Young People Driving Less, Embrace Other Transportation
U.S. PIRG is featured in USA Today, and shows how young Americans are changing the nation's transportation landscape. They drive less, want to stay connected as they travel, embrace car-sharing,...
View ArticleThe $4 Billion Question: Do We Value JPMorgan More Than Consumer Protection?
Is $4 billion in taxpayer money better spent subsidizing JPMorgan's alleged criminal activity or funding the federal agency charged with defending consumers from dangerous financial products?
View ArticleSettlement loophole in tax law could help BP
BP's "Commitment to the Gulf" should not have hidden, tax deductible givebacks.
View ArticleTax Breaks for Corporate Wrongdoing, Part 1: The FTC
The Federal Trade Commission should be set up to ensure that corporate wrongdoers don't get a tax break for their misdeeds.
View ArticleJPMorgan pact draws fire
The $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase is drawing some bipartisan fire in Congress where lawmakers say it could leave taxpayers on the hook.
View ArticleTarget Says 40 million credit, debt cards may have been compromised...
Hackers gained access to as many as 40 million credit and debit cards used by customers of Target during the height of the holiday shopping season, the company reported Thursday, in one of the biggest...
View ArticleAn error in your credit report? Complain to the feds
A mistake in your credit report can have serious consequences. It can hurt your ability to get a credit card, qualify for a loan, rent an apartment or even be hired for a job. Find an error in your...
View ArticleThe biggest credit card complaint: your bill
Billing disputes, interest rate issues and fraud concerns are the most frequent complaints filed by credit card users, according to a new report issued this week by the Public Interest Research Group....
View ArticleWhy do we hate debt collectors? Mistaken identity
You expect to hear from a debt collector when you don't pay your bills. But what do you do when you get calls or letters from a collection agency for a debt you don't owe?
View ArticleCharlotte Observer top article features settlement loophole
Feature article quotes U.S. PIRG to discuss how banking giant may leave taxpayers with part of the bill for their mortgage abuses.
View ArticleHighway Expansion a Waste of Money
Maryland PIRG's op-ed in the Baltimore Sun responds to news of a crumbling bridge and $646 million state dollars that could be better spent.
View ArticleCredit Bureaus’ Deal to Improve Accuracy ‘Huge’ for Consumers
(Bloomberg) -- Buying homes, getting jobs and borrowing money will be easier after an agreement by the three biggest U.S. consumer credit reporting services with New York.[...] “It’s a sea change in...
View Article12 of America's Biggest Highway Boondoggles
Given that expanding highways at great public cost doesn’t improve rush-hour traffic, there are better ways to spend this money, argue report authors Jeff Inglis of Frontier Group and John C. Olivieri...
View ArticleWill Yum! Brands Commit to Better Antibiotic Stewardship Policies?
"Despite these successes, we need to re-double our efforts to counter new threats from superbugs that increasingly diminish the effectiveness of antibiotics. We will continue to ramp up our consumer...
View ArticleJPMorgan pact draws fire
The $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase is drawing some bipartisan fire in Congress where lawmakers say it could leave taxpayers on the hook.
View ArticleTarget Says 40 million credit, debt cards may have been compromised...
Hackers gained access to as many as 40 million credit and debit cards used by customers of Target during the height of the holiday shopping season, the company reported Thursday, in one of the biggest...
View ArticleAn error in your credit report? Complain to the feds
A mistake in your credit report can have serious consequences. It can hurt your ability to get a credit card, qualify for a loan, rent an apartment or even be hired for a job. Find an error in your...
View ArticleThe biggest credit card complaint: your bill
Billing disputes, interest rate issues and fraud concerns are the most frequent complaints filed by credit card users, according to a new report issued this week by the Public Interest Research Group....
View ArticleWhy do we hate debt collectors? Mistaken identity
You expect to hear from a debt collector when you don't pay your bills. But what do you do when you get calls or letters from a collection agency for a debt you don't owe?
View ArticleCharlotte Observer top article features settlement loophole
Feature article quotes U.S. PIRG to discuss how banking giant may leave taxpayers with part of the bill for their mortgage abuses.
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