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Dec 26, 2024 · Consumer alerts. Statement: CFPB sues Zelle’s operator, 3 of the banks that own payment app. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Friday a lawsuit against Early Warning Services, the operator of peer-to-peer payment network Zelle, and three of its owner banks—Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo.
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All Americans want a healthier, safer, more secure future. PIRG works to find common ground around common sense solutions that will help make that future a reality.
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Douglas H. Phelps. Chairman, U.S. PIRG; President, The Public Interest Network. Faye Park. Executive Vice President; President, PIRG. Andre Delattre. Senior Vice ...
Statement: Northern Illinois gas utility Nicor files for $309 million ...
1 day ago · Increase in authorized profits accounts for one-fifth of proposed increase. CHICAGO – Nicor Gas, the largest gas utility in Illinois, has filed a $309 million rate hike proposal with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). If approved, Nicor, which serves most of northern Illinois outside of Chicago, will have raised its rates by more than $1 billion since 2018.
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Dec 9, 2024 · Consumer alerts. Ringing in Our Fears 2024. Three years after the federal law took effect, less than half of phone companies have installed anti-robocall equipment; scam calls down only 17% while robotexts have tripled
STATEMENT: New rule to remove medical debt from some credit …
2 days ago · WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized on Tuesday a rule that would eliminate medical debt from most credit reports. Under the new rule, when a lender asks a credit agency for information about an applicant’s debt, the agency will need to exclude medical debt from the report it sends to the lender.
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