent a letter to Congress strongly opposing any attempts by lawmakers to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) finalized rule on credit card late fees. Overturning the rule would result in higher credit card fees for working families. The rule is a critical step…
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The members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities urges Representatives Dingell and Fitzpatrick to provide additional funding for the Federal Communications Commission’s Affordable Connectivity Program. This federal assistance for affordable broadband internet service is essential for people with disabilities to access education, healthcare services, economic/employment/job opportunities and to engage in civic, community and social…
This is a national groups letter to Congressional Appropriators and leadership urging that FY 2024 LIHEAP be funding in full.
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NCLC signed on to a coalition letter urging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to adopt strong Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that promote affordability, public health and reduced emissions.
NCLC joined a comment letter on the CFPB’s proposed overdraft fee rule, noting that any proposed overdraft fee rule must be accompanied by a strong enforcement mechanism. Consumers must be able to hold financial institutions accountable in public court for overdraft fee violations, and forced arbitration fine print traps should not be used as a…
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Coalition letter from affordable housing, civil rights, public data, community development and philanthropic organizations urging the U.S. Census Bureau to add questions that measure residential displacement to an existing survey, as a first step in establishing a national housing loss rate. A combined rate measuring foreclosures, evictions and other forms of home loss would serve…
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On behalf of 22 consumer protection, housing affordability, energy efficiency, and climate justice signatory organizations, we thank you for your continued work to secure healthy, affordable, and efficient housing for all residents. We write today to reinforce our support and excitement for the final determination from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and…
The coalition writes in strong support of finalizing the HUD-USDA determination regarding energy efficiency building codes, and to clarify the record on some substantive issues that have been raised by parties opposing the adoption of the relevant codes. It is well documented that the modern, up-to-date building codes currently being considered by your agencies –…
ur comments address a single subsection of the Proposed Rule: its proposed prohibition on incarcerated people’s “use of fund transfer services such as CashApp."
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The FCC should not allow wireless providers to continue to be exempt from compliance with the consent requirements for automated calls and texts to its customers. The requirement in 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(b)(3) that some calls to residential lines using an automated or prerecorded voice (prerecorded voice calls) provide an automated opt-out mechanism should apply…
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The National Consumer Law Center (on behalf of its low-income clients) submitted the following comments in response to the proposed rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding overdraft lending at very large financial institutions. We strongly support the proposed rule, which will stop abusive overdraft fee practices that have harmed the most…
The proposed rule would stop big banks from using junk overdraft fees to exploit families living paycheck to paycheck.
