Consumer Protection Unit
CM Ung teams up with NYLAG to bring free legal services to District 20 residents starting May 21
NYLAG partnered with NYC Council Member Sandra Ung to fight deed fraud and bring free civil legal services to communities in Flushing.
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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 Rights
USA TODAY: Biden administration extends student loan relief talks after mounting pressure
The US DOE has added a fourth negotiation session on student loan relief for borrowers with financial hardship, in part thanks to a letter from ...
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Consumer Rights
Student Debt Relief Negotiators Send Letter to Department of Education Seeking Additional Negotiations on Financial Hardship Debt Cancellation
Negotiators from the Fall 2023 Student Loan Debt Relief Negotiated Rulemaking sent a letter to the US Department of Education asking the Department to convene ...
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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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