I started to realize that everything at NCLC is interconnected. Getting to work on a range of issues showed me how NCLC attorneys have their own specialties, but also know a little bit about everything. I’m looking forward to returning as a fellow to focus on building wealth in communities of color through affordable homeownership.…
Originally appearing in the Los Angeles Times on July 24, 2024, Michael Hiltzik interviews NCLC associate director Lauren Saunders for coverage of the CFPB’s efforts to rein in predatory payday and earned wage access loans. “A payday advance that is repaid on payday is a payday loan, and fintech cash advance apps that call themselves…
Originally appearing in The New York Times on July 26, 2024, Ann Carrns interviews NCLC associate director Lauren Saunders on JPMorgan Chase’s decision to bar customers from using its credit cards to repay increasingly popular “buy now, pay later” installment loans. Financial regulators and consumer advocates frown upon using credit cards to pay off installment…
Landmark Complaint Outlines Pattern and Practice of Illegal Overcharging, Incompetence, and Ongoing “Call Deflection” Doom Loop July 22, 2024 | Washington, D.C. – Today, the AFT filed a groundbreaking consumer protection lawsuit against the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA), the giant student loan servicing company under fire for mismanaging student…
Final Conference Committee budget includes measures to protect homeowners, providing affordable payment plans and reduced interest rates on past due balances BOSTON — On Friday, Massachusetts lawmakers took a huge step forward for low-income and vulnerable homeowners, approving a measure that reduces Bay Stater’s risk of losing their homes to property tax foreclosure. Homeowners in…
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Appearing in CNBC on July 19, 2024, Greg Iacurci interviews Lauren Saunders for coverage of new rules to cover workplace payday loans. If finalized, the rule would allow the CFPB to bring enforcement actions against companies that don’t make the appropriate disclosures, for example, said Lauren Saunders, associate director of the National Consumer Law Center.…
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