Ed MierzwinskiinU.S. PIRGDOT considers better info to help passengersPassengers are sweltering through a summer of airline delays and cancellations5 min read·Jul 18, 2022----
Ed MierzwinskiinU.S. PIRGCFPB wants public input on big bank obstacle course to get customer serviceCFPB director Rohit Chopra today announced a request for information about your experiences with your bank3 min read·Jun 21, 2022----
Ed MierzwinskiinU.S. PIRGFTC consumer chief calls industry’s false privacy choices ‘coercion’The FTC’s consumer chief gave a powerful speech this week that essentially said ‘privacy notice and choice’ are not enough4 min read·May 31, 2022----
Ed MierzwinskiinU.S. PIRGSenate Commerce to vote to restore FTC power to compensate victims of corporate wrongdoersLast year, the Supreme Court eliminated the FTC’s key authority to disgorge ill-gotten gains from corporate wrongdoers5 min read·May 12, 2022----
Ed MierzwinskiinU.S. PIRGMastercard, Visa and banks all profit from inflation without doing anythingMerchants pay swipe fees to accept credit and debit cards and are forced by card network rules to pass the costs on to all consumers5 min read·May 9, 2022----
Ed MierzwinskiinU.S. PIRGCoalition asks FTC to protect consumers from unfair auto sales schemesConsumers can sign what seems to be a final contract, drive home but then are “yo-yo’d” back to pay higher costs or lose their car4 min read·May 4, 2022----
Ed MierzwinskiinU.S. PIRGCFPB receives over 2,500 junk fee commentsIn response to a tidal wave of unfair marketplace practices, CFPB asked the public to submit comments on how junk fees impact lives5 min read·Apr 21, 2022----
Ed MierzwinskiinU.S. PIRGWill buy now, pay later mean pain later?In a new report, we question whether ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ plans make ‘no fees or interest!’ claims that may not be true4 min read·Mar 17, 2022----
Ed MierzwinskiinU.S. PIRGWhacked by bank or credit card junk fees? The CFPB wants to knowYou can send the CFPB a comment on its new ‘initiative to save households billions of dollars a year by reducing exploitative junk fees’4 min read·Feb 4, 2022----
Ed MierzwinskiinU.S. PIRGCFPB slams ‘Big 3’ credit bureaus for excuses, ‘deficiencies’ and failuresCFPB found that ‘Equifax, Experian and TransUnion routinely failed to fully respond to consumers with errors’5 min read·Jan 18, 2022----
