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The NAME Coalition Celebrates the Introduction of the Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act for Transgender Day of Visibility

Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) introduced the Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act. The bill will prohibit credit bureaus from including…

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Spencer Watson March 31, 2023

New Report Offers Most Comprehensive Look to Date at LGBTQI+ People’s Financial Lives

The LGBTQI+ Economic and Financial (LEAF) Survey: Understanding the Financial Lives of LGBTQI+ People in the United States, released today, shines new light on the…

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Spencer Watson March 29, 2023

Report: LGBTQ-Owned Small Businesses in 2021

Today, the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) and the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) released a ground-breaking report on the financial health and…

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Spencer Watson July 20, 2022

NCUA Gives Green Light for Charter Application for Diverge PFCU

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has extended its approval for a new charter application for Diverge, a Proposed Federal Credit Union (PFCU). Diverge PFCU…

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Spencer Watson May 24, 2022

145 Organizations Call on Credit Bureaus to Fix Credit Reporting for Trans and Nonbinary Consumers

Today, 145 organizations sent a letter to the “Big Three” credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, and Transunion) and to the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA), the…

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Spencer Watson February 24, 2022

CLEAR & interACT Tell CFPB to Protect LGBTQI+ Businesses in Small Business Loan Data Collection

Yesterday, the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research and interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth submitted comments in response to the Bureau of Consumer Financial…

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Spencer Watson January 7, 2022

#ICYMI: There’s No Pride In Prejudice – CLEAR’s Testimony to House Financial Services Committee

Last month, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion held a hearing about economic wellbeing and access for LGBTQI+ people in the United…

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Spencer Watson December 16, 2021

Call for Stories: Name Changes & Financial Records

Earlier this year CLEAR reported how transgender and gender-nonconforming consumers who changed their legal name continued to struggle to update their names on their credit…

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Spencer Watson December 6, 2021

CLEAR Applauds House Passage of Fair Lending Data Collection for LGBTQ Small Businesses

The Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research cheers the House vote to enact H.R. 1443, the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act,…

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Spencer Watson June 25, 2021

22 Rights Groups Tell PayPal and Venmo to Shape Up Account Freezes and Closures

Nearly two dozen rights groups, including the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR), have joined together to tell PayPal and its subsidiary Venmo…

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Spencer Watson June 15, 2021
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    [FYI] Trans & Nonbinary Folks Can Start Changing Their Names on Credit Reports

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