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New Report: Mortgage Problems Rank #1 at CFPB for Consumer Complaints | Maryland PIRG
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Standing Up To Powerful Interests. New Report: Mortgage Problems Rank #1 at CFPB for Consumer Complaints. Bank of America Receives Most Mortgage Complaints in Maryland. Friday, July 17, 2015. BALTIMORE Mortgage problems were the top source of complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), according to a report by the Maryland PIRG Foundation. The report also found that Bank of America was the most complained about company in Maryland for mortgage problems. The CFPB has published 138,086 c...
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Welcome to Maryland PIRG | Maryland PIRG
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Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Welcome to Maryland PIRG. Healthy Kids Healthy Maryland. Don't Trash Maryland. Democracy For The People. Making Health Care Work. Get our RSS feed. Are you a student? You spoke up, and they listened. Subway has announced that they will stop selling meat that's been raised with antibiotics. Get Big Money Out, Voters In. Together, we can take our elections back from the Super PACs and mega-donors that are drowning out the voices of regular Americans. HOW CAN I HELP?
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Ed Mierzwinski | Maryland PIRG
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Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Contact person by email. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Task Force. He has had recent articles in the. Journal of Consumer Affairs. He is a 2003 recipient of Privacy International’s Brandeis Award for privacy protection efforts and a 2006 recipient of the Consumer Federation of America’s. Esther Peterson Consumer Service Award. For his efforts on Wall Street reform, in both 2010 and 2011 The Hill newspaper selected him as a Top Lobbyist. Awardee, and in 2011.
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Health Care Reform Enacted | Maryland PIRG
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Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Health Care Reform Enacted. In 2010, President Obama signed comprehensive health care reform into law. More needs to be done, especially at the state level, where many aspects of the law will be implemented, but it is a first step toward controlling the cost of care and includes many provisions Maryland PIRG fought for. Below are some of the highlights of the federal health care law:. Prohibits pre-existing condition exclusions for children in all new plans;. Are you a ...
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We Commend CFPB For Adding Consumer Stories To Public Complaint Database | Maryland PIRG
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Standing Up To Powerful Interests. We Commend CFPB For Adding Consumer Stories To Public Complaint Database. Friday, June 26, 2015. Statement of Ed Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director. Despite enormous opposition from banks, credit bureaus and other firms, the CFPB this week announced. Over 10,000 of our members joined us in comments to the CFPB in support of this important expansion proposal. Healthy Kids Healthy Maryland. Don't Trash Maryland. Democracy For The People. Making Health Care Work. 3121 ...
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Consumer Protection | Maryland PIRG
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Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Convincing retailers to remove toxic chemicals from products. Maryland PIRG joined groups across the country to call on major retailers to address toxic chemicals in their supply chain. Thanks to our work, both Macy’s and Ashley Furniture announced they would stop using toxic flame retardants in their furniture. We also convinced Lowe’s and Home Depot to phase out phthalates from their flooring. Read more about Convincing retailers to remove toxic chemicals from products.
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Top 10 List: How the CFPB Works for Consumers | Maryland PIRG
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Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Top 10 List: How the CFPB Works for Consumers. USPIRG Celebrates CFPB’s 4th Birthday on Tuesday, July 21, with New Webpage. Monday, July 20, 2015. Washington, D.C. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) turns 4 on July 21st. To celebrate and increase public awareness of the agency, U.S. PIRG Education Fund released a new webpage, Meet the CFPB: Just Ten of the Ways It Works for You. Some key accomplishments and resources highlighted on the list:. Access the web...
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Over 7,000 Comments Submitted to Department of Labor | Maryland PIRG
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Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Mario K. Salazar. Over 7,000 Comments Submitted to Department of Labor. Consumers Support Closing Retirement Advice Loophole. Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Today the U.S. Public Interest Research Group submitted comments to the Department of Labor from 7,244 consumers across the country in support of a strong rule that would require financial professionals to act in the best interests of the hard-working Americans that turn to them for retirement advice. A strong rule from th...
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Stop The Overuse Of Antibiotics on Factory Farms | Maryland PIRG
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Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Stop The Overuse Of Antibiotics on Factory Farms. A GROWING THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that at least 23,000 Americans die every year from antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and warns that the widespread overuse of antibiotics on factory farms is putting our health at risk. WHAT IF ANTIBIOTICS STOPPED WORKING? ANTIBIOTIC OVERUSE ON FACTORY FARMS. But, instead of treating sick animals with antibiotics when they get an inf...
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Safe Energy | Maryland PIRG
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Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Maryland PIRG Condemns DC PSC Decision to Approve Exelon Pepco Merger. Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Read more about Maryland PIRG Condemns DC PSC Decision to Approve Exelon Pepco Merger. News Release Maryland PIRG. Maryland PIRG Applauds DC PSC for Rejecting Exelon Pepco Merger. Read more about Maryland PIRG Applauds DC PSC for Rejecting Exelon Pepco Merger. News Release Maryland PIRG. Statement in Response to Maryland PSC Ruling on Exelon Pepco Merger. WASHINGTON, D....
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