News & Updates

OP-ED: State AGs Must Fill The CFPB Void, But That's Not Enough

Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau successfully sued a group of companies that had flagrantly violated usury laws in several states.

The District needs to use legal tools to preserve affordable homes

It’s no secret that the District’s economic juggernaut and attendant population growth over the past 15-plus years have led to rapid gentrification and exploding housing costs.

Topics: Tenant Rights

OP-ED: Three ways we can help the D.C. children who live in fear

With the District’s coffers brimming with excess revenue, our officials and community leaders must devise, fund and competently implement a comprehensive strategy to treat the trauma that hurts our city’s most vulnerable young residents and breeds the violence that affects us all.

Topics: Public Safety

OP-ED: Congress should preserve rules that protect consumers using prepaid cards

Maybe you, like millions of other consumers in the United States, are using prepaid debit cards more frequently now than in the past.

LTE: D.C. does have a successful youth diversion program

The Alternatives to the Court Experience program in the D.C. Department of Human Services works wonders.

Topics: Public Safety