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Private student loans (PSLs) are typically far more risky and expensive for consumers seeking a way to pay for college than federally-backed student loans. Private...
Oct 24, 2013 Report
The CFPB’s Consumer Complaint Database reminds us of the power of information transparency. Now that banks and other financial services firms know that consumer...
Sep 18, 2013 Blog Post
Established in 2010, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) helps protect consumers from dangerous and unfair practices in the marketplace for financial services. Addressing consumer...
Sep 17, 2013 ReportIn a shining display of transparency and open government, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has made its database of consumer complaints about financial services available...
Jul 23, 2013 Blog PostFrontier Group's new report about the potential pitfalls associated with privatizing traffic law enforcement is receiving national media attention.
Oct 27, 2011 Blog PostTransportation investments such as the construction of new transit lines, bike lanes and passenger rail services aren't always cheap. But in comparison to the nation's...
Sep 13, 2011 Blog PostOur new report, "Safer by Design," tells the story of of 14 leading businesses that have taken the time to think carefully about their products...
Feb 17, 2011 Blog Post
Consumers often have little knowledge of, or control over, how companies with which they do business share their personal information. In 2003, California enacted the...
Dec 1, 2007 Report
In December 2004, Chicago-based Exelon Corporation announced plans to acquire Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), the last remaining New Jersey-based energy company that hasn’t been...
Nov 22, 2005 Report
Federal regulation riddled with loopholes has left large bank conglomerates and other financial institutions with too much leeway to share consumers’ private information and too...
Feb 22, 2004 Report
