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Siete miembros de la delegación del Congreso de Oregón firmaron una carta exigiendo protección para la Oficina de Protección Financiera del Consumidor, para permitir que la agencia federal continúe su trabajo. El Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental cerró la oficina a principios de este mes. Jagjit Nagra, director ejecutivo del...
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Seven members of Oregon’s congressional delegation have signed a letter demanding protection for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to enable the federal agency to continue its work. The Department of Government Efficiency closed the bureau earlier this month. Jagjit Nagra, executive director of the group Oregon Consumer Justice, said...
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Este año entrarán en vigor dos nuevas leyes diseñadas para proteger a los consumidores de California: tomar medidas enérgicas contra las suscripciones difíciles de cancelar y ciertos tipos de comisiones bancarias. El proyecto de ley 2863 de la Asamblea, que entrará en vigor el 1 de julio, exigirá que...
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Two new laws designed to protect California consumers take effect this year – cracking down on hard-to-cancel subscriptions and certain types of bank fees. Assembly bill 2863 – which takes effect July 1 – will require subscription services to be as easy to cancel as they are to sign onto....
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Los precios de los alimentos siguen altos en todo el país. Un nuevo informe de la Comisión Federal de Comercio dice que las empresas de comestibles más grandes del país están estafando a los consumidores al mantener los precios artificialmente altos. Muchos tenderos, minoristas y mayoristas se han consolidado...
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Food prices remain high across the country. A new report by the Federal Trade Commission says the country’s largest grocery companies are gouging consumers, by keeping prices artificially high. Many grocers, retailers and wholesalers have consolidated to cut costs. Grocers continue to blame supply chain problems, even though regulators have said...
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Evan Arnold-Gordon Golden Gate Better Business Bureau Children are exposed to advertising more than ever in today’s day and age. From their favorite television shows to games they’re playing on their smartphones, there’s no shortage of companies trying to clickbait them. Teaching children to be wary of advertisements at...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – While much of the country has been focused on Trump administration scandals, a new report shows Congress has been busy doing Wall Street’s bidding. Since last year, according to the sixth annual report by the group Americans for Financial Reform,...
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Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau I learned a lot of useful information in school, but one thing that I missed out on was financial education. Very few children learn about budgeting, savings, and how to be a smart consumer in class, leaving the job to parents and...
Siete miembros de la delegación del Congreso de Oregón firmaron una carta exigiendo protección para la Oficina de Protección Financiera del Consumidor, para permitir que la agencia federal continúe su trabajo. El Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental cerró la oficina a principios de este mes. Jagjit Nagra, director ejecutivo del...
Seven members of Oregon’s congressional delegation have signed a letter demanding protection for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to enable the federal agency to continue its work. The Department of Government Efficiency closed the bureau earlier this month. Jagjit Nagra, executive director of the group Oregon Consumer Justice, said...
Este año entrarán en vigor dos nuevas leyes diseñadas para proteger a los consumidores de California: tomar medidas enérgicas contra las suscripciones difíciles de cancelar y ciertos tipos de comisiones bancarias. El proyecto de ley 2863 de la Asamblea, que entrará en vigor el 1 de julio, exigirá que...
Two new laws designed to protect California consumers take effect this year – cracking down on hard-to-cancel subscriptions and certain types of bank fees. Assembly bill 2863 – which takes effect July 1 – will require subscription services to be as easy to cancel as they are to sign onto....
Los precios de los alimentos siguen altos en todo el país. Un nuevo informe de la Comisión Federal de Comercio dice que las empresas de comestibles más grandes del país están estafando a los consumidores al mantener los precios artificialmente altos. Muchos tenderos, minoristas y mayoristas se han consolidado...
Food prices remain high across the country. A new report by the Federal Trade Commission says the country’s largest grocery companies are gouging consumers, by keeping prices artificially high. Many grocers, retailers and wholesalers have consolidated to cut costs. Grocers continue to blame supply chain problems, even though regulators have said...
Evan Arnold-Gordon Golden Gate Better Business Bureau Children are exposed to advertising more than ever in today’s day and age. From their favorite television shows to games they’re playing on their smartphones, there’s no shortage of companies trying to clickbait them. Teaching children to be wary of advertisements at...
Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – While much of the country has been focused on Trump administration scandals, a new report shows Congress has been busy doing Wall Street’s bidding. Since last year, according to the sixth annual report by the group Americans for Financial Reform,...
Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau I learned a lot of useful information in school, but one thing that I missed out on was financial education. Very few children learn about budgeting, savings, and how to be a smart consumer in class, leaving the job to parents and...