Originally appearing in TIME on February 13, 2025, Alana Semuels interviews NCLC Associate Director Lauren Saunders for coverage of the Trump Administration’s plans to shutter the CFPB and what that means for consumers, including Misty Castaneda, who would benefit greatly from the bureau’s rule to remove medical debt from credit reports. “The CFPB was established…
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Appearing in CNBC on January 17, 2025, Greg Iacurci interviews Chi Chi Wu, senior attorney at NCLC after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million over credit reporting errors and alleged the credit bureau failed to properly investigate consumer disputes. “Credit bureaus have been sued repeatedly for this kind of conduct. They’re decades-old…
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Appearing in the Associated Press on February 12, 2025, Cora Lewis interviewed NCLC Associate Director Lauren Saunders for coverage of the Trump Administration’s decision to halt work at CFPB. “President Trump campaigned on lowering prices, and a lot of people voted for him because of high prices. and yet we’re seeing Republicans move to make…
Appearing in CNBC on January 18, 2025, Jessica Dickler quotes NCLC Executive Director Richard Dubois in coverage of the impact of the incoming administration on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agency protects “hard-working people from predatory practices and discrimination in financial services.” Richard Dubois, executive director of the National Consumer Law Center.
Update: On Feb. 14, Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered that the defendants cannot delete any CFPB records or data, cannot terminate CFPB employees, and cannot return CFPB funds pending a preliminary injunction hearing scheduled for March 3. National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), National Consumer Law Center, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),…
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Sen. Tim Scott (SC) and Rep. French Hill (AR) Introduced Resolutions to Overturn a CFPB Rule Capping Big Bank Overdraft Fees at $5
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