CFPB Adds Consumer Stories to Public Complaint Database
Thursday, March 19, 2015Ed MierzwinskiToday, the CFPB took an important step to make its excellent public database of consumer complaints even better, by adding complaint narratives (stories), but only...
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CFPB Begins Payday Regulation Push In Richmond
Saturday, March 28, 2015Ed MierzwinskiWe joined the CFPB in Richmond Thursday for a field hearing on a proposed rule to regulate payday lending and similar high-cost short-term loans. The CFPB's draft...
View ArticlePIRG Commends Release of Labor Dept.'s Proposed Rule To End Conflicted...
For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 14, 2015WASHINGTON, DC--PIRG today commended the public release of the Department of Labor’s proposed rule that would strengthen the ability for Americans to save...
View ArticleNew Analysis of Exelon Bailout by BEST Coalition
For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 21, 2015Abe Scarr“The Exelon bailout costs us not only as ratepayers but also as taxpayers. If the Exelon bailout becomes law, Chicago taxpayers would be on the...
View ArticleU.S. House Considers Delay To Financial Protections for Servicemembers, Veterans
Tuesday, April 28, 2015Ed MierzwinskiSECOND UPDATE: 30 April: Update, Thursday 4/30: Predatory lenders defeated, troops protected, for now! Here's Representative Duckworth's release on her bi-partisan...
View ArticlePIRG Commends Supporters of Duckworth Amendment to Protect Our Troops From...
For Immediate Release Thursday, April 30, 2015Ed MierzwinskiStatement of PIRG Consumer Program Director Ed Mierzwinski on Passage of the Duckworth Amendment to "Protect Our Troops" By Speeding...
View ArticleEvent 5/11 re new book on black box decisionmaking & consumers
Wednesday, May 6, 2015Ed MierzwinskiUpdate: CFPB's speaker will be Peggy Twohig, Assistant Director, Office of Supervision Policy.U.S. PIRG Education Fund and the Center for Digital Democracy are...
View ArticleOnce more into the breach
BlogThursday, May 21, 2015Abe ScarrYesterday CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield announced that 1.1 million consumer accounts were breached in a cyber attack last year. Hackers made off with consumer's...
View ArticleIllinois Taking Action on Data Security
BlogFriday, May 29, 2015Abe ScarrOver the past week, two more significant data breaches were announced, one from mid-atlantic insurer CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, and now the IRS. Illinois Attorney...
View ArticleHow Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a Credit Score
U.S. PIRG The Nation Wednesday, May 27, 2015Astra Taylor and Jathan SadowskiIn their story appearing in the 15 June issue of The Nation Magazine, "How Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a...
View ArticleData Breach Here, Data Breach There, Data Breach Everywhere!
Monday, June 8, 2015Ed MierzwinskiIf you shop with credit or debit cards, have health insurance (recent breaches at Premera, Anthem and CareFirst, pay taxes (IRS breach), work for the federal...
View ArticleHill Threats to CFPB Escalate As CFPB Protects Consumers, Servicemembers
Wednesday, June 17, 2015Ed MierzwinskiToday, the House Appropriations Committee, at the behest of both Wall Street and predatory lenders seeking to run amok, will vote to eliminate the CFPB's...
View ArticleIn Wake of OPM’s Poor Response to Data Breach, Illinois PIRG Offers Tips to...
For Immediate Release Friday, June 26, 2015Abe ScarrIn light of U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) poor handling of data breaches reported earlier this month, Illinois PIRG is handing out...
View ArticleWe Commend CFPB For Adding Consumer Stories To Public Complaint Database
For Immediate Release Friday, June 26, 2015Ed MierzwinskiStatement of Ed Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director"Despite enormous opposition from banks, credit bureaus and other firms, the CFPB this...
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Meet the CFPB:
Updated July 2015: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or CFPB is four years old on July 21, 2015! It’s the first federal agency with just one job: Protecting all consumers –- with special offices...
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How the CFPB’s Data Keeps Getting Better and Better
Friday, July 17, 2015America’s watchdog for financial consumers is turning 4 next Tuesday! Here’s the CFPB's own blog post: 4 years working for you. In a lead up to the Consumer Financial Protection...
View ArticleThe CFPB is 4 years old and has a lot to show for it!
Monday, July 20, 2015Ed MierzwinskiWe're keeping busy promoting the CFPB's 4th birthday. Tuesday, July 21, marks four years to the day since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened its doors to...
View ArticleOver 7,000 Comments Submitted to Department of Labor
For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 21, 2015Today the U.S. Public Interest Research Group submitted comments to the Department of Labor from 7,244 consumers across the country in support of a strong...
View ArticleHouse To Vote On Godzilla-Sized Rule Blocker, As Financial Committee...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015Ed MierzwinskiUPDATED: The Reins Act (HR 427) passed the House today on a near-party line (243-165) vote (see below for discussion, Public Interest Vote = NOE).Orginal post:In the...
View ArticleClean Power Plan Great News for Illinois
For Immediate Release Monday, August 3, 2015Abe ScarrStatement of Illinois PIRG Director Abe ScarrThe Clean Power Plan is the single biggest action our nation has ever taken on climate and is great...
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