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Australian Consumers to Receive Protection from Unfair Contract Terms
Australia.TO - Sydney,NSW,Australia
"Today's announcement will extend
consumer protection for unfair contract terms like that which is currently available to consumers in Victoria and the ...
 

RI Att. Gen. warnings on DTV switch
Providence Eyewitness News - RI,USA
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) - The Attorney General offices
Consumer Protection Unit will be ready to assist Rhode Island residents with concerns or questions ...
 

How the Wyndham Hotel credit breach affects you
ABC Action News - Tampa,FL,USA
Kevin Jackson with the state's
Consumer Protection Agency says the Wyndham breach is another example of why card holders need to do whatever they can to ...

Poor economy makes unemployed vulnerable to job scams
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
Consumer protection advocates say his reasoning is dead-on. In 2007, the Consumer Protection Agency received almost 6000 complaints about headhunters and ...
 

State demands peanut records
Journal Inquirer - Manchester,CT,USA
By Harlan Levy To get more information on where contaminated peanut butter was shipped in Connecticut, the state Department of
Consumer Protection has ...
 

Letter: Stores should not charge more for credit cards
Morganton News Herald - Morganton,NC,USA
I contacted Visa, Mastercard and the North Carolina Attorney General's Office of
Consumer Protection for information. Convenience store owners and operators ...
 

Consumer watchdog to get new bite
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
He said the unfair contract laws would extend
consumer protection laws that are already available in Victoria, Britain and the rest of the European Union. ...
 

McDonalds Survey Scam
WJTV - Jackson,MS,USA
The
Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney Generals Office confirmed with McDonalds corporate office that there is no association between McDonalds ...
 

Legislature considers fraud bill
UI The Daily Iowan - Iowa City,IA,USA
Bill Brauch, head of the
Consumer Protection Division at the Office of the Attorney General, said Iowa would be the last state to enact such a law. ...
 

Australian Regulatory Compliance Review: New Australian Consumer ...
By David Jacobson
Assistant Treasurer Chris Bowen has announced that the national
consumer protection law which was agreed between the Commonwealth and the states last year (see here), will be fast tracked with a bill to be introduced by June 2009 and ...
 

I live in Washington state. The car dealer sent me an email with ...
Consumer Protection Law question: I live in Washington state. The car dealer sent me an email with an offer price of $27555 after a rebate for a new The first thing that you would have to do is "accept" the dealer's offer in the email ...
 

Choice
Chris Bowen, the Assistant Treasurer released Choice's report on Good Practice in
Consumer Protection Enforcement - link. It was no surprise that they were close – Bowen had arranged for Choice to take over the Government's disastrous ...
 

New Federal Rules For Credit Cards Offer Little Real Protection
By jvrana@TrueDebtAdvisor.com (Jim Vrana)
While the new federal regulation might look good on paper, there is not much enforceable
consumer protection to it. A credit card company is just an extension of a bank. And banks are in business to obtain your money, any way they can. ...
 

New Unfair Terms Legislation planned for January 2010 ᆱ Contract ...
By competitionlaw
This entry was posted on 17 February 2009 at 1:04 pm and is filed under
Consumer Protection, Unfair Terms. Tagged: Unfair Terms. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback ...
 

Telecoms: Hurdles before consumer advisory forum
The Punch - Lagos,Nigeria
... initiatives such as the Telecom Consumer Parliament, Consumer Outreach Programme, Customer Care Centre, and collaboration with consumer advocacy groups. ...
 

Red-flagged
New Orleans CityBusiness - New Orleans,LA,USA
US
consumer advocacy groups foresee a cataclysmic situation for consumers and potentially for businesses from using credit scores to determine a product’s ...
 

Have a credit card dispute? Maximize your chances of a successful ...
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
If you feel your dispute hasn't been fairly decided, file a complaint with your state attorney general, the Better Business Bureau or a
consumer advocacy ...
 

How to tame your cell phone bill
Lansdale Reporter - Lansdale,PA,USA
One of the biggest gripes heard by the
consumer advocacy group Consumer Action is people feeling blindsided by cell phone fees. Among the top booby traps ...
 

South Carolina | Aiken Standard | Aiken, SC
But a national
consumer advocacy group maintains mailing live checks is akin to mailing active credit cards, which federal law prohibited decades ago. "The risk of fraud is high when anyone can remove mail from consumers' mailboxes and ...
 

New Splenda, Sucralose Study Reveals Shocking Potential Harmful ...
By RealFoodLiving
Citizens for Health (citizens.org) is an international non-profit
consumer advocacy group working to broaden healthcare options, create an integrative health system based on wellness, and advance the freedom to make health choices. ...
 

TURN Consumer Advocates : Check your phone bill every month
Also authorized was a 25 percent rise in "lifeline" rates, for low-income consumers, according to Bill Nusbaum, senior telecommunications attorney for TURN, a nonprofit
consumer advocacy group based in San Francisco that works on energy ...
 

HispanicTrending: Hispanics Don't Benefit from Online Cancer Info
By Juan G. Tornoe
... Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies · Hispanic National Internship Program · National Society of Hispanic Professionals · SearchLatino.com · National Hispanic Automotive Consumer Advocacy · Hispanic Success ...
 

Beware of Tax Scams
KOKI FOX 23 - Tulsa,OK,USA
In this Solving Problems
consumer alert, FOX 23’s Douglas Clark tells us what you need to watch out for this tax season. Carlos Thompson learned the hard ...

Legal Tips & Commentary: Consumer Alert: Avoid Doing Business with ...
By Carl Starrett
Consumer Alert: Avoid Doing Business with Casablanca DJ. I first had the "pleasure" of dealing with Allan Sanchez, the owner of Casablanca DJ, in May 2007. Mr. Sanchez sold a wedding video and DJ company in San Diego to one of my ...
 

Freebie Finds: Savings On Inspiron 1525 laptop, Inspiron 1420 ...
By Freebie Finds
Saving while Your Holiday Shopping · Contest Winners,
Consumer Alert and Stuff Your Sto... Start Your Week with $3.00 Savings at CVS · Get Your Week's Worth of Freebies Today! From Reading to Toys and Snacks to Eat - Freebie F.. ...
 

Allergy Self Help: Nutrition Equals Life
By QJoe
Consumer alert: Regardless of the source, nutrition news should always pass what you may call The Reasonableness Test. In other words, if a story or report or study sounds ridiculous, it probably is. Want some guidelines for evaluating ...
 

Whatメs Legal In Real Estate Loan Modification Fees
By Lauri Beamish
Consumer Alert - Advance Fees and Loan Modification Services If you are behind in your mortgage payments, you may be contacted by individuals or companies that will offer to help you work out a loan modification with your lender or ...
 

Finished Kitchens Blog
By starpooh
Consumer Alert: Buycabinets.com and TheDirectCabinetSource.com - SCAM Read about members' recent problems with this company. posted January 2009. jeanar's Kitchen. Eco-friendly, two color kitchen. Contact: jeanar (My Page) ...
 

 

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