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September 30, 2009 |
House committee holds hearing on CFPA Consumer Financial Protection Agency will ensure consumers are treated fairly by banks |
September 24, 2009 |
Credit CARD Act: Statement by Consumers Union A new bill will make the Credit CARD Act effective December 1, 2009 instead of February, 2010. |
September 21, 2009 |
CU: Protect consumers from unsafe and expired baby food The CA bill before the Governor would prohibit a retailer from selling infant formula or baby food after the printed “use by” date |
| USDA's salad safety plan fails consumers CU opposes plan to extend voluntary California leafy green marketing agreement to farmers nationwide |
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| FCC Net Neutrality: Statement by Consumers Union Nondiscriminatory access to communications is important for democracy and commerce in the digital age |
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September 18, 2009 |
Letter to CA Governor requesting his signature on AB 764 AB 764 will prevent anyone from collecting an advance fee for loan modification consultation services until a borrower’s loan is modified. |
September 17, 2009 |
Internet Freedom Preservation Act: Statement by CU The time has come to establish clear rules for the Internet so that consumer choice and innovation are assured |
| Credit CARD Act: Statement by Consumers Union Legislation is being considered to move up the effective date for limiting credit card rates and fees by three months to December 1 |
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September 14, 2009 |
CU pushes Consumer Financial Protection Agency One year after Wall St. collapse began, CU urges Congress to create the CFPA to help avert the next crisis |
September 09, 2009 |
Chase bank's minimum payment policy criticized Consumer groups call for end to practice that puts customers at risk of default and higher interest rates |
September 08, 2009 |
CU urges the California Assembly to ban BPA The bill would ban the use of BPA in food products and packaging designed for children under three |
September 02, 2009 |
The Senate must pass strong FDA food safety legislation this year Each year, 76 million Americans are sickened, 325,000 hospitalized and 5,000 die from consuming contaminated food. |
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