Consumer Protection Unit
New York Focus: ‘I Don’t See No Future’: Hundreds of Taxi Drivers Left in Debt as Lenders Balk at Loan Deal
NYLAG’s Rose Marie Cantanno spoke with New York Focus about the crippling debt that has long plagued taxi medallion owners. Although the relief plan was ...
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Consumer Protection Unit
After NYLAG Advocacy, Office of Court Administration Issues Guidance Clarifying Consumers’ Right to 2% Post-Judgment Interest
After more than a year of advocacy from NYLAG and partner organizations, the NYS Office of Court Administration has issued guidance that will provide critical ...
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Consumer Protection Unit
Discover Your Consumer Rights
As we wrap up Consumer Protection Awareness week, NYLAG's Daphne Schlick put together a list of four commonly asked questions about consumer rights. Read more.
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Consumer Protection Unit
NYLAG’S Jessica Ranucci Receives National Recognition for Consumer Protection Work
The National Consumer Law Center’s Partners Council selected the Impact Litigation attorney as a 2023 Rising Star for her work taking on predatory, for-profit schools and ...
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Consumer Protection Unit
NY Focus: For Scandal-Plagued For-Profit Colleges, No State Is More Welcoming Than New York
NYLAG's Jessica Ranucci was interviewed for this piece from New York Focus on New York State's tuition subsidies for poorly-performing for-profit colleges.
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Consumer Protection Unit
Facing Collapse, For-Profit ASA College Makes Troubling Moves
In December, NYLAG’s Jessica Ranucci spoke to the Republic Report about NYLAG’s advocacy for students left in turmoil after their for-profit college lost its accreditation. ...
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Advocacy
Testimony: Student Debt is a Barrier to Generational Wealth
Higher education should be an investment in future financial stability, but for many, student debt is often an obstacle to building wealth. NYLAG’s Shanna Tallarico ...
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Consumer Protection Unit
The Long Troubled ASA College Loses its Accreditation
On November 11, 2022, ASA College, the subject of a NYLAG class action lawsuit in 2014, lost its accreditation. NYLAG’s Jessica Ranucci spoke with Documented ...
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Consumer Protection Unit
Troubled ASA College Loses Accreditation
The Republic Report covers how for-profit ASA College lost its accreditation after repeated accusations, from NYLAG and other advocates, of preying on vulnerable immigrants with ...
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Advocacy
Testimony: The Impact of Deed Theft and Real Estate Scams
NYLAG Supervising Attorney Noelle Eberts testified to the New York State Senate Committee on Housing, Construction & Community Development about the prevalence and impact of ...
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