This week: Do you really need a dental visit every 6 months?; Meet the Yahoo Boys scammers; Best airlines; See high fast food price increases; How to clean your phone right; Home Depot sued for fake discounts. Do you fall for 'spaving?' #ProtectConsumers ConsumerWorld.org
It’s been 15 years since Lehman Brothers collapsed, plunging the U.S. into a catastrophic recession that cost millions of families their homes, retirement savings, and jobs.
Congressional Democrats are working hard to #ProtectConsumers and prevent another financial crisis. 🧵
$50 to unlock the door? That's what John Fetterman had to pay when he left his apartment keys on the kitchen counter.
This is just one example of the #junkFees that are adding to skyrocketing rents. #ProtectConsumers
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. Rohit Chopra “What would you like to see the consumerfinance.gov do when it comes to terms & conditions that may lead to changes of terms in a contract?”
Erin Witte “Well, if I’m being quite candid, it should be prohibited!
#ProtectConsumers
For too long #Airlines and #CreditCard rewards providers have engaged in a classic #BaitandSwitch by telling people what they earned in no longer available to them. - Erin Witte #ProtectConsumers
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The new U.S. Department of Transportation #Airline refund rule is an “important step forward” for #Consumers Erin Witte #ProtectConsumers
Our annual Consumer Advocacy Week kicks off today! Together with AFR Center for Responsible Lending Consumer Action Consumer Reports NACA NCLC National Consumers League Public Citizen U.S. PIRG UnidosUS
We are calling on #Congress to support the consumerfinance.gov and #ProtectConsumers
Yeah, you heard Sherrod Brown right, rental housing companies come up with all sorts of reasons to charge #junkFees , including a January fee, a fee charged for no other reason than that it's January! #ProtectConsumers Senate Banking and Housing Democrats
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Watch Elizabeth Warren ask Adam Rust how smaller #CreditCard issuers stack up vs the biggest issuers in terms of how much they are charging consumers
#DefendCFPB #ProtectConsumers
This week: 10 costliest states for car insurance; Turn off these 2 settings to improve iPhone battery life; Should you buy car insurance from Costco?; How to watch Netflix offline; Take a shopping scam quiz; Data cell carriers collect. #ProtectConsumers ConsumerWorld.org
We spotlight another half dozen products subject to #shrinkflation including Tide, Crest, Dove chocolate, and more. #ProtectConsumers mouseprint.org/2024/04/29/her…
Consumer advocates questioned the basis of U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman's decision.
'This is a mess that will be amplified by a thousand-fold if the Supreme Court strikes down the consumerfinance.gov as unconstitutional.' Chi Chi Wu Susan Tompor Detroit Free Press #ProtectConsumers freep.com/story/money/pe…
Online shopping is convenient, but it comes with risks. We need an e-commerce law to protect the rights of online consumers and create a safer environment for all. Let's demand change for the better! #ecommercelaw #worldconsumerrightsday #ProtectConsumers
We appreciated the opportunity to provide testimony for the US Consumer Product Safety Commission hearing on the agenda and priorities for Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026. Courtney Griffin #ProductSafety #ProtectConsumers
.Maxine Waters is right: the consumerfinance.gov is constitutional and the ongoing fight by payday lenders to say that it's not is a deeply cynical ploy to evade accountability for predatory practices. #DefendCFPB #ProtectConsumers
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Take action today to learn why we need to #DefendCFPB and #ProtectConsumers .
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Credit card late fees are not just missed payments; they are a roadblock for hard-working families who are striving to make ends meet. Thank you consumerfinance.gov for standing up and protecting hard-working families. #ProtectConsumers
If you have a checking or savings account, pay attention…financial institutions in Indiana are trying to strip away your rights.
What can you do? One simple idea: Tag your elected officials in the comments of this article & let them know you want them to #protectconsumers . ⬇️
