NCLC’s vision is for a nation in which economic opportunity is available to all. The Campaign for the Future will transform NCLC into a stronger and more sophisticated consumer rights and economic justice advocacy organization—the kind of organization needed to achieve our vision. Over the past year, NCLC has engaged our Board, Partners Council, [...]
The work of the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and its network is profiled in the 23rd season of Visionaries, the award-winning public television series hosted by acclaimed actor Sam Waterston of Grace and Frankie, and formerly of The Newsroom and Law & Order. The episode, now being shown on PBS stations across the country, [...]
Congress passed legislation to stop some unwanted robocalls in 2019, but critical measures must be taken by the FCC. Two years ago, Congress passed the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, officially putting telemarketers, scammers, and debt collectors on notice. Now, it is more important than ever that the FCC hear from consumers like you who are still [...]
June 19th 2-3PM (ET) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has published its Proposed Debt Collection Rule in the Federal Register and comments are due August 19. Join us on June 19, 20192:00-3:00PM (ET) for a Briefing and Strategy Session co-sponsored by the National Consumer Law Center and Americans for Financial Reform. We will discuss what [...]
Report and Briefs Fact Sheet: Top 10 Ways New Rules on Borrower Defense, School Closures, and Arbitration are Worse for Borrowers, September 2019 Report: Inequitable Judgments Examining Race and Federal Student Loan Collection Lawsuits, April 2019 Press Release; 2-Page Overview Brief: The Dark Side of Payroll Withholding to Repay Student Loans, Feb. 11, 2019 (Press [...]
Student Loans Litigators' Interactive Guide to Corporate Bankruptcy, July 2021 2021 Federal Priorities for the Student Debt Crisis Policy Analysis Reports & Briefs Report: How States Can Help Students Harmed by Higher Education Fraud, January 2021; press release NCLC/CRL report: Road to Relief: Supporting Federal Student Loan Borrowers During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond, Nov. 2020; press [...]
2021 Federal Priorities for the Student Debt Crisis National Consumer Law Center and Student Borrower Protection Center Complaint to Federal Trade Commission re: Vemo Education, Inc. alleging deceptive marketing practices of Income-Shared Agreements, May 31, 2020; press release. Policy Analysis Reports & Briefs Press release: CRL and NCLC Research Reveals Two-Thirds of Navient Borrowers Making [...]
2021 Federal Priorities for the Student Debt Crisis Policy Analysis Reports, Briefs & Videos NCLC/SBPC Report: Collection At All Costs: Examining the Intersection of Mass Incarceration and the Student Debt Crisis, July 27, 2022 NCLC/CLASP Report: Disproportionately Impacted: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap through Student Loan Cancellation, Payment Reforms, and Investment in College Affordability, June 2022 [...]
On March 20, 2019, the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus L.L.P. examined liability for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) that are committed in non-judicial foreclosures. This webpage provides resources to consumer attorneys litigating FDCPA cases arising from foreclosures. This webpage will be updated as more materials [...]
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