Ed MierzwinskiinU.S. PIRGDOT considers better info to help passengersPassengers are sweltering through a summer of airline delays and cancellationsJul 18, 2022Jul 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 bankJun 21, 2022Jun 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 enoughMay 31, 2022May 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 wrongdoersMay 12, 2022May 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 consumersMay 9, 2022May 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 carMay 4, 2022May 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 livesApr 21, 2022Apr 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 trueMar 17, 2022Mar 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’Feb 4, 2022Feb 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’Jan 18, 2022Jan 18, 2022