2025 Consumer Protection Federal Priorities
NCLC will pursue common-sense regulatory and legislative reforms to ensure fairness, fight fraud, and protect consumers in 2025.
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Digital Library: 12 Ways to Recover Even When Lemon Used Cars Are Sold "As Is"
This NCLC Digital Library article lists 12 ways to recover for used car defects despite the dealer selling the car “as is.”
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High Level Principles Regarding Connected Cars
This is a set of high level principles from civil society groups regarding connected car protections for survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. Connected car systems often make it very difficult for consumers to be aware of and to prevent the sharing of detailed driving data to other parties and this is particularly dangerous for…
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Amicus Brief: Ochoa v. Ford Motor Company
NCLC joined other consumer and workers’ rights advocates in this case involving equitable estoppel and forced arbitration. The amicus brief explains how an arbitration-specific version of equitable estoppel imposed by some courts to allow non-signatories to enforce an arbitration clause is wholly divorced from the traditional principles and interpretations of the doctrine, which require a…
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Broad Coalition of 104 Organizations Tell Congress to Support FTC CARS Rule
The Rule will bring some long overdue relief to car buyers who are tired of dishonest pricing, and will pave a path for the FTC to pursue future rulemakings to regulate car dealers.
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Consumer Group Comments Urging CFPB to Continue and Expand its Auto Data Collection Project
Consumer groups applaud the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) effort to improve the collection and dissemination of auto finance data as part of its efforts to monitor the auto finance market for risks to consumers.
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Protecting the FTC's CARS Rule
Experts from national consumer organizations will break down what the CARS Rule does (and does not do), what challenges the FTC will face, and how attendees can support the CARS Rule.
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Consumer Advocates Applaud FTC for Moving Forward with CARS Rule
Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final rule targeting deceptive conduct in the sale and financing of motor vehicles, titled the “Combatting Auto Retail Scams” (CARS) Rule.
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Ban Forced Arbitration in Autonomous Vehicle Contracts
NCLC joined a letter urging that the proposed SELF DRIVE Act regulating autonomous vehicles prohibit forced arbitration clauses that shield irresponsible companies from accountability when they endanger public safety.
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Consumer Advocates Applaud Members of Congress for Supporting FTC Auto Dealer Rule
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal led 17 members of Congress in a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan asking for commonsense rules against abuses in the sale and financing of motor vehicles. A large majority of American consumers rely on their car to get to…
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CFPB & Attorney General of the State of New York v. Credit Acceptance Corporation
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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Op-ed in Colorado Politics: A chance to fix Colorado's broken consumer protection laws
In an op-ed originally appearing in Colorado Politics on March 14, 2023, Carolyn Carter and David Seligman discuss Colorado’s consumer protection laws that, for too long, have lagged behind other states.
