CLEAR Applauds CFPB’s Ban on Excessive Late Fees
This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unveiled a new rule to ban excessive credit card late fees. Such fees are a common source…
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New CFPB Overdraft Rule Proposal Will Protect LGBTQI+ Consumers From Exorbitant Junk Fees
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took a strong step to restore the balance between consumers in the United States and big financial…
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…
LGBTQI+ Organizations Urge Census Bureau to Collect SOGI-SC Data in Survey of Income and Program Participation
Today, the Movement Advancement Project and 17 other organizations committed to advancing equity and opportunity for LGBTQI+ people–including the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement &…
On Sex Worker Pride Day, Human Rights Organizations Urge Congress to Pass the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act
On September 14, 2022—Sex Worker Pride Day—75 organizations representing sex worker rights, public health, technology, reproductive justice, anti-trafficking, racial justice, and civil and human rights,…
NAME Coalition Tells House to Support Name Change Equity in Credit Reporting
Today, the NAME Coalition sent a letter of support for H.R. 8478, the Credit Reporting Accuracy After a Legal Name Change Act. The Act was…
#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…
LGBTQ Anti-Poverty Action Network Calls on Policymakers to Oppose Harmful Cuts to BBB Legislation
Today the LGBTQ Anti-Poverty Action Network sent a letter to the White House and to leaders in Congress urging them to oppose proposed cuts to…
69 Groups Tell Congress to Support LGBTQI+ Communities in Build Back Better Legislation
Yesterday, the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research, the LGBTQ Anti-Poverty Action Network and a coalition of 67 other organizations working to advance LGBTQI+,…
180 Organizations Call for Routine LGBTQI+ Health Data Collection
180 LGBTQI and allied community organizations have signed on to an open letter to health leaders calling for an end to the invisibility of LGBTQI…
