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NCLC works across several issues facing consumers to stop exploitative practices, help financially stressed families build and retain wealth, and advance economic fairness. #ProtectConsumers

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@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:00 PM

"There's an important aspect of privacy, ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ž. The low cost of placing AI-generated calls means that in the run-up to an election, political callers could use #AI to bombard us." #EndRobocalls @nbcphiladelphia.com www.nbcphiladelphia.com/investigator...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 5:50 PM

The FCC is reviewing a controversial request to allow political groups to blast automated calls directly to cell phones.

Critics fear a tidal wave of deceptive campaign spam right before midterm voting. #EndRobocalls #AI #ProtectConsumers southfloridareporter.com/brace-yourse...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 5:46 PM

Existing AI models could be repurposed relatively cheaply and easily to perform campaign tasks โ€“ albeit with great risk of obtaining biased results or spreading misinformation. #ProtectConsumers #EndRobocalls #AI @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/rules-politi...

@natfairhouse.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 4:45 PMReposted by @nclc4consumers.bsky.social

Join NFHA on Oct. 14 for a conversation on protecting the housing rights of immigrant families amid escalating immigration enforcement. Hear from housing and immigrant rights advocates on what this moment means for immigrant families.

RSVP today: events.nationalfairhousing.org/immigrantfam...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 8:59 PM

Consumer advocacy groups warn the proposed change could trigger a surge of unwanted, partisan and potentially misleading automated calls in the critical final days of the election. #ProtectConsumers #EndRobocalls apnews.com/article/fcc-...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 7:22 PM

A federal judge granted preliminary relief to immigrants challenging an unprecedented civil penalty scheme, which sought to impose fines of $998 per day against immigrants pursuing lawful immigration relief. @publicjustice.bsky.social #ProtectConsumers #mapoli www.publicjustice.net/federal-cour...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 1:46 PM

More than 800 members of the #ConsumerLaw community have already registered for the #CRLC2026 in #Atlanta, October 22-25.

Join them! ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ. #CRLC2026 #ProtectConsumers @consumeradvocates.bsky.social www.nclc.org/event/2026-c...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 6:06 PM

NCLC has been pointing out for years that letting your voice communications networks get taken over by corporations, debt collectors, and scammers ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ.

Comment before the end of the day TODAY! @techdirt.com #EndRobocalls #ProtectConsumers www.techdirt.com/2026/10/05/b...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 7:43 PM

NCLC has joined @enviroprotnet.bsky.social health, enviro and consumer orgs calling on the Trump Administration to develop a Data Center Health Protection Pledge and urging Congress to consider health & electricity costs of AI data centers.
www.environmentalprotectionnetwork.org/20260930_dat...

@natfairhouse.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 4:39 PMReposted by @nclc4consumers.bsky.social

Immigrant families face growing uncertainty about housing rights as immigration enforcement impacts communities nationwide.

Join NFHA, @nhlp.bsky.social, @nclc4consumers.bsky.social & @pifcoalition.bsky.social to discuss fair housing protections. RSVP: events.nationalfairhousing.org/immigrantfam...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 6:46 PM

The Department of Education has updated the deadline for the interest rate reduction, extending it to ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 6:23 PM

September is an important month for many federal student loan borrowers this year. Two important deadlines are coming up now. #ProtectBorrowers #DefendStudents studentloanborrowerassistance.org/two-student-...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 12:22 PM

The discounted hotel rate for the 2026 Consumer Rights Litigation Conference & Class Action Symposium ends Tuesday, September 29. ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐›๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ! #CRLC2026 #ProtectConsumers #ConsumerLaw www.nclc.org/event/2026-c...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 8:31 PM

Tell the FCC to maintain the integrity of the U.S. telephone system โ€“ and the election process โ€“ and reject Club for Growthโ€™s attempt to unleash unwanted, AI-voiced political robocalls. #EndRobocalls #ProtectConsumers #AI www.nclc.org/stop-efforts...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 8:08 PM

The growing usage of #BNPL loans for rent, groceries, and other necessities underlines how many Americans, depleted in recent years by high inflation, are struggling with the cost of living. www.cbsnews.com/news/buy-now... @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy #ProtectConsumers @economicsecurityproject.org

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 2:55 PM

Because your credit score is seen as shorthand for how reliable you are, it can affect how much you pay for a wide variety of goods and services.

And you don't have just one type of #CreditScore โ€” you have dozens. #ProtectConsumers @moneymag.bsky.social money.com/expenses-tha...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 5:14 PM

The latest from NCLC's #DigitalLibrary summarizes 16 recent state & local statutes and credit bureau voluntary actions restricting #MedicalDebt in #CreditReports. #FCRA #ProtectConsumers #ConsumerLaw www.nclc.org/digital-libr...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 7:27 PM

As regulators and lawmakers evaluate the future of the Universal Service Fund, the National Lifeline Association's survey data provides a clear picture of how #Lifeline empowers households by bridging the #DigitalDivide. #HomeworkGap nalalifeline.org/blog/2026-an...

@nclc4consumers.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 7:05 PM

A federal judge in #WV is allowing a class-action to move forward over Aramarkโ€™s prison food service industry monopoly.

โ€œFood is a uniquely powerful tool, and Aramark is using it to exploit a captive consumer market.โ€ @mtstatejustice.bsky.social app.publicnewsservice.org/story/west-v...

@autosafety4all.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 12:35 AMReposted by @nclc4consumers.bsky.social

Good news for a lot of New York car buyers who were scammed by car dealers that charged "mandatory" junk fees. @consumerfed.bsky.social @nclc4consumers.bsky.social

ag.ny.gov/press-releas...

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