OCC Rule Protects High-Cost Lenders that use Rent-a-Bank Schemes to Evade State Interest Rate Laws Washington, D.C. – Advocates at the National Consumer Law Center applaud the U.S. House vote to overturn the OCC’s “fake lender” rule, which allows predatory lenders to evade state interest rate laws by putting a federally-chartered bank’s name on the paperwork. The…
For Immediate Release: May 27, 2021 NCLC’s Review of State Consumer Protection Laws for a $2,000 Two-Year Installment Loan and $500 Six-Month Loan View the full report, with maps for the District of Columbia and each state’s APRs for two types of installment loans, tables outlining changes since the 2020 report, and a complete list…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11, 2021 Washington, D.C. – In a 52 – 47 vote tonight, the U.S. Senate voted to overturn the OCC’s “fake lender” rule, which allows predatory lenders to evade state interest rate laws by putting a bank’s name on the paperwork. S.J. Res. 15, a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA),…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2021 Letter Reflects Bipartisan Support for State Interest Rate Caps and the Need to Stop “Rent-a-Bank” Evasions by Predatory Lenders In a rare form of bipartisan agreement, a group of 25 Attorneys General (AGs) sent a letter today to Congressional leadership urging it to “use the Congressional Review Act (CRA)…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2021 325+ groups representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia called for Congress to support a resolution to overturn a rule that helps triple-digit interest rate loans evade state and voter-approved interest rate caps and spread across the country WASHINGTON, D.C. – Advocates at the National Consumer Law…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 22, 2021 Only a majority vote in Congress would be needed to overturn rule that helps triple-digit interest rate loans evade state and voter-approved interest rate caps and spread across the country Link to coalition letter: http://bit.ly/CRA-fake-lender WASHINGTON, D.C. – With just a few days left before a crucial deadline, a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 22, 2020 Advocates argue that the OCC letter issued late Friday will not save the OCC rule that facilitates usurious loans with interest rates that are higher than what state laws allow WASHINGTON, D.C. – Several civil rights and consumer groups filed an amicus brief in support of the attorneys general…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2020 Rule that evades state interest rate laws will severely impact low-income and communities of color WASHINGTON, D.C. – The regulator of the nation’s largest banks has finalized a rule that allows predatory lenders to do an end-run around state interest rate caps, exposing people to loans in excess of…
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For Immediate Release: July 31, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Consumer Law Center, Center for Responsible Lending, and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition filed an amicus brief in Lacewell v. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), in support of the plaintiff, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), against the OCC’s plan…
Read More about Amicus Brief Opposes OCC Charter That Would Aid Predatory Lenders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 20, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse ([email protected]) or Lauren Saunders ([email protected]) Washington, D.C. – Today, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a proposed rule that overturns the “true lender” rule that courts have used since the early 1800s to prevent evasions of state usury…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2020 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its final rule gutting the protections against unaffordable payday loans. The previous payday loan rule, issued under former CFPB director Richard Cordray in October 2017, limited unaffordable loans that trap families in a cycle of debt. The CFPB…
Read More about CFPB Guts Curbs on Unaffordable 400% APR Payday Loans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 2, 2020 The bank regulator’s plan, described as “recipe for disaster” and as a way to “fuel financial exclusion,” provides an avenue for lenders to evade state laws that cap interest rates and to harm families suffering most in this economic downturn. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Consumer Law Center, on…
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