COVID-19 & Consumer Protections Archive
Stimulus Payments CBPP (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) resources to alert 12 million low-income people of October 15, 2020 deadline to request stimulus payment for receipt in 2020. Alert: IRS Sending Letters About Unactivated Stimulus Prepaid Cards, July 2, 2020 Consumer, Banking Groups Applaud Bill to Exempt Economic Impact Payments from Garnishment, May 26, [...]
Civil Rights and Consumer Groups File Amicus Brief in Support of States’ Challenge to OCC Rule that Enables Predatory Lending
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 2020 Press Contacts Center for Responsible Lending: Matthew Kravitz, matthew.kravitz@responsiblelending.org National Consumer Law Center: Jan Kruse, jkruse@nclc.org, lsaunders@nclc.org East Bay Community Law Center: Rosalyn Sternberg, rsternberg@ebclc.org National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders: Sharon Garcia, sgarcia@nalcab.org National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development: Nahida Uddin, nahida@nationalcapacd.org Advocates argue [...]
Important wins, but unmet needs, in new stimulus package
New stimulus checks, broadband access and rental aid welcome, but foreclosure and student loan relief absent WASHINGTON, DC – Advocates welcomed the new stimulus bill passed by Congress last night, but warned that it has critical gaps that should be immediately filled by the incoming Biden Administration. “The new $600 stimulus payment, broadband aid, low-income [...]
Henderson v. Vision Property Management, LLC
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan Co-Counsel: National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), NAACP Legal Defense Fund, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Michigan, and Michigan Poverty Law Program This class-action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The lawsuit alleges the Defendants violated federal and state civil rights [...]
FHFA’s Delay of Fannie & Freddie Mortgage Refinancing Fee is a Necessary Yet Utterly Insufficient Step for Struggling Homeowners
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced yesterday that a fee from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which FHFA previously approved and which makes refinancing more expensive for mortgages backed by those companies, will be delayed until December 1. FHFA also said the fee will not apply to refinance loans with balances [...]
Amicus Briefs
Below are some of the amicus briefs filed by NCLC and our partners on behalf of our low-income clients. In collaboration with national, state, and local organizations and attorney advocates, NCLC provides guidance on a wide range of cases impacting low- to middle-income consumers and their families. Access to Justice || Civil Rights || Credit [...]
Advocates Slam FDIC Proposed Rule for Industrial Loan Companies as Invitation for Predatory Lending
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 2, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) or Lauren Saunders (lsaunders@nclc.org) 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 [...]
Alert: IRS Sending Letters About Unactivated Stimulus Prepaid Cards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 2, 2020 National Consumer Law Center contacts: Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) or Lauren Saunders (lsaunders@nclc.org) WASHINGTON, D.C. – People who have not received their Economic Impact Payments (EIP) should be on the lookout for letters being sent starting today by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) telling them that they may have an [...]
Advocates Praise California Public Utility Commission’s Unanimous Vote to Pass Utility Shut-Off Protections for Residents
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 12, 2020 Media Contacts: National Consumer Law Center: Jan Kruse (jkruse@nclc.org) or Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) Center for Accessible Technology: Melissa Kasnitz (mkasnitz@cforat.org) California adopts rules and programs to reduce residential disconnections from gas and electric service San Francisco – Consumer advocates praised yesterday’s unanimous vote by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) [...]
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