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Congress Weighs Consumer-Protection, Risk Regulators
Bloomberg - USA
By Alison Vekshin and Alison Fitzgerald Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Congress will consider creating regulators to enforce consumer protections and monitor for
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Senate hearing Thursday focuses on protection for debit and credit ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
At 3:30 pm Thursday, the state Senate Labor, Commerce, and
Consumer Protection Committee will conduct a hearing on SB 5564 in Olympia. ...
 

Iowa AG seeks to ease lawsuits against businesses
Legal News Line - Washington,DC,USA
The Democratic attorney general wants consumers to be able to file lawsuits under the state's
consumer protection laws, just as his office can sue over ...
 

BNY Mellon, state reach breach settlement
Connecticut Post - Bridgeport,CT,USA
According to the departments of Banking and
Consumer Protection, BNY Mellon will pay the state $150000, reimburse consumers for any funds stolen due to lost ...
 

DCP warns against flashing pacificers
Meriden Record-Journal - Meriden,CT,USA
HARTFORD - The state Department of
Consumer Protection, alerts consumers to a voluntary recall by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission of Flashing ...
 

Feeling the Credit Crunch? We've Got Answers
MSNBC - USA
Mr. Krislov is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law, teaching courses in
Consumer Protection Law (2001-present) and federal income tax ...
 

AG's office seeking consumer fraud law
KGAN - Cedar Rapids,IA,USA
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The attorney general's office is again pushing for a
consumer protection law that would make it easier for Iowans to file lawsuits ...
 

New Census mailing is not a scam
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Surveys arriving from the US Census that ask for income and other information are not a scam, Utah
consumer protection officials say. ...
 

Nanotubes trigger biochemical 'cross talk' for consumer protection ...
Nanotubes trigger biochemical 'cross talk' for
consumer protection tests.
 

Alderman Helen Shiller, 46th Ward - Department of Business Affairs ...
The Department of Business Affairs and
Consumer Protection is putting together important workshops and events to help businesses navigate this tough economy. We strongly recommend businesses in trouble attend "My Failing ...
 

IA Attorney General Pushes for Consumer Fraud Law | KSFY.com ...
Aides to Attorney General Tom Miller told a Senate committee Wednesday that lawmakers should broaden Iowa's
consumer protection laws by allowing consumers to file a lawsuit under Iowa's anti-fraud act. ...
 

Assembly to Consider Mid-year Budget Cuts, Weigh Child Safety ...
Assembly to Consider Mid-year Budget Cuts, Weigh Child Safety &
Consumer Protection Bills. By Mel Fabrikant Wednesday, February 04 2009, 12:26 PM EST Views: 11. Bills Also Target Child Poverty, Bedbugs, ...
 

WCFcourier.com - Waterloo and Cedar Falls Iowa News Homepage | Ap ...
Dowd was joined by Assistant Attorney General Bill Brauch, who told senators the state should broaden its
consumer protection laws to allow consumers to file lawsuit under Iowa's anti-fraud act. Iowa is the only state that doesn't grant ...
 

Business Briefs: Quick hits from the region and beyond
Times - Munster,IN,USA
25 or
Consumer Credit at (219) 980-4800. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is issuing a consumer alert about phony text messages, claiming to come from ...

CONSUMER ALERT: ice cream recall
ABC 4 - Salt Lake City,USA
OREM, Utah (ABC 4 News) - Meadow Gold Dairy in Orem recalled varieties of ice cream products Tuesday, because they contain peanut products supplied by
...

Police issue warning about phony text messages
WTHR - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller issued a
consumer alert about the phony text messages. You must be logged in to rate this story. Login or register.

Consumer Alert: Osem Recalls Instant Chicken Flavored Soup ...
By Aaron Katsman
If you happen to be lactose intolerent or you keep kosher, stay away from Osem's chicken-flavored instant meal.
 

Consumer alert! ᄏ Blog Archive ᄏ FBI warns about work-at-home scams
By Charles Slat
Consumer alert! Frauds, scams, recalls & other consumer info. « SunTrust charitable sweepstakes a scam · FBI warns about work-at-home scams ... Website. Consumer alert! is proudly powered by WordPress · Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS).
 

WTHR - Indianapolis News Weather -Police issue warning about phony ...
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller issued a
consumer alert about the phony text messages. "It's a scam designed to steal your personal information," the alert stated. Forum Credit Union posted a warning on its Web site about the scam ...
 

Wall Street Journal for China: Early Filers Pile on Errors
By Hao Liu
"It's bogus, and it's a variation on a theme we've been seeing for a while," says Eric Smith, a spokesman for the IRS, which has issued a
consumer alert on the subject. Separately, the IRS says it's aware of reports that errors in ...
 

Text Message Scam : Police Video News
By admin
We have a Kgun 9 on your side
consumer alert on text messages Someone may be trying to scam you Pima county deputies tell us many cell-phone customers received a text message claiming someone tried to use their bank account ...
 

Thousands unprepared for digital
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By Ben Smith In 13 days, more than 67000 greater Atlanta-area households will have TV sets that no longer pick up programs, according to a
consumer advocacy ...
 

ANALYSIS-Daschle withdrawal could delay US FDA pick
Forex Pros - Tortola,British Virgin Islands
"It probably will slow that down somewhat," said Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, a
consumer advocacy group. But others counter that Obama ...
 

Consumer Groups Pressure To Delay Move to Digital Television
GPB - Atlanta,GA,USA
The House of Representatives vote tomorrow on a bill to postpone until June the move from analog to digital television... and
consumer advocacy groups and ...
 

Stores Call Customers About Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Products
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
Sarah Klein, a staff attorney for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington, DC,
consumer advocacy group, praised the retailers and urged ...
 

Credit Card Interest Rates Going Up
TheDenverChannel.com - Denver,CO,USA
One
consumer advocacy group is going to Congress in hopes of making that practice by your credit card companies illegal. "Credit card companies can actually ...
 

Some fees up for cash on the run
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... the nation's 26500 ATMs will be to use machines that belong to your financial institution, says Christopher Zinn, of the consumer advocacy group Choice. ...
 

Survey says: Drivers' thinking shifts toward fuel efficiency
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
The
consumer advocacy group based in Washington, DC, surveyed 1000 Americans between February 2005 and last month to gauge consumers' concerns about gas ...
 

It will force banks to act more responsibly
CNNMoney.com - USA
David Arkush, director of
consumer advocacy group Public Citizen's Congress Watch, cautioned that some businesses might seize the apparent confusion and not ...
 

Better Biz Bureau warns consumers on going-out-of-business sales
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The
consumer advocacy group noted the recent bankruptcies and liquidation sales of national retailers Linens-N-Things and Circuit City following a ...
 

Fuel Cost Fears Impact Consumer Behavior
istockAnalyst.com (press release) - Salem,OR,USA
The Consumer Federation of America, a nonprofit
consumer advocacy coalition based in Washington, DC, released its latest energy survey showing that 76 ...
 

Marketing goes deeper into the brain
By Ryan
On his site, he smartly discusses the issue and even openly links to Commercial Alert, a
consumer advocacy group that has petitioned the Senate to end neuromarketing. Commercial Alert worries that marketers will use ...
 

GS Articles ᄏ Why a Dedicated Vehicle Marketplace is the Best ...
In a world of increasing
consumer advocacy, shoppers are more risk averse and conscientious than ever before.
 

Ocean Desalination No Solution to Water Shortages ラ Food & Water Watch
By kfried
Desalination: An Ocean of Problems is available now at: http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/desalination-ocean-of-problems/. Food & Water Watch is a national
consumer advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. ...
 

ontd_political: DTV: It's the antenna, Stupid
By blanksky
Bruce Kushnick, who runs
consumer advocacy group Teletruth, said he's run extensive tests in rural New Jersey -- about halfway between New York and Philadelphia -- and found high rates of digital failure. ...
 

 

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