Consumer Advocates

Why One State's Elderly Could Lose Their Phone Service

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Video, Telephone Companies, Landline Service, Landline Phones, Ohio Elderly Landline Service, Landlines, Landline, Consumer Advocates, Rural Phone Service, Mobile Phones, Business News, Ohio Elderly, Business News

Some elderly Ohio residents may lose their only access to phone service if a bill pending in the state's legislature passes. The bill would allow ...

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Consumer Advocates: BofA Poses 'Grave Threat,' Should Be Broken Up

Reuters | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Video, Public Citizen, Public Citizen Bank of America, Reuters, Consumer Advocates, Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Fail Banks, Business News, Bank of America, Federal Reserve, Big Banks, Financial Stability Oversight Council, Business News

* Public Citizen, academics say BofA poses "grave threat" * Ask regulators to proactively reform Bank of America * Petit...

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Elizabeth Warren Backed By Consumer Protection Advocates, Editorial Cartoons (PICTURES)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Consumer Financial Protection Board, Elizabeth Warren CFPA, Main Street Brigade, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Consumer Advocates, Elizabeth Warren Cartoons, Consumer Protection, Elizabeth Warren Cfpb, Business News

Elizabeth Warren faces significant obstacles if she wants to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but some consumer advocates think she's go...

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Google Books May Change Copyright Law And Privacy

San Jose Mercury News | Mike Swift | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumer Advocates, Google, Ereaders, Copyright, Microsoft, Class Action, Monopoly, Orphan Books, Digital Library, Digital Books, Author's Guild, Privacy, Yahoo, Amazon, Ebooks, Books News

SAN JOSE -- Sometime in the near future, a federal judge will decide whether Google can proceed with its plan to create a digital library and bookstor...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Another House Democrat Backs Away From Loophole In Investor Protection Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Fraud, Consumer Advocates, House Democrats, Enron, Investor Protection Bill, Iceland, Maloney Investor Protection Bill, Carolyn Maloney, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Business News

A leading House Democrat backed away Wednesday from a sweeping proposal that would have watered down a post-Enron reform, permanently exempting small ...

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Keeping Your House, But At The Expense Of Your Credit

MarketWatch | Ruth Mantell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Housing Administration, Bankruptcy, Homeowners, Depression, Consumer Advocates, Business News

For many people, filing for bankruptcy is seen as a scary, worst-case scenario, but consumer advocates say this last resort could be a real help for b...

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What About Main Street?

Washington Independent | Mary Kane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Subprime Lending, JP Morgan, Wall Street, Consumer Advocates, Main Street, Shareholders, Subprime Loans, Federal Reserve, Bear Stearns, Bear Stearns Employees, Subprime Mortgages, Bear Stearns Shareholders, Business News

Now that JPMorganChase has raised its bid for Bear Stearns, angry shareholders seemed to have calmed down and Wall Street isn't as worried that the in...

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