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BIG BANKS, BIGGER FEES
Released by: U.S. PIRG Education Fund, Maryland PIRG Foundation Release date:Thursday, November 15, 2012MarylandBanks12.pdfSince Congress largely deregulated consumer deposit (checking and savings)...
View ArticleNEW SURVEY SHOWS FREE CHECKING WIDELY AVAILABLE AT SMALL BANKS BUT BANKS...
For Immediate Release Thursday, November 15, 2012A survey of hundreds of banks and credit unions in 24 states and the District of Columbia found that free checking remains available at more than 6 out...
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Big Banks, Big Complaints
Released by: Maryland PIRG Foundation Release date:Tuesday, September 17, 2013Big Banks, Big Complaints Report.pdf CFPB's Consumer Complaint Database Gets Real Results for Consumers
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For Immediate Release Tuesday, September 17, 2013Emily ScarrNew Report Identifies Banks Consumers Complain About MostMaryland Consumers Resolve Banking Disputes And Chart Trends Through the CFPB’s...
View ArticleCredit Bureaus’ Deal to Improve Accuracy ‘Huge’ for Consumers
U.S. PIRG Bloomberg News Monday, March 9, 2015Margaret Collins & Christie Smythe(Bloomberg) -- Buying homes, getting jobs and borrowing money will be easier after an agreement by the three biggest...
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Digital Data and Consumer Protection: Ensuring a Fair and Equitable Financial...
Latest Event: FinTech and Big Data: 6 December 2016On 6 December 2016 we convened 45 consumer, civil rights, small business and other leaders to discuss recent Fintech developments, including the...
View ArticleNYT Points Out Overdraft Fees Still A Problem
Monday, February 29, 2016A major article in today's New York Times, "Overdraft Practices Continue to Gut Bank Accounts and Haunt Customers," points out that while 2010 reforms put in place by the...
View ArticleConsumer Advocates Explain Crucial Public Interest in a Strong CFPB
For Immediate Release Tuesday, February 6, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) independence from external political influence is crucial to the agency’s...
View ArticleWhy The Legal Dispute Over the Leadership of the CFPB Matters
Tuesday, February 6, 2018There’s an important legal fight happening right now over the temporary leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And U.S. PIRG Education Fund, along with nine...
View ArticleEquifax penalty is a “sweetheart deal” that leaves consumers at risk
For Immediate Release Friday, July 19, 2019Adam GarberEd MierzwinskiEquifax is expected to pay about $650 million to settle claims after they exposed the private financial information of 145 million...
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