Boston – National Consumer Law Center advocates (NCLC) applaud last night’s passage of the Comprehensive CREDIT (Credit Reporting Enhancement, Disclosure, Innovation, and Transparency) Act of 2020 (H.R. 3621) by the U.S. House of Representatives. “For too many years, indeed decades, the Big Three credit bureaus – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – have used and abused…
Report: Rampant Errors on Criminal Background Check Reports Are Still Preventing Consumers from Securing Jobs and Housing National Consumer Law Center Urges Federal and State Action to Stop Faulty Criminal Background Check Reports and Hold Background Screening Companies Accountable; FTC/CFPB to Host Accuracy in Consumer Reporting workshop on Tue., Dec. 10 Download the National Consumer…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 18, 2019 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Lauren Saunders ([email protected]) or (202) 595-7845; Jan Kruse ([email protected]) or (617) 542-8010 Washington, D.C. – Late yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau joined an appeal by the Trump Administration to the U.S. Supreme Court asserting that the agency’s independent leadership structure is a violation…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 12. 2019 National Consumer Law Center contact: Chi Chi Wu ([email protected]) or (617) 542-8010 Statement Regarding Credit Report/Score Requirement in DHS Public Charge Regulation Boston – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a regulation that greatly expands what will be considered in determining whether an immigrant is considered a…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2019 Consumer Watchdog’s Proposed Debt Collection Rule Bites Consumers: Authorizes Harassment by Debt Collectors Washington – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a proposed debt collection rule today which provides numerous gifts to debt collectors with limited new protections for consumers. “We are horrified that the CFPB’s proposed rule will actually…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 7, 2019 National Consumer Law Center Report Analyzes Nearly 700,000 Consumer Complaints from 2017 for 50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico Download the full report and access debt collection fact sheets (national, state, and District of Columbia) a map of the number of complaints per capita in each state,…
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