consumer-advocacy

The real intent of so-called consumer-advocacy groups is to throw a monkey wrench into the wheels of capitalist progress and to diminish our nation's ability to supply abundant, low-cost, healthy food to our citizens " Pesticide Residue Taints Apples ," Marketplace, June 13.

Fear-Mongers Upset the Apple Cart 2011

The real intent of so-called consumer-advocacy groups is to throw a monkey wrench into the wheels of capitalist progress and to diminish our nation's ability to supply abundant, low-cost, healthy food to our citizens " Pesticide Residue Taints Apples ," Marketplace, June 13.

Fear-Mongers Upset the Apple Cart 2011

"The banks can't figure out how to do their job," said Julia Gordon , senior policy counsel at the Center for Responsible Lending, a consumer-advocacy group.

States Push Banks to Fix Foreclosure Process Alan Zibel 2011

The consumer-advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest has asked the FDA to require warning labels on multivitamins and other supplements for some of these conditions.

Multivitamins: So Many Types, So Many Labels Melinda Beck 2011

The draft rules issued so far have raised a variety of concerns among companies, financial institutions and consumer-advocacy groups.

Dodd-Frank Foes Adopt New Tactics Maya Jackson Randall 2011

For now, many consumers' best option is to seek out an experienced and reputable insurance agent to cut through all the confusing language, says Amy Bach , who runs United Policyholders, a consumer-advocacy group in San Francisco.

A Home-Insurance Trap? Leslie Scism 2011

The vast majority of these cards promise 0% interest for at least six months, says Chi Chi Wu , an attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, a consumer-advocacy group in Boston.

When Your Doctor Sells Credit Cards Jessica Silver-Greenberg 2011

Lenders now send out some 10 million offers to ordinary households for professional credit cards each month, according to a study by the Safe Credit Card project at Pew Charitable Trusts, a Washington-based consumer-advocacy group.

Lawmakers Urge Crackdown on Business Cards Jessica Silver-Greenberg 2011

Pharmacy and consumer-advocacy groups also have expressed concerns with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that the $29 billion deal combining Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc. could raise health-care costs, as well as shrink prescription-dispensing payments to drug stores.

Business Group Opposes Pharmacy-Benefit Merger Timothy W. Martin 2011

Some consumer-advocacy groups say a deep cut in the fees could force financial firms to raise the cost of checking accounts and other services, which could push low-income consumers out of the banking system.

Bill Would Delay Fed's Debit-Card Fee Rule Maya Jackson Randall 2011