COVID Relief Archives

Comments on Loan Guaranty: COVID-19 Veterans Assistance Partial Claim Payment Program

January 8, 2021

On behalf of our low-income clients, the National Consumer Law Center expressed serious concerns with the Department of Veterans Affairs’ proposed COVID-19 Veterans Assistance Partial Claim Payment program (COVID-VAPCP). VA-guaranteed borrowers who have recovered from COVID-19 hardships and can resume their pre-hardship payment need access to affordable plans that will bring their loans current and…

Group Comments on Community Reinvestment Act Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

February 16, 2021

Group Comments re: CRA Docket No. R-1723, RIN No. 7100-AF94

Coalition Letter to Treasury Urging Improvement to Staffing, Transparency & Data Collection for the Homeowner Assistance Fund

September 17, 2021

On behalf of the clients and communities we represent, we urge the Treasury Department to ensure accessibility, transparency, and accountability in the Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) program. HAF assistance was included in President Biden’s American Rescue Plan because many homeowners across the nation will be facing foreclosure in the coming months, especially homeowners of color who have been hardest hit by the pandemic.

Coalition Letter to President Biden Regarding Extending the Pause on Student Loan Payments

June 30, 2022

We, the undersigned 180 organizations, are writing to strongly urge your administration not to threaten the financial security of people with student debt as a tactic to fight inflation. Instead our organizations urge you to enact robust student debt cancellation that is not means tested and does not require an opt-in for participation and to fully implement this policy before any student loan bill comes due.

Coalition Letter to OMB Urging a Swift and Substantial Government Response to Meet the Scale of the COVID-19 Crisis

June 18, 2020

The mounting public health and economic costs of the Coronavirus pandemic require swift and substantial government response to meet the scale of the crisis. Congress has already passed essential legislation that provides trillions of dollars of economic relief and public health investments. But enacting legislation is only the beginning.

Coalition Comments on the CFPB's Proposed Rule to Protect Homeowners Impacted by the COVID-19 Emergency

May 10, 2021

Comments to The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau re: Protections for Borrowers Affected by the COVID-19 Emergency under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Regulation X, Docket No. CFPB-2021-0006