Defend Your Dollars

Privacy

8.3 million Americans fall victim to identity theft each year. We’re pushing for reforms that give you the tools you need when your sensitive financial information is compromised or stolen.

Publications

• Stop Thieves from Stealing You
  Posted 08/28/02 at 4:50 pm

  The October 2003 issue of Consumer Reports looked at the devastating problem of ID theft. Read Consumer Reports’ investigative report on identity theft, “Stop Thieves From Stealing You.”

• Chronology of Security Breaches
  Posted 05/25/01 at 2:58 pm
• On-line banking policies and principles
  Posted 10/01/99 at 3:15 pm

  Supplement to Consumers Union policy on electronic money and banking

• Letter to the CA Dept. of Social Services regarding electronic benefit transfer
  Posted 09/11/98 at 12:11 am

  Groups write to express concerns about policy judgments made by the State before release of final request for bids in the creation of California’s electronic benefit transfer (EBT) system.

• The Hard Sell: Part III – Recommendations
  Posted 07/01/98 at 4:43 pm

  The Hard Sell describes how significant changes in several key areas, such as legislation, regulatory involvement, and education efforts, have increased consumer protections in California.

• Letter to the Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan regarding application of merger
  Posted 06/25/98 at 9:06 pm

  CU opposes the approval of the application filed by Travelers Group Inc. to merge with Citicorp

• Letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan on review of bank mergers
  Posted 04/22/98 at 10:45 pm

  CU urges that merging banks meet the needs of the community and respond to their obligations under the Community Reinvestment Act