Consumer advocates cheer announcement that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing a prohibition on the reporting of all medical debts on credit reports.
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Ann Carrns talks to Andrew Pizor about how while occasionally credit repair companies’ efforts may work, any benefit is often temporary.
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Home appliance manufacturers, together with consumer, climate, and energy and water efficiency advocates announce a consensus plan to improve energy and water efficiency.
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Subscribers to NCLC’s Consumer Law Practice Series should be familiar with the robust tools and features of the new and improved NCLC Digital Library. Perhaps less known to subscribers and non-subscribers alike is that the NCLC Digital Library now provides free to the public well over 5,000 practice items. In addition, verified consumer law community…
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Appearing in CNN on Sep. 8, 2023, Casey Tolan and Ed Lavandera interview Berneta Haynes in for a story on how the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, (UAMS) Arkansas’ flagship public health sciences university, has been aggressively suing thousands of former patients over medical debt in recent years, including hundreds of its own employees.…
Appearing in Vox on Sep. 8, 2023, Tatiana Walk-Morris goes in-depth with Lauren Saunders for a discussion on earned wage access apps, an increasingly popular service that offers users early pay, often in exchange for a fee. “The biggest problem with these programs is they really end up [with] people paying to be paid, and…
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Appearing in Politico on Sep. 7, 2023, Dan Golberg talks to Berneta Haynes about the startling heights medical debt has reached and how state lawmakers are taking notice. “Medical debt, kind of like student loan debt, is all encompassing and affects so many people that it’s a mainstream issue that can no longer be ignored…
Originally appearing in Reuters on Aug. 31, 2023, Jody Godoy interviews Lauren Saunders for coverage of a California case against an online lender offering small loans at over 150% interest violates state law that would deal a blow to finance companies that profit from cash-strapped borrowers. California’s fight with OppFi could set an example for…
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Appearing in The American Prospect on Aug. 31, 2023, David Dayen tells the stories of student loan borrowers in repayment, including NCLC staff attorney Kyra Taylor. This last story is unusual because Kyra is a student loan expert. She is a staff attorney with the National Consumer Law Center who previously worked on the Project…
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