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Economic Downturn
Did your plans for the future change because of the economy?
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APRIL 29 – Arbitration Fairness Day
Guest Blogger Arone Silverman
Mandatory arbitration clauses- which are buried in the fine print of many consumer contracts- have the effect of denying consumers the opportunity to evaluate whether arbitration is suitable for the dispute and prevent consumers from choosing their preferred forum for resolving disputes – including the choice to go to court.
Categories: Credit Cards, Mortgages
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State oversight needed to fight bank abuses
Consumers Union urges Obama to repeal Bush era regulation that blocks states from protecting consumers
Categories: Banking, CFPB, Mortgages
Tags: contracts, investments
New credit card protections adopted by Feds
Federal regulators act to protect consumers from certain abusive credit card lending practices
Categories: Banking, CFPB, Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Payments
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House to vote on credit card reforms
CU joins with other consumer groups to urge Congress to curb abusive credit card lending practices
Categories: CFPB, Credit Cards, Payments
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Bills in the 110th Congress on notice of security breach and other data security issues
Key issues on financial privacy and identity theft in Congress
Categories: Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Privacy, Security Breaches, Security Freeze
Tags: contracts, research, SSN
U.S. Senate hearing exposes credit card abuses
Consumer groups call for action on unjustifiable fees, outrageous rates and questionable lending practices
Categories: Credit Cards, Payments
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Abusive credit card practices come under fire
Senate Banking Committee takes up reform bill as new Congress convenes
Categories: Credit Cards
Tags: contracts, testimony
