Appearing in the Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 4, 2023, Mitchell Armentrout quotes NCLC senior attorney Karen Lusson in a look at a new discount rate system that’s expected to help prevent more utility shut-offs in lower-income neighborhoods across Chicago. “This is an absolute game-changer for people struggling with their heating bills in brutal Chicago winters.”…
Advocates discuss how states are starting to grapple with purportedly new categories of small-dollar loans: earned wage advances and other types of fintech cash advances.
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The NCLC Digital Library keeps you current with authoritative analysis of all of the latest developments in consumer law.
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Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced the Predatory Lending Elimination Act, which extends to veterans and all consumers the 36% annual percentage rate cap found in the Military Lending Act and prevents the use of junk fees to hide high-cost loans.
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Today, a coalition of consumer advocacy organizations applauded Congressional efforts to restore consumer rights in financial products.
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Advocates applaud the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for voting today to clarify its rules on telemarketing calls by unequivocally prohibiting the abuse of consumer consent by lead generators.
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