Consumer Protection

• Discrimination in online ad delivery
• Consumers are kept in the dark about location data collection and use, says government report
• The Three Cs: Cars, credit and construction top annual consumer complaint survey
• Survey reveals the dramatic increase in privacy policies for mobile apps
• Switching banks costs more than just headaches for consumers
• Students caught between banks and universities
• Class action lawsuits deter companies from financial wrongdoing, study finds
• 65% of online adults use social networking sites
• Map of medical identity theft reveals geographic patterns
• Credit reporting system fails in fairness and accuracy, report says
• Study digs into how we use social networks
• Groups release joint principles on prepaid payroll cards
• Supreme Court health data case could sway online privacy debate
• Health care reform benefits kick in for 18 to 24 year olds
• The one-way mirror of digital signage
• Can financial education head off early conomic woes?
• Recordkeeping 101: Determining what to keep and what to shred
• NPR series examines digital privacy
• No job, no insurance delivers an economic knock-out to families
• Spanish-speakers in Louisiana struggle to gain access to financial services
• Forced arbitration ubiquitous in consumer contracts
• Privacy “report card” gives Obama Administration mediocre grades
• Privacy controls for web browsers given a detailed look in CDT report
• Short-term payday loans force customers to quickly re-borrow
• Survey finds California homeowners, renters fall through the cracks
• “Day of Action” highlights impact of recession on communities
• Warranties for new homes force consumers into arbitration
• FDIC study: Serving the unbanked and underbanked
• Reasons you can’t get your credit report fixed
• Could regulations have prevented the economic crisis?
• NAIC should reject pressure from life insurers
• Outdated safety protections expose kids to unsafe toys
• Old debt gets new rates: Citigroup raises credit card rates
• Women head of households in worse financial condition
• Taxpayers shouldn’t bailout private student loan lenders
• Usefulness of state insurance websites varies
• Foreclosures and voting rights
• Minority consumers most at-risk for high-cost mortgage loans
• Study reveals impact of overdraft fees on older Americans
• Attorneys General fighting foreclosures across the country
• Overdraft loans target low-income and fail to offer informed choice
• Study finds racial and economic bias in Western Union practices
• New poll: Americans say “no thanks” to binding arbitration
• Measuring identity theft at top banks
• Online toolkit helps consumers safeguard medical information
• Campus credit card trap report shows abuses
• ACLU video a scary vision of privacy future
• FTC videos warn of online phishing scams
• Final report still warns consumers about tax refund loans
• Privacy and identity theft statutes
• Consumers rate retailers, banks, and e-commerce
• FTC: US Postal Service needs more autonomy
• Online roommate ads defy spirit of Fair Housing Act
• U.S. falls behind world in high-speed internet access
• Predatory lending: Its impact on Armed Forces
• The poor (still) pay more
• Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances in 2004