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.
Guest Post: Jaimee Napp, Executive Director, Identity Theft Action Council of Nebraska
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Chase has increased the minimum payment from 2% to 5% affecting thousands of cardholders! What's changing in your wallet? Read more »
Norma Garcia Disconcerting news for California homeowners seeking loan modification. Foreclosures keep piling on. Read more »
In the president's weekly address he explains the CFPA. Imitation is the highest compliment. Read more »
Gail Hillebrand, Financial Services Campaign Manager for Consumers Union explains the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA)- What it is, What would do and How YOU can help. Read more »
Guest Blogger Arone Silverman With the announcement of his plan for a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), President Obama was met with a lot of disapproval from the Federal Reserve. Now, everyone has an opinion and it is up to Congress to take the next step. Read more »
The President’ today released his comprehensive plan to fix the oversight of financial products and markets. Read more »
Guest Blogger Arone Silverman Eddie Bauer’s gone bankrupt. So what does that mean for all those gift cards you've been waiting to use to outfit your next mountain adventure? Read more »
An 85 page report that recommends the creation of a new agency to safeguard consumers from unfair financial products. Read more »
No more meltdowns or financial rip offs – President proposes an agency to write fair rules for all types of consumer credit, bank accounts, and similar products. Read more »
AFFIL gets a huge shout out in the Florida Sun Sentinel Read more »
About a million customers who paid with debit or credit cards were double billed for their Starbucks purchases during the weekend of Memorial Day, according to USA Today. The coffee giant has since corrected the problem, which was due to a “processing snafu.” Read more »
Small business owners are feeling the pressures of the recession and the recent CARD Act offered no relief. Read more »
Guest Blogger Arone Silverman The Center for Responsible Lending recently released a report on car lending practices found in North Carolina. The study highlights a couple of problems affecting Carolina consumers. It found consumers who rely on the dealer to finance their auto loans are vulnerable to a litany of predatory practices. Read more »
Guest Blogger Arone Silverman As far back as the late 1800s, consumers and merchants exchanged goods through the concept of credit, using credit coins and charge plates as currency. It wasn't until about half a century ago that plastic payments as we know them today became a way of life. Read more »
Guest Blogger Arone Silverman The California Supreme Court has sided with Bank of America Corp., saying it can charge overdraft fees on accounts that include Social Security deposits. Read more »
Guest Blogger Arone Silverman Deadbeats may once again become the target audience for credit-card marketing. Read more »
You asked your questions last week, here is a compilation of the Q&A. Read more »
