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  • Press Releases
    Oct 8, 2026

    Mayor Mamdani’s First Major Bill Lets Working-Class New Yorkers Take Predatory Companies to Court Themselves

    The POWER Act will allow tenants, workers, consumers, and small businesses to sue over unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices.

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  • Press Releases
    Oct 7, 2026

    New Report Reveals Massive Student Loan Cancellation “Tax Bomb” Could Hit 3 Million Americans Over Next Decade, Doubling or Even Tripling Families’ Tax Bills in  Next Tax Year Alone

    Analysis shows borrowers in the south will see the largest tax increases.

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  • Press Releases
    Sep 29, 2026

    Report: 52 Cents of Every Dollar of Workers’ Income Gains Goes Straight to Debt Payments, as Debt Grows 8x Faster than Take-Home Pay

    New analysis of consumer credit data finds debt payments now claim 10 percent of household after-tax income; Real debt payments have increased by nearly 15 percent in three years.

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  • Press Releases
    Sep 28, 2026

    Campaign for California Borrower Rights Applauds Little Hoover Commission Recommendations to Combat Institutional Debt Crisis, Echoes Calls From Advocates to Increase Transparency, Consumer Protections and Rein In Harmful Debt Collection Practices Across California Colleges

    Initial recommendations include calls for California colleges to end use of enrollment holds that keep students from completing their college education, halt use of state tax refund offset and increase transparency.

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  • Press Releases
    Sep 26, 2026

    Scranton Community Members Lambast Congress for Failing to Take Action on Affordability

    Northeastern Pennsylvania community members gathered at “The Affordable Coffee Press,” a panel discussion featuring stories and Pennsylvania data about the growing affordability crisis.

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  • Press Releases
    Sep 22, 2026

    Diverse Coalition of Nearly 90 Groups Demand Emergency Hearings on the Chaotic State of the Student Loan System

    Urgent call to conduct oversight comes as borrowers face massive payment spikes and system chaos amidst worsening affordability crisis.

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  • Press Releases
    Sep 17, 2026

    41 State Attorneys General Take Action Against Predatory Subprime Auto Lender

    A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general step in after a credit acceptance corporation received a corporate pardon from the Trump Administration.

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    Aug 27, 2026

    Protect Borrowers Expands Focus on State Law Enforcement, Announces Key Personnel From Federal and State Enforcement Agencies

    New policy memo from former CFPB Supervision Chief outlines path to modernize state oversight of regulated financial firms.

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  • Press Releases
    Aug 21, 2026

    As Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Law Forces Families Into More Expensive, Risky Private Loan Market, New Protect Borrowers Report Exposes Risks of State-Backed Private Student Lenders

    Report comes as state-based private lending industry ramps up efforts to weaken transparency and bypass anti-corruption rules set by Congress to protect students.

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  • Press Releases
    Aug 19, 2026

    Trump Administration Rips Relief From Teachers, Nurses, Servicemembers and Other First Responders, Locks Dedicated Public Service Workers in Debt

    Education officials quietly lock public service workers into extra student loan payments, cite unspecified “errors” to justify broken promises.

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