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As American Families Drown in Debt and Struggle to Keep Food on the Table, Trump Uses State of the Union to Gaslight American People on the State of the Economy

President attempts to convince working-class families that economic struggles are not real and deflect from his own policies that have inflamed affordability crisis.

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NEW STUDY: Student Loan Delinquency Spikes to Record 25% Under Trump, Destroying Credit Scores and Locking Millions Out of Economy

Amid Affordability Crisis, Analysis Finds Delinquencies Now at 3X Pre-pandemic Rates; 1 in 5 Are in Default; Delinquent Borrowers Saw Credit Scores Plummet by 57 Points on Average February 20, 2026 | WASHINGTON, D.C. — New analysis of consumer credit data by The Century Foundation and Protect Borrowers reveals that the Trump administration’s assault on student borrowers has triggered an unprecedented nationwide delinquency and default crisis, with 1 in 4 borrowers now behind…

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New Findings: Vast Majority of Working Families Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck and Growing Number Rely on Debt to Afford Essentials, AFT Member Survey Finds

Survey of more than 7,500 AFT union members: over 1 in 3 unable to cover all monthly bills and over 1 in 2 financially worse off since Trump returned to office.

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One Year After Trump’s Hostile Takeover of CFPB, Members of Congress, Workers, and Advocates Gather to Demand the Administration Put Borrowers Over Billionaires

Trump attacks on the CFPB cost Americans at least $18 billion in 2025.

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“Debt Cancellation for Big Banks?” Advocates Say Shuttering the Consumer Watchdog Lets Wall Street Off the Hook While Families Pay the Price

A coalition of dozens veterans and national, state, and local nonprofit groups submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in NTEU v. Vought.

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As Millions of Working Families Drown in $1.2 Trillion in Credit Card Debt, Historic Coalition of Civil Rights, Labor Unions, Veterans, Consumer Protection, and Borrower Advocates Come Together to Call On Congress to Advance Legislation Capping Credit Card Interest Rates at 10%

An historic and diverse coalition of civil rights, labor unions, veterans, consumer protection, and borrower advocates sent an urgent letter to leaders on U.S. Senate and U.S. House committees calling on them to advance the 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act of 2025.

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On One-Year Anniversary of Trump Takeover of CFPB, Members of Congress, CFPB Union, and Advocates Hold Press Conference to Defend the Agency and Call for Trump Administration to Put Borrowers Over Billionaires

Members of Congress joined the CFPB Union and advocates to hold a press conference to defend the CFPB at the Senate Swamp.

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As American Families Drown in Debt and Struggle to Keep Food on the Table, Trump Uses State of the Union to Gaslight American People on the State of the Economy

NEW STUDY: Student Loan Delinquency Spikes to Record 25% Under Trump, Destroying Credit Scores and Locking Millions Out of Economy

New Findings: Vast Majority of Working Families Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck and Growing Number Rely on Debt to Afford Essentials, AFT Member Survey Finds

One Year After Trump’s Hostile Takeover of CFPB, Members of Congress, Workers, and Advocates Gather to Demand the Administration Put Borrowers Over Billionaires

“Debt Cancellation for Big Banks?” Advocates Say Shuttering the Consumer Watchdog Lets Wall Street Off the Hook While Families Pay the Price

As Millions of Working Families Drown in $1.2 Trillion in Credit Card Debt, Historic Coalition of Civil Rights, Labor Unions, Veterans, Consumer Protection, and Borrower Advocates Come Together to Call On Congress to Advance Legislation Capping Credit Card Interest Rates at 10%

On One-Year Anniversary of Trump Takeover of CFPB, Members of Congress, CFPB Union, and Advocates Hold Press Conference to Defend the Agency and Call for Trump Administration to Put Borrowers Over Billionaires

New Investigation Shines a Light on Predatory Creditors Capitalizing on Sky-High Rents With “Rent Now, Pay Later” Loans

At Davos, Trump Pays Lip Service to 10% Credit Card Interest Rate Cap; Advocates Demand Action

MOHELA Hit With Fresh Charges of Ongoing Student Loan Mismanagement

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As American Families Drown in Debt and Struggle to Keep Food on the Table, Trump Uses State of the Union to Gaslight American People on the State of the Economy

NEW STUDY: Student Loan Delinquency Spikes to Record 25% Under Trump, Destroying Credit Scores and Locking Millions Out of Economy

New Findings: Vast Majority of Working Families Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck and Growing Number Rely on Debt to Afford Essentials, AFT Member Survey Finds

One Year After Trump’s Hostile Takeover of CFPB, Members of Congress, Workers, and Advocates Gather to Demand the Administration Put Borrowers Over Billionaires

“Debt Cancellation for Big Banks?” Advocates Say Shuttering the Consumer Watchdog Lets Wall Street Off the Hook While Families Pay the Price

As Millions of Working Families Drown in $1.2 Trillion in Credit Card Debt, Historic Coalition of Civil Rights, Labor Unions, Veterans, Consumer Protection, and Borrower Advocates Come Together to Call On Congress to Advance Legislation Capping Credit Card Interest Rates at 10%

On One-Year Anniversary of Trump Takeover of CFPB, Members of Congress, CFPB Union, and Advocates Hold Press Conference to Defend the Agency and Call for Trump Administration to Put Borrowers Over Billionaires

New Investigation Shines a Light on Predatory Creditors Capitalizing on Sky-High Rents With “Rent Now, Pay Later” Loans

At Davos, Trump Pays Lip Service to 10% Credit Card Interest Rate Cap; Advocates Demand Action

MOHELA Hit With Fresh Charges of Ongoing Student Loan Mismanagement