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- the safeguarding of consumer interests in terms of quality, price, and safety, usually within a statutory framework. The growing purchasing power of consumers and the rise in consumerism from the...
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- Capital One Urges Consumers to 'Be Informed' About Their Finances During National Consumer Protection Week
- Capital One's Financial Education Program Offers Advice on Evaluating Credit Card Offers
- Research articles 2007-02-05
- Payment System Regulation and How It Causes Consumer Confusion
- A workshop led by Professor Mark Budnitz of Georgia State University School of Law. Budnitz described how the regime of consumer payment regulation and various new payment products have led to much confusion among consumers. He also discussed a remedy for this situation: the adoption of uniform federal consumer protection...
- White papers 2004-11-01
- Insurance Sales Disclosure and Consumer Protection
- This paper summarizes the regulation and provides some insights into its implementation. The regulation was mandated by the landmark Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act GLBA, which not only expanded the insurance powers of bank holding companies and national banks, but also directed the federal banking agencies (OCC, Fed, FDIC, and OTS) to issue...
- White papers 2004-10-01
- Financial Reform Effort in Danger of Splintering
- Sure was entertaining to see the nation's top financial regulators clashing over turf on Friday like hyenas scrapping over a bone. More seriously, it shows the cracks appearing in the Obama administration's campaign for financial reform. Testifying Friday before the House Financial Services Committee, Treasury Secretary Tim...
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
- Why Credit Card Regulation Is Broken
- Until recently, regulators routinely looked the other way as credit card issuers ensnared unwitting consumers with huge finance charges and penalties. So how did credit card regulation become so broken? Here's a brief history of the slippery practices of the industry. How...
- Articles 2009-04-15
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- Joan Claybrook - consumer advocate - Interview
- If Ralph Nader is the father of the modern public interest movement, Joan Claybrook is the movement's mother. As president of the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, Claybrook oversees research, litigation, and lobbying to promote not only consumer protection and product safety but also campaign finance reform, redress of corporate...
- Research articles 1999-03-01
- Yahoo Adds New Privacy Tool for Users, Just as FTC Privacy Hearings Start Today (and MicroHoo Regulatory Approval Is Pending) [BoomTown]
- Yahoo announced a new consumer tool this morning, called "Ad Interest Manager." BoomTown is going to ignore the could-it-be-duller name for the feature, which–Yahoo YHOO said in a press release you can see below–gives users a "central place where Yahoo! visitors can see a concise summary of their online activity...
- News items 2009-12-07
- Auto News digest.(Briefs)(Kia Motor Finance Co. opens a service center)(Daimler Financial Services Americas L.L.C.)(Universal Warranty Corp.)
- SouthwestRe offers GAP coverage ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - SouthwestRe, a vendor of finance and insurance products, now offers guaranteed automotive protection insurance. GAP coverage makes up the difference between the balance on a vehicle consumer loan and the insurance payment when a car or truck...
- Research articles 2008-01-14
- The Public Option And Insurance Exchange In The House Bill
- In my first post, I described the major features and basic approach of HR 3962, as well as the provisions of the bill that would go into effect more or less immediately. This post will look more closely at some of the bill's basic insurance reform elements. In a final...
- News items 2009-10-30
- Reflections on the Regulatory Approach to E-Finance
- The first part of this paper focuses on the interaction between the recent trends that have been shaping the way financial services are provided worldwide and the advent of IT. The second part focuses on the regulatory challenges posed by IT to financial services. The paper discusses why regulation of...
- White papers 2001-11-23
- Why Obama's Bank Shakeup Won't Save Consumers
- The White House would have been better off giving broader powers to existing regulatory agencies and focusing more on efforts to educate investors. As part of his planned overhaul of the entire...
- Articles 2009-06-23
- NACM applauds senate on passage of bankruptcy bill.(Commentary)(National Association of Credit Management)
- The National Association of Credit Management NACM applauds Senate passage of S. 256, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, sponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa. The Senate passed The National Association of Credit Management NACM applauds...
- Research articles 2005-04-01
- GAO urges federal standards for LTC insurance. (General Accounting Office, long-term care)
- The Senate Finance Medicare and Long-Term Care Subcommittee has heard testimony concerning the adoption of consumer protection standards for long-term care insurance. The General Accounting Office favored the inclusion of National Association of InsuranceThe Senate Finance Medicare and Long-Term Care Subcommittee has heard testimony concerning the adoption of consumer protection...
- Research articles 1992-07-06
- Telefonica SA Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator [Operator Instructions]. The first question comes from the line of Damien Maltarp [Cazenove]. Please go ahead with your question. Damien Maltarp - Cazenove Thanks very much, Damien Malta from Cazenove. Two questions, firstly just on the restructuring provision that you guided for the...
- Earnings calls 2007-11-12
- Fees Gone Wild: Why You're Paying More for Everything
- Sneaky fees and hidden costs are popping up everywhere. But angry consumers may only have themselves to blame. Here's the truth about those hidden costs. With consumers demanding lower prices, businesses are seeking new ways to raise revenue, and have started charging separately for services...
- Articles 2009-10-08
- GE Consumer Finance Teams up with eBay Inc. to Introduce PayPal Plus Credit Card; Plus Card is the First Offering in a New Multi-Year, Exclusive Credit Card Agreement with eBay And PayPal
- STAMFORD, Conn. -- GE Consumer Finance, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today announced a relationship with eBay Inc. and PayPal Inc. to launch the new PayPalR Plus Credit Card, a MasterCard credit card featuring an exciting new rewards program exclusive for PayPal users. Additionally, PayPal Plus customers receive...
- Research articles 2006-05-30
- The Senate Health Reform Bill: A First Look
- As readers of Health Affairs are undoubtedly already aware, the Senate Democratic leadership has released HR 3590, the 2,074-page Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The bill combines the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions HELP Committee bill marked up this summer and the Senate Finance Committee bill marked up...
- News items 2009-11-19
- A Fresh Look at Overdraft Protection
- With the innumerable regulatory issues and fiduciary responsibilities of banks, it is not surprising that management and boards of directors must spend much of their time with issues of compliance, leaving little time to devote to innovation or examining new business models. This is not true, however, of their non-bank...
- White papers 2005-09-09
- Danger & Opportunity: Healthcare, Financial Service Reform Making Headway
- Two of the Obama Administration's top priorities to accomplish by year-end—healthcare and financial services reform—are well on their way to fruition.The Senate Finance Committee passed October 13 its version of healthcare reform, and at press time White House and Congressional leaders were busy trying to meld provisions of five House...
- News items 2009-10-30
- Mohamed El-Erian: Tough times ahead
- Fortune Magazine -- Mohamed El-Erian has earned his status as one of the investment world's rock stars with surprising speed. After a 15-year career with the International Monetary Fund, he joined Pimco just 10 years ago and began managing the firm's emerging-markets bond fund. That fund's knockout performance, combined with...
- News items 2009-12-10
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