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Predatory Installment Lending in the States: How Well Do the States Protect Consumers Against High-Cost Installment Loans? (2022)
Forty-five states and the District of Columbia (DC) currently cap interest rates and loan fees for at least some consumer installment loans, depending on the size of the loan. However, the caps vary greatly from state to state, and a few states do not cap interest rates at all.
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50-State Survey: State Predatory Lending Laws Show Significant Changes
June 22, 2022 NCLC’s Review of State Consumer Protection Laws Sees States Gaining, Losing Protections for Popular $2,000 Two-Year and $500 Six-Month Installment Loans WASHINGTON – A new report from the National Consumer Law Center finds progress toward a 36% APR cap for common short-term and longer-term loans in some states. In states that allow…
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What States Can Do to Help Consumers: High Cost Loans
The debt trap caused by short-term payday loans is well known. Payday and car title lenders are now increasingly moving into high-cost longer-term installment loans and lines of credit that can be a deeper and longer debt trap. Both short- and longer-term payday and title loans rely on high interest rates and coercive tactics to…
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U.S. House Introduces 36% Rate Cap Bill to Curb High-Cost, Predatory Loans
November 17, 2021 Bipartisan bill enacts rate cap popular among voters of all stripes WASHINGTON – Advocates at the National Consumer Law Center applauded the introduction of the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act (VCFCA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-IL) and Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI). “Republican and…
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NCLC Advocates Applaud 36% National Rate Cap Bill to Curb High-Cost, Predatory Loans Across the Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2021 Washington, D.C. – Attorneys at the National Consumer Law Center praised the introduction yesterday of the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act in the U.S. Senate, led by U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), along with seven other original…
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National Consumer Law Center Advocates Praise U.S. House Vote to Repeal National Banking Regulator’s Predatory Lending Rule
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…
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New 50-State Survey Finds Gains and Losses for Consumers in Larger, Longer High-Cost Predatory Loans
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…
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Advocates Applaud Senate Repeal of National Banking Regulator’s Predatory Lending Rule; Urge the House to Act Soon
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),…
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Bipartisan Group of 25 State Attorneys General Urge Congress to Repeal OCC “True Lender” Rule
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)…
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Congress Introduces Resolution to Rescind OCC’s “Fake Lender” Rule, Which Protects Predatory Lenders’ Evasions of State Interest Rate Limits
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…
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Days Before Crucial Deadline, the National Consumer Law Center Joins Over 325 Groups Calling for Congress to Rescind “Fake Lender” Rule that Facilitates Predatory Loan Schemes
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…
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