Defend Your Dollars is the website of the Consumers Union Financial Services Campaign, where we support reforms to the financial marketplace to curb bad practices by banks and lenders.
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Defend Your Dollars is the website of the Consumers Union Financial Services Campaign, where we support reforms to the financial marketplace to curb bad practices by banks and lenders.
Pew Charitable Trusts conducted a study of the 12 largest credit card issuers Read more »
The House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee will vote on consumer friendly credit card bills this week. Read more »
Following consumer group testimony this month about abusive credit card fees and practices, JPMorgan Chase has decided to refund the $10 per month fee added to 400,000 low-interest cards that started this year. Read more »
President Obama told Jay Leno that we have a right to expect that our financial products won't explode, so how do we get there? Our own Gail Hillebrand testified this week before Senate Banking with some ideas. Read more »
Overdraft stories are big news as the deadline for comments to the Fed approaches on March 30th. Read more »
President Obama, last week told Jay Leno and millions of viewers that it's time for common sense credit card reform. We whole heartedly agree. Read more »
New Obama Administration programs helping today’s homeowners. Read more »
Capcom's Prepaid Card Changes...A bit Updated Read more »
Guest Blogger: Julia Caplan How the Financial Product Safety Commission will work for you Read more »
GUEST POST by Jaimee Napp, Executive Director of Identity Theft Action Council of Nebraska: Recently, the Nebraska Unicameral unanimously gave its first round approval to a security freeze enhancement bill (LB 177). In 2007, Nebraska passed The Credit Report Protection Act allowing all Nebraska consumers to freeze their credit. Read more »
CU sent the Federal Reserve Board its comments this morning on a proposal that would finally do something about all those overdraft fees that you never approved. The formal comment period ends this month--so take a moment to add your voice. Read more »
Senators Durbin and Schumer just proposed a federal consumer watchdog agency to look out for your money. Read more »
"It didn't turn out the way they said it would. The only option we have is to leave our house." —Tomás Hernandez Read more »
This one's for the gamers (or maybe the parents of gamers). Read more »
Consumer Union responds to the Presidents call for a new regulatory system. By Gail Hillebrand Read more »
“They’ve told us we can either walk away, we can look at foreclosure. That’s not a nice choice.” --Argy Tripodis Read more »
