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NBC News: As summer ends, concern about utility aid remains red-hot

September 13, 2024

Appearing in NBC News on September 13, 2024, J.J. McCorvey talks to Karen Lusson about increasingly extreme and volatile weather that has turned air conditioning into a more crucial utility for more consumers in different regions of the U.S. Policymakers and utility regulators should look to other contingencies such as implementing seasonal shut-offs protections and…

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ProPublica: What No One Tells You About Car Loan Deferments

September 12, 2024

Appearing in ProPublica on September 12, 2024, Byard Duncan, Ryan Gabrielson, and Lucas Waldron interviewed John Van Alst for a story about how if you defer a car payment, you’ll likely end up owing more at the end of your loan. ProPublica also provides a free auto loan calculator tool built to help borrowers figure…

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WGBH Boston: The Debt Mills: How state courts grind through consumer debt cases

September 3, 2024

Airing on WGBH on September 3, 2024, Jenifer B. McKim interviews April Kuehnhoff to discuss how debt buyers and other companies filed more than 92,000 cases in state courts last year to collect debts from consumers, according to a new report released by the Massachusetts Trial Court. April Kuehnhoff, a senior attorney with the Boston-based National…

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Forbes: Courts Could End Student Loan Forgiveness For Millions In IDR Plans: 4 Key Takeaways

September 3, 2024

Appearing in Forbes on September 3, 2024, Adam S. Minsky quotes NCLC’s brief. “Since the Secretary promulgated regulations clearly interpreting the HEA to provide for cancellation of any remaining balance upon completion of the ICR repayment period more than 30 years ago, Congress has never repudiated that interpretation,” notes NCLC in its brief. “To the…

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NCLC Applauds End of 650% MetaBank Prepaid Card Payday Loan

October 14, 2010

Other Regulators Should Follow OTS Action Against Similar Bank Payday Loans WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — MetaBank will no longer be offering its 650% payday loans on prepaid cards as a result of action by the bank’s regulator, the Office of Thrift Supervision. MetaBank disclosed in a filing October 12 with the Securities and Exchange Commission that OTS “has…

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Medical Debt Behind Bars: New Report Examines the Impact of Medical Debt on Incarcerated People

September 10, 2024

Advocates Recommend Eliminating Fees for Medical Care in Prisons and Jails and Ending the Collection of Carceral Medical Debt

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NBC News: As summer ends, concern about utility aid remains red-hot

ProPublica: What No One Tells You About Car Loan Deferments

WGBH Boston: The Debt Mills: How state courts grind through consumer debt cases

Forbes: Courts Could End Student Loan Forgiveness For Millions In IDR Plans: 4 Key Takeaways

NCLC Applauds End of 650% MetaBank Prepaid Card Payday Loan

Medical Debt Behind Bars: New Report Examines the Impact of Medical Debt on Incarcerated People

Support NCLC