DURHAM, North Carolina, April 17 -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following statement on April 16, 2024, by Mitria Spotser, vice president and federal policy director: * * * The Biden administration announced today its first set of draft rules proposing billions in student debt forgiveness to more than 30 million borrowers, including those whose balances have grown from accrued interest and have been in repayment for years. In response, Mitria Spotser, vice president and feder  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 17 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Tomorrow, the Supreme Court of North Carolina will hear oral arguments by the Institute for Justice (IJ) on behalf of Dr. Jay Singleton, challenging the state's anti-competitive "certificate of need" law. That law makes it illegal for doctors to offer new health care services, build new facilities, or buy new equipment without obtaining a special permit called a "certificate of ne  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, April 17 -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee will vote tomorrow morning on several pieces of legislation that could harm consumers. The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) joined dozens of advocacy organizations in letters opposing two of these bills: the "Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act" (H.R. 7428) and "The Financial Services Innovation Act" (H.R. 7440). "Hi  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, April 17 -- Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, issued the following news release: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society is pleased to announce the selection of two student members to attend the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Physics. Katherine Kudla, a senior at Providence College and Collins Edet, a graduate student at Universiti Malaysia Perlis will attend the prestigious six-day event beginning June 30 in Lindau, Germ  more