David Lazarus at the LA Times has reviewed the year in consumer protection. While noting that immense challenges remain, Lazarus says that "[t]he last year was a remarkable one for consumer protection." He maintains that the top three stories were the establishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Justice's successful attack on the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile (which Lazarus says "would have been unthinkable under the merger-friendly Bush administration"), and Bank of America's decision to rescind its $5 per month debit card fee in response to consumer protest.
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Voluntary efforts by industry to reduce sodium levels in the food supply have failed, according to comments filed with the Food and Drug Administration last week by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy organization.
Posted by: new homeowner lists | Monday, July 23, 2012 at 05:38 PM
It wasn’t the type of requirement college freshman Megan Rheingans expected to find on her syllabus.
Posted by: purchase mailing list | Monday, July 23, 2012 at 03:52 AM
this must be a good year, hoping!
Posted by: freelance writing | Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 12:36 PM