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2010-02-16
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To educate consumers about the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility And Disclosure (CARD) Act signed into law on May 20, CoPIRG released a factsheet about the upcoming changes and tips on how to avoid remaining abusive credit card practices. |
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2009-09-17
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A flawed federal regulatory system focused on protecting banks at the expense of consumers is a key cause of the financial meltdown now devastating the U.S. economy and global economic stability.
The following snapshot by the Center for Responsible Lending shows the economic crisis spurred by the failure of federal regulators to protect consumers has had severe consequences for Colorado. |
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2009-05-04
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Many of the largest corporations in our country hide profits made in the United States in offshore shell companies and sham headquarters in order to avoid paying billions in federal taxes. |
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2007-10-01
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This pamphlet will provide you with some basic information regarding tenant rights and landlord rights. |
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2005-02-18
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Identity theft is a growing crisis in Colorado. During the past three years, the number of Colorado consumers who have filed identity theft complaints with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has increased by more than 65 percent. Colorado now has the fifth highest per capita rate of identity theft, up from the eleventh highest in 2002. |
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2002-03-28
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At the end of the year 2000, U.S. households were accruing interest on $574 billion of revolving credit card debt, or debt carried over to the next month rather than paid off entirely. The average household with a credit card balance carried revolving debt of nearly $10,000. |
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2001-11-01
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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 Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG). |
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2001-04-19
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A Survey of Payday Lenders in Colorado And Review of the Colorado Deferred Deposit Loan Act of 2000. |
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2000-12-04
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As you head out to shop this holiday season, beware that a thief could be watching and waiting to be the Grinch who stole your identity. Identity theft has been called the fastest growing white-collar crime; the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse estimates that 700,000 consumers will become victims of identity theft this year. |
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