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 to take the side of ordinary people when Wall Street banks and big corporations rip you off, when they tank your credit report, when they push you into foreclosure. Getting rid of the CFPB will just let Wall Street banks and corporate predators run amok.”
Lauren Saunders, associate director at the National Consumer Law Center.
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