Consumer Protection Regulation

Military & Veterans

Protecting servicemembers and veterans from predatory lenders and scammers that target them for their steady but often limited income and benefits.

VA Must Pause Foreclosures Until New Mortgage Assistance Program Is Accessible

June 15, 2026

The new Partial Claim Program will allow some Veterans struggling to pay their mortgages to defer past-due payments to the end of their loans.

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May 13, 2026
April 3, 2025

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Banking, Payments & Remittances

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Chase, Wells Fargo, Navy Fed Top Overdraft Fee Offenders List

April 3, 2025

Top Overdraft Fee Offenders Hitting Civilian, Military Families

April 3, 2025

Credit Reporting & Data Fairness

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FTC and CFPB Take Action Against Faulty Tenant Screening Reports

October 12, 2023

Advocates Applaud VA Rule to Dramatically Reduce Unfavorable Debt on Veterans’ Credit Reports

February 2, 2022

Letter to FTC: Military Credit Monitoring Rulemaking

January 7, 2019

Debt & Bankruptcy

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Digital Library: New Financial Assistance for Civilians Treated in Military Hospitals

May 13, 2026

White House Efforts Will Reduce Medical Debt, Protect Consumers from Harmful Debt Collection

October 1, 2024

President Biden’s Announcement on Veterans’ Medical Debt Will Lift a Burden from Veteran Families

March 1, 2022

Guide to the HAVEN Act

November 5, 2019

Servicemembers, Veterans, and Debt Collection

March 27, 2019

High-Cost Credit

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Courts Reject Claims that Payday Loan Apps Don’t Offer Loans

May 21, 2026

Burkhardt et al. v. MoneyLion Technologies Inc. et al.

October 17, 2025

TAB Bank and EasyPay Finance’s Predatory Loans Harm Veterans and Servicemembers

May 25, 2022

Report: Predatory Lenders TAB Bank & Easypay Finance Harm Veterans & Military Servicemembers

May 24, 2022

Coalition Letter Supporting the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act

July 29, 2021

New Bank Regulator Leadership Welcome; Congress Still Must Roll Back Rule Promoting Predatory Lending

May 5, 2021

Homeownership & Foreclosure

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VA Must Pause Foreclosures Until New Mortgage Assistance Program Is Accessible

June 15, 2026

House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee Discusses Lowering Housing Costs for Veteran Families

March 26, 2026

Testimony Before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on Lowering Costs for Veteran Families Through the VA Home Loan Program

March 26, 2026

New Mortgage Relief Law Will Help Thousands of Veterans Avoid Foreclosure

July 31, 2025

Advocates, Members of House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Call on VA to Revive VASP Program

May 20, 2025

Abrupt End of VASP Program Leaves Veterans, Families at Risk of Home Loss

May 1, 2025

NCLC/CRL Statement for the Record

March 7, 2025

Joint Letter Regarding Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase

January 17, 2025

NCLC CRL Statement for the Record for June 12 Legislative Hearing on Pending Legislation

June 12, 2024

Student Loans

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Coalition Letter Supporting Petition to Amend Total & Permanent Disability Regulations

June 12, 2021

Coalition Letter to Secretary Cardona Regarding the Borrower Defense Crisis

April 13, 2021

Support of closing the 90/10 loophole in the American Rescue Plan

March 4, 2021

Group Comments to the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements Urging Policy Revisions

November 30, 2020

Advocates Decry Congress’s Failure to Protect Student Loan Borrowers and Taxpayers from School Fraud and Closures

June 26, 2020

Comments to the US Department of Education Seeking Automatic Disability Discharges for Deserving Student Loan Borrowers

January 27, 2020

Advocates Condemn U.S. Department of Education Delays on Student Debt Relief for Disabled Veterans

November 22, 2019

FROM THE NCLC DIGITAL LIBRARY

Collection Actions

The only treatise to detail consumer defenses to debt buyer and creditor collection lawsuits on credit card, medical, criminal justice, and other consumer debts, including a chapter on Defending Military Personnel in Collection Actions.

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