Consumer Protection Regulation

Military & Veterans

Protecting servicemembers and veterans from predatory lenders and scammers that target them for their steady but often limited income and benefits.

Advocates, Members of House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Call on VA to Revive VASP Program

May 20, 2025

Abrupt End of Program to Help Veterans Avoid Foreclosure Leaves Them at Risk of Home Loss

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April 3, 2025
May 24, 2022

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Banking, Payments & Remittances

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Letter Opposing CLARITY Act

July 15, 2025

Comments to the Department of Treasury’s Request for Information on Modernizing Payments

June 30, 2025

MoneyLion’s Costly “0% APR” “Earned Wage” Payday Loans

May 22, 2025

The Tricks Cash Advance Apps Use to Coerce Borrowers to “Tip”

April 23, 2025

As Trump Administration Rolls Back Consumer Protections, California Finding New Ways to Save Consumers Millions in Unaffordable Predatory Financial Services Fees

April 23, 2025

Comment to the CFPB’s Request for Information Regarding the Collection, Use, and Monetization of Consumer Payment and Other Personal Financial Data

April 10, 2025

House Republicans Ignore Rising Prices, Vote to Keep $35 Big Bank Overdraft Fees

April 9, 2025

Chase, Wells Fargo, Navy Fed Top Overdraft Fee Offenders List

April 3, 2025

Top Overdraft Fee Offenders Hitting Civilian, Military Families

April 3, 2025

Credit Reporting & Data Fairness

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FTC and CFPB Take Action Against Faulty Tenant Screening Reports

October 12, 2023

Advocates Applaud VA Rule to Dramatically Reduce Unfavorable Debt on Veterans’ Credit Reports

February 2, 2022

Letter to FTC: Military Credit Monitoring Rulemaking

January 7, 2019

Debt & Bankruptcy

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White House Efforts Will Reduce Medical Debt, Protect Consumers from Harmful Debt Collection

October 1, 2024

President Biden’s Announcement on Veterans’ Medical Debt Will Lift a Burden from Veteran Families

March 1, 2022

Guide to the HAVEN Act

November 5, 2019

Servicemembers, Veterans, and Debt Collection

March 27, 2019

High-Cost Credit

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Burkhardt et al. v. MoneyLion Technologies Inc. et al.

May 22, 2025

TAB Bank and EasyPay Finance’s Predatory Loans Harm Veterans and Servicemembers

May 25, 2022

Report: Predatory Lenders TAB Bank & Easypay Finance Harm Veterans & Military Servicemembers

May 24, 2022

Coalition Letter Supporting the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act

July 29, 2021

New Bank Regulator Leadership Welcome; Congress Still Must Roll Back Rule Promoting Predatory Lending

May 5, 2021

Homeownership & Foreclosure

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Advocates, Members of House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Call on VA to Revive VASP Program

May 20, 2025

Abrupt End of VASP Program Leaves Veterans, Families at Risk of Home Loss

May 1, 2025

NCLC/CRL Statement for the Record

March 7, 2025

Joint Letter Regarding Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase

January 17, 2025

NCLC CRL Statement for the Record for June 12 Legislative Hearing on Pending Legislation

June 12, 2024

Digital Library: Three Important New Protections Preventing Home Foreclosures

May 14, 2024

Joint Letter Urging Extension of VA Foreclosure Pause

May 7, 2024

Comments to VA on Revisions to VA-Guaranteed or Insured Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans

April 25, 2024

NPR Morning Edition: VA fixes a home loan debacle, but many vets who were affected won’t get help

April 23, 2024

Student Loans

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Coalition Letter Supporting Petition to Amend Total & Permanent Disability Regulations

June 12, 2021

Coalition Letter to Secretary Cardona Regarding the Borrower Defense Crisis

April 13, 2021

Support of closing the 90/10 loophole in the American Rescue Plan

March 4, 2021

Group Comments to the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements Urging Policy Revisions

November 30, 2020

Advocates Decry Congress’s Failure to Protect Student Loan Borrowers and Taxpayers from School Fraud and Closures

June 26, 2020

Comments to the US Department of Education Seeking Automatic Disability Discharges for Deserving Student Loan Borrowers

January 27, 2020

Advocates Condemn U.S. Department of Education Delays on Student Debt Relief for Disabled Veterans

November 22, 2019

FROM THE NCLC DIGITAL LIBRARY

Collection Actions

The only treatise to detail consumer defenses to debt buyer and creditor collection lawsuits on credit card, medical, criminal justice, and other consumer debts, including a chapter on Defending Military Personnel in Collection Actions.

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