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(op-ed) Southwest Regional Office 6/11/98 Merger-Merger-Merger And Still No Competition (op-ed) Southwest Regional Office 6/08/98 Teléfonos Públicos Ahora más Costosos y Confusos Estudio Indica que la Desregulación no ha Ayudado al Consumidor Southwest Regional Office 6/08/98 Consumers Union Statement on Wells Fargo, Norwest Merger West Coast Regional Office 6/04/98 Pay Phone Service a Quagmire for Consumers Survey finds consumers paying higher rates in a confusing market Southwest Regional Office 6/03/98 Fed Urged to Reassert Authority as Top Cop on Bank Mergers Consumers Hit in Pocketbook by Consolidation Wave Washington, DC Office 6/01/98 Let’s Blast Open Local Phone Monopolies (op-ed) Washington, DC Office May 1998 5/28/98 Nearly 60 Nat’l Groups Hit "HealthMarts" Concept Washington, DC Office 5/21/98 Consumers Groups to FCC: Suspend School and Libraries Funding Until Promises Not to Raise Residential Phone Rates Fulfilled Washington, DC Office 5/20/98 Consumers to Congress: Don’t Get Taken for a Ride, Reject "Auto Choice" Washington, DC Office 5/19/98 Consumers Union to Congress: Cut the Fat Out of Phone Prices Washington, DC Office 5/14/98 Basic Banking: Providing Relief from Bank Fees for Low and Moderate Income Consumers Washington, D.C. Office 5/14/98 Wins and Losses for Consumers in the Financial Modernization Bill Washington, D.C. Office 5/14/98 Consumer Groups Highlight Criteria For Evaluating Final Deal Between BCBS Of Missouri And The State West Coast Regional Office 5/14/98 Attorney General’s Brokered Deal In Queen Of Angels Hospital Merger Still Falls Short Of Community Needs West Coast Regional Office 5/14/98 Consumers Union Opposes Proposition 226--Limits on Union and Nonprofit Involvement in Public Policy West Coast Regional Office 5/13/98 Consumers Union Reacts to House Passage of Financial Modernization Bill Washington, D.C. Office 5/8/98 Consumer Groups Critical Of Kentucky Regulator’s Decision To Take No Action Against Anthem’s "Highly Misleading" Campaign West Coast Regional Office 5/6/98 The Land Of Milk And Money: San Francisco Bay Area Retailers Charge Too Much For Milk West Coast Regional Office 5/1/98 Car Safety TV Special From Consumer Reports Gives Themselves Facts To Protect Themselves New York Office April 1998 4/30/98 Consumers Union: No Surprise Most Americans Expect Health Care Costs to Hurt Washington, D.C. Office 4/29/98 Consumers Union: Will Bank Mergers be the Wake Up Call Congress Needs? Washington D.C. Office 4/28/98 Consumers Union Launches Public Education Campaign On Home Equity Lending Dangers West Coast Regional Office 4/27/98 Consumers Union Calls for Congressional Action on All-Terrain-Vehicles Washington D.C. Office 4/27/98 Consumers Union Asserts Managed Care Industry's Concern About Health Care Affordability is Disingenuous Washington D.C. Office 4/22/98 Missouri’s Rightchoice & Blue Cross Blue Shield Agree To Protect Charitable Assets, Create Independent Foundation West Coast Regional Office 4/22/98 Consumers Union Urges Fed To Require Specific Commitments From Banks Requesting New Round Of Mega-Mergers 4/22/98 Consumers Union Endorses "Health Care for Working Families Act" Washington D.C. Office 4/14/98 Consumers Union Questions Vague Promises in Proposed Bank Mega-Mergers: Group Urges Bank of America & NationsBank to Make Explicit Commitments to California Consumers (press release, 4/14/98) West Coast Regional Office 4/7/98 Consumers Union Lauds Sen. Leahy's bill to Reign in Pay Phone Proviers Southwest Regional Office March 1998 3/30/98 Consumers Union Applauds Bill to Restrict Liability for Debit Cards West Coast Regional Office 3/26/98 Lawsuits Over Zip Code-Based Auto Insurance Rates West Coast Regional Office 3/23/98 Belts, Bags And Anti-Lock Brakes: A Consumer Reports Safety Wish List Yonkers Office 3/26/98 Time to Put a Lid on Cable Rates Washington, D.C. Office 3/21/98 Consumers Union Applauds House Panel for Helping Homeowners Avoid Unnecessary Mortgage Insurance Costs Washington, D.C. Office 3/18/98 Consumers Union Praises Senate Vote Outlawing Unfair Mortgage Terms Washington, D.C. Office 3/17/98 Consumer Groups Decry Auto Insurance Rate Overcharges, Windfall for Companies Southwest Regional Office 3/13/98 Consumer Bill of Rights has "Big Momentum"; President's Commission Submits Report to Clinton Today Washington, D.C. Office 3/13/98 Consumers Union Leery About Massive Banking Consolidation Washington, D.C. Office 3/12/98 GAO Report Shows Ballyhooed '96 Health Insurance Law Misfire Washington, D.C. Office 3/11/98 Latest Financial Services Modernization Bill Troubles Consumers Union Washington, D.C. Office 3/10/98 CU to Senate Banking Committee: Reject Phantom "Reg Reform" Washington, D.C. Office 3 /5/98 Nation's Leading Consumer Groups to Governors: End Insurance Industry Stranglehold on National Association, Washington, D.C. Office 3/3/98 Consumers Criticize Awaited EPA Supermarket Flyer on Pesticides, Washington, D.C. Office February 1998 2/98 Hearing Will Impact 1.3 Million Uninsured Children in Texas Southwest Regional Office 2/27/98 Consumers Union Opposes Proposed Sale of Queen of Angels Hospital to Tenet West Coast Regional Office 2/26/98 New Advocate on Health Issues West Coast Regional Office 2/26/98 Consumers Union: Give America the Same Consumer Protections as Congress, Washington, D.C. Office 2/26/98 The Jury Verdict in Cattlemen v. Oprah Winfrey Southwest Regional Office 2/25/98 Consumer Groups Denounce Missouri Attorney General's Okay of St. Louis University Hospital Sale to Tenet West Coast Regional Office 2/25/98 Consumers Union to Congress: Oppose the Private Contracting Bill, Washington, D.C. Office 2/24/98 Sen. Harkin Lauds Consumers Union for Endorsing His Food Safety Legislation Washington, D.C. Office 2/23/98 Consumer Reports Finds 71 Percent of Store-Bought Chicken Contains Harmful Bacteria New York Office 2/19/98 Consumer Groups Blast Quackenbush for Killing Committee & Study on Excessive Auto Rates and Profits West Coast Regional Office 2/11/98 Consumers Union Hails Withdrawal of Expansion Plan for First Alliance Lending Company West Coast Regional Office 2/4/98 Disaster Insurance Bill Advances Over Consumers' Objections Washington, D.C. Office 2/4/98 Consumers Win Battle With Bank of America Over Arbitration: Court Rules That Benefits of Arbitration Cannot Be "Illusory" West Coast Regional Office 2/3/98 Minorías y familias de bajos ingresos no tienen igual acceso a préstamos hipotecarios, según estudio Southwest Regional Office 2/2/98 Cuidado con ofertas tentadoras de préstamos garantizados con el valor de la vivienda Southwest Regional Office January 1998 1/30/98 CU Applauds FTC & DOJ for Probe of Predatory Loans, Washington, D.C. Office 1/29/98 Consumers Union Says New Pesticides Report "A Call to Action", Washington, D.C. Office 1/22/98 New Report Finds Health Care Burden is Growing, Washington, D.C. Office 1/21/98 Two Years After the Telecom Act: A Snapshot of Consumer Impact Washington, D.C. Office 1/15/98 Consumers Union Natural Disaster Insurance Reform Principles, Washington, D.C. Office 1/15/98 Review of 1997 Insurance Department Pattern of Misinformation West Coast Regional Office 1/13/98 New Gov't Report Boosts Bid to Limit Cable TV Rates, Washington, D.C. Office 1/12/98 Consumers Union Supports Legislation To Lower Rates For California Electric Customers, West Coast Regional Office Current News Releases --> July - Dec. 2000 News Releases --> Jan - June 2000 Press Releases --> July - Dec. 1999 News Releases --> Jan - June 1999 News Releases --> July - Dec. 1998 News Releases --> Jan. - June 1998 News Releases --> 1996 - 1997 News Releases -->

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