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6/24/2002
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Washington, DC - The only state or federal public agencies with authority to terminate accounting licenses are overwhelmingly controlled by the accountants they regulate, with 80 percent of all seats held by accountants, according to a 50-state report released today by U.S. PIRG. The report, also found that less than 20 percent of all State Accountancy Boards post disciplinary information about accountants on their Web sites. | |
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6/17/2004
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WASHINGTON,D.C.—One in four credit reports contains errors serious enough to cause consumers to be denied credit, a loan, an apartment or home loan or even a job, according to a new survey released today by U.S. PIRG. | |
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11/13/2001
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Washington, DC — Payday lenders, thwarted by state regulators and the courts, are expanding their use of partnerships with banks to make loans that violate state usury laws, small loan rate caps, and even payday loan state legislation. Rent-a-bank payday lenders seek to benefit from bank privileges despite warnings from federal regulators and enforcement actions by state Attorneys General, according to a new report by Consumer Federation of America and the U. S. Public Interest Research Group. | |
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11/1/2001
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Consumers could save at least $75 each year by banking at a small bank or credit union instead of a big bank, according to a national report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), the national lobbying office for state PIRGs.
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