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9/23/2003
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Victims of identity theft currently spend an average of 600 hours clearing their names, up from 175 hours in 2000, according to a new study of identity theft co-released today by CoPIRG and the Identity Theft Resource Center. | |
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8/21/2001
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CoPIRG is pleased to join Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO) and other supporters of disclosing credit scores. Credit scores have long served as replacements or substitutes for credit reports. | |
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6/30/2006
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The law that gives consumers the right to freeze thieves out of their credit files goes in effect tomorrow, July 1st. | |
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6/2/2006
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The Colorado General Assembly took a major step in the battle to stop identity theft when the Senate passed Senator Dan Grossman's and Representative Angie Paccione's Security Freeze Act (SB05-137) by a 24-10 vote in the Senate and a 59-6 vote in the House of Representatives in May. | |
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6/17/2004
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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 the Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG). | |
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4/28/2004
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SB-216 is a Trojan horse that is business as usual for the insurance industry. The provisions in this bill are used by the insurance industry right now and this is to allow them to continue using credit scoring. | |
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4/19/2001
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Survey Of 30 Payday Lenders Shows Average Annual Interest Rate Of Up To 520% | |
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3/4/2004
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Statement of Rex Wilmouth, CoPIRG Director | |
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3/29/2001
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Double Surcharges Have Nearly Tripled Cost of Using ATMs | |
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3/28/2002
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Study: "Staggering" National Savings If Interest Rates Deflated By One-Third | |
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3/24/2006
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Today, the State Senate passed HB-1119 to help stop identity theft. HB-1119 requires a company upon being breached to inform any individual that he may be vulnerable to identity theft as a result of the security breach. | |
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3/24/2004
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HB04-1292, sponsored by Senator Hagedorn, prohibiting insurers from using credit scores in underwriting or to set premiums for homeowners and counting inquiries as claims passes the state Senate on second reading. | |
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2/25/2008
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The Colorado House of Representatives today passed House Bill 1310. Sponsored by Representative Mark Ferrandino and Senate President Peter Groff, the policy limits the amount of interest payday lenders can charge consumers and now goes to the Senate for review. | |
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2/16/2005
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Easy access to consumers' confidential identifying information, including social security numbers, has contributed to this epidemic. | |
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2/1/2006
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Today, the State House Committee passed HB-1119 to help stop identity theft. HB-1119 requires a company upon being breached to inform any individual that he/she may be vulnerable to identity theft as a result of the security breach. | |
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12/4/2000
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How To Make Yourself Less Vulnerable To An Identity Thief | |
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12/20/2000
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Identity theft, possibly one of the country's fastest-growing white-collar crime, can happen to anyone, even golf-legend Tiger Woods. | |
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12/19/2001
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CoPIRG commends Congressional privacy leaders and the Administration for insisting on removing Senator Judd Gregg's (R-NH) controversial provision named for an Internet stalking victim from the final Congressional Appropriations package passed last Friday. | |
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11/1/2001
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Colorado Consumers Pay $196 Dollars Per Year In Checking Fees | |
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1/25/2001
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Today the House committee on Business Affairs and Labor voted down HB 1072. | |
CoPIRG Urges Consumers to Investigate Check 21 Banking Laws
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Deceptive credit card offers and practices are sinking more and more consumers and college students into high-cost credit card debt, according to a survey of 100 credit card offers released today by the Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG) Citizen Lobby. | |