FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2021                                              Contacts: Mel Hall-Crawford, CFA, 805-245-0523; Jan Kruse, National Consumer Law Center, 617 542-8010 New Rule Hinders Improvements for Energy Efficiency Standards for Major Residential Gas Appliances Washington, [...]

The National Consumer Law Center is sad to announce the passing of John Andrew (Andy) Spanogle, Jr.  on December 18, 2020 on his 86th birthday. Andy was a longstanding consumer advocate, NCLC Partners Council member, and co-chair of NCLC’s Campaign for the Future. Throughout his remarkable life, Andy was a fierce advocate for consumers: as [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 8, 2020 Updated January 11, 2020 with additional signers Action Center on Race and the Economy, American Federation of Teachers, Americans for Financial Reform, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), the Center for Responsible Lending, NAACP, National Consumer Law Center (on behalf of its low-income clients), Student Debt Crisis, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 4, 2021 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or Margot Saunders (msaunders@nclc.org) Washington, D.C. - On December 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission issued an order that will significantly reduce invasive and unwanted calls made with a prerecorded or artificial voice to landline phones. The changes, effective June 30, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2020 Nearly One-Third of U.S. Adults with a Credit Report Have Debt in Collection WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low income clients, along with Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, Consumer Federation of America, and the National Association of Consumer Advocates, expressed disappointment [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order granting in part a Petition for Reconsideration filed by the National Consumer Law Center on behalf of a broad coalition of national, state and local legal services groups challenging the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2020 Press Contacts Center for Responsible Lending: Matthew Kravitz, matthew.kravitz@responsiblelending.org National Consumer Law Center: Jan Kruse, jkruse@nclc.org FDIC rule makes it easier for lenders to exploit more financially vulnerable families WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved a new final rule to facilitate chartering additional under-regulated [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org Washington, D.C. - Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released two final rules revising the standards for determining a borrower’s ability to repay a mortgage and further limiting lender liability despite the lessons of the previous financial crisis, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 7, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contact: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Facebook v Duguid. The Court’s decision, expected by next spring, could either uphold Americans’ right to stop unwanted robocalls and robotexts to their cell phones or render [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 23, 2020 Press contacts: National Consumer Law Center: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) Center for Responsible Lending: Vincenza Previte (previte@responsiblelending.org) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) released a policy report illustrating a path out of the student debt crisis and proposing solutions [...]