Yeah, you heard Sherrod Brown right, rental housing companies come up with all sorts of reasons to charge #junkFees , including a January fee, a fee charged for no other reason than that it's January! #ProtectConsumers Senate Banking and Housing Democrats
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. Rohit Chopra “What would you like to see the consumerfinance.gov do when it comes to terms & conditions that may lead to changes of terms in a contract?”
Erin Witte “Well, if I’m being quite candid, it should be prohibited!
#ProtectConsumers
We appreciated the opportunity to provide testimony for the US Consumer Product Safety Commission hearing on the agenda and priorities for Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026. Courtney Griffin #ProductSafety #ProtectConsumers
Non-accredited ice seems innocent. But those careless cubes may contain legionella, a scary bacteria which endangers consumers. The ice we eat needs more regulation and better regulation enforcement. See why: safeice.org/why-safe-ice-m….
#protectconsumers #iceisfood #lookforthelabel
Watch Elizabeth Warren ask Adam Rust how smaller #CreditCard issuers stack up vs the biggest issuers in terms of how much they are charging consumers
#DefendCFPB #ProtectConsumers
$50 to unlock the door? That's what John Fetterman had to pay when he left his apartment keys on the kitchen counter.
This is just one example of the #junkFees that are adding to skyrocketing rents. #ProtectConsumers
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Watch Adam Rust testify in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs TODAY as he advocates for stronger regulatory measures to #ProtectConsumers and enhance market transparency. #EndJunkFees
For too long #Airlines and #CreditCard rewards providers have engaged in a classic #BaitandSwitch by telling people what they earned in no longer available to them. - Erin Witte #ProtectConsumers
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#DidYouKnow The 25 largest credit card companies charge us interest rates 8 to 10 points higher than small banks & credit unions? Big banks need to follow the path smaller banks have laid out and lower late fees. #ProtectConsumers
Thank you Rohit Chopra consumerfinance.gov and Secretary Pete Buttigieg U.S. Department of Transportation We were honored to participate in this extremely important discussion and hearing on #Airline and #CreditCard Rewards Programs. #ProtectConsumers
Erin Witte
Nearly 90% of constituents in battleground districts say they would support congressional action to ban #junkFees & 81 % of voters support a cap on #creditCard late fees. It's popular to #ProtectConsumers ! DemCast AFR action.demcast.com/a/stopjunkfees
Adam Rust, Director of Financial Services Consumer Federation of America, shares, “I have never heard someone say, 'Oh, I paid an overdraft fee and I'm really glad that worked out.'” #ProtectConsumers
This week: 10 costliest states for car insurance; Turn off these 2 settings to improve iPhone battery life; Should you buy car insurance from Costco?; How to watch Netflix offline; Take a shopping scam quiz; Data cell carriers collect. #ProtectConsumers ConsumerWorld.org
A new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will save us real money – $10 billion/year – by capping the outrageous late charges that credit card companies (banks) impose, bringing them down from as high as $32 to $8. #ProtectConsumers
This week we spotlight 4 offers, packaging tricks, or policies that we think are just outrageous. One airline now charges more for checked baggage depending on the time of day! One chocolate company put only 5 pieces of candy in boxes. #ProtectConsumers mouseprint.org/2024/05/06/tha…
“We've seen a huge increase in #subscription services being used by businesses, sometimes in ways that consumers don't even necessarily meaningfully consent to,” says Erin Witte #ProtectConsumers
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“They should not be charging consumers a fee for paper statements,” said Chi Chi Wu NCLC.
Wu isn’t opposed to electronic statements; She just thinks customers should have a choice, and it should be free. #ProtectConsumers NBC Los Angeles nbclosangeles.com/investigations…