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  • Blogs
    Jul 23, 2026

    Let Them Eat Credit

    As grocery prices skyrocket, Americans are going into debt just to eat, and Congress is making it worse.

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  • Press Releases
    Jul 21, 2026

    Energy Bills Growing Three Times Faster than Inflation under Trump, As Utility Debt Climbs For Middle-Income Families and 14M Face Collections

    Credit panel analysis finds monthly utility bills reach record highs, with 10 states seeing bills jump over 20% under Trump; Average overdue utility balance climbs to over $800, a 8.2% increase.

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  • Press Releases
    Jul 21, 2026

    ‘One Big Bill’ Story Gathering Campaign Launches to Document the Financial Harm of OBBBA on Working Families With Student Loan Debt

    Effort invites Americans to submit their new monthly student loan bills, and share how skyrocketing costs are affecting their finances.

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  • Press Releases
    Jul 12, 2026

    Widespread Financial Desperation Pushing Americans to Lean on Fee-Laden Buy Now, Pay Later Loans to Make Ends Meet, New Protect Borrowers Investigation Shows

    New poll finds that supermajority of voters supports government action to rein in predatory BNPL industry, Protect Borrowers calls on policymakers to take action.

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  • Blogs
    Jul 12, 2026

    How Buy Now, Pay Later Lenders are Racing to Put “A Loan in Every Cart”

    BNPL lenders are taking advantage of Americans’ financial desperation. It’s time for a BNPL Borrower Bill of Rights.

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  • Polling
    Jul 12, 2026

    Poll: 4 in 10 Voters Use BNPL, Including on Essentials Like Groceries and Housing

    4 in 10 voters use BNPL, including on essentials like groceries and housing.

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  • Reports
    Jul 12, 2026

    A Loan in Every Cart: How BNPL Lenders Take Advantage of Americans’ Financial Desperation and the Case for a BNPL Borrower Bill of Rights

    Protect Borrowers’ new investigation into the growing BNPL market as families are increasingly turning to BNPL loans to pay for necessities. Released alongside the report is polling on American voters’ experiences with BNPL products.

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  • Blogs
    Jul 9, 2026

    Gambling With Your Trust

    Prediction markets have built billion-dollar businesses on integrity promises they cannot keep. State AGs have the tools to do something about it.

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  • News Clips
    Jul 2, 2026

    New student loan rules take effect July 1. Here’s what borrowers should know.

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  • Blogs
    Jul 1, 2026

    Behind in Every State: A Deeper Look at America’s Credit Card Debt Crisis

    From Maine to Mississippi, working families are drowning in rising prices and credit card debt.

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  • Fact Sheets
    Jul 1, 2026

    Credit Card Debt Crisis State Fact Sheets

    State-by-state breakdown of how credit card debt is growing in all 50 states.

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  • Blogs
    Jun 30, 2026

    After Trump V Slaughter, the Answer Is Court Reform

    Judicial reform, not agency independence, will protect the working class.

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  • Press Releases
    Jun 30, 2026

    Local Governments, Labor Unions, and Nonprofit Organizations Triumph in Challenge to Trump-Vance Administration’s Weaponization of Public Service Loan Forgiveness

    Court sides with broad coalition, blocking unlawful effort to punish perceived political opponents.

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  • News Clips
    Jun 30, 2026

    A judge blocks Trump’s plan to limit a major student-loan forgiveness program for public servants

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  • News Clips
    Jun 30, 2026

    Judges toss Trump’s loan forgiveness rule

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  • News Clips
    Jun 30, 2026

    Judges Strike Down Trump Rule on Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants

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  • News Clips
    Jun 29, 2026

    Crisis de dudas y asequibilidad afecta a educadores y empleados públicos en Nuevo México

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  • Blogs
    Jun 25, 2026

    What in the Giggle are We Doing?

    With Gig Worker Cash Advance our broken labor market brings desperation finance to work.

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  • Press Releases
    Jun 24, 2026

    A New Bipartisan Discharge Petition Forces a Reckoning on Student Loan Interest

    Bipartisan bill would cap interest rates on federal student loans at 2%.

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  • News Clips
    Jun 24, 2026

    Student loan borrowers confused as SAVE plan end looms

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