CFPB Orders Money Transfer Provider to Return $3 Million to Incarcerated People and Their Families
Global Tel Link illegally took money from accounts and blocked money transfers intended for basic necessities.
Global Tel Link illegally took money from accounts and blocked money transfers intended for basic necessities.
The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) is seeking an Advocacy Operations Assistant to join our experienced Operations team based at NCLC’s national headquarters in Boston, MA. The Advocacy Operations Assistant provides key administrative and research support to NCLC Consumer Law Advocates in their work related to federal and state consumer protections. This is a full time, hybrid…
A Airing on NPR on November 1, Chris Arnold talks to NCLC senior attorney Andrea Bopp Stark about how the Massachusetts AG is cracking down on a company collecting on “zombie second mortgages” — old loans that homeowners thought were dead but rise from the grave. “I think it’s groundbreaking. I think it’s really hopeful,…
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Appearing in CNBC on November 2, 2024, Annie Nova talks to NCLC staff attorney Anna Anderson about the difficult process disabled borrowers face when navigating the student loan debt forgiveness process. “Even the borrowers who allegedly have access to it, it’s still very, very difficult for them to actually seek and receive a discharge.” Anna…
In an op-ed appearing in The Hill on November 6, 2024, NCLC senior attorney Chi Chi Wu calls the Reporting Medical Debt Payments as Positive Consumer Credit Information Act of 2024 a “Trojan horse”, with hidden traps and backward steps for consumers. One of the biggest problems with the bill is that it simply doesn’t…
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The results of yesterday’s presidential election pose serious challenges for low-income consumers, consumer advocates, and everyone in the fight for racial and economic justice. The first Trump administration undermined core consumer protections and attacked policies that promoted racial and economic justice. Working with our broad community of allies and partner organizations, we were effective in…
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