In affordability crisis, more people than ever turn to the CFPB for help WASHINGTON – In its latest attack on the wildly popular Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Trump Administration is claiming that consumer protections cost people too much money. Only last week, a report from the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing,…
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Appearing in American Banker on Feb. 5, 2026, Kate Berry talks to Chi Chi Wu, Director of Consumer Reporting and Data Advocacy at the National Consumer Law Center about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s sudden addition of new requirements to its consumer complaint portal that aim to reduce the number of disputes about inaccurate information on…
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Advocates Call On Lending, Debt Collection, Credit Reporting Companies to Ease Financial Impact on Families
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Despite new hurdles, consumers should continue to submit complaints.
Potential Changes Would Make It Harder for People to Get Credit Reporting Problems Fixed
NCLC joined a comment letter emphasizing the importance of the CFPB’s system for accepting, processing and publishing consumer complaints.
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Proposed Rule Would Decimate Fair Lending Protections and Make Buying a Car or Home Harder
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed rule under Regulation B runs counter to Congress’s intent when it passed the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. By removing disparate impact liability, severely narrowing the definition of discouragement, and over-regulating special purpose credit programs, the propose rule would represent a major step backwards in our civil rights regulatory framework.…
NCLC joined a comment on a Paperwork Reduction Act request emphasizing the importance of the CFPB’s Consumer Complaint Intake System.
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The CFPB has issued a proposed rule gutting fair lending protections under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). Please comment by December 15th. This is a deeply concerning development. Here are the facts: How should we respond now? What the proposal does: The proposal would be harmful, is illegal, and is not based on facts. …
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