Student Consumer Action Network Blog Posts

The New Student Battle Cry: Don't Double My Rate!

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
By | Rich Williams
Higher Education Advocate
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Today, CFPB to announce overdraft fee investigation, unveil "penalty box" disclosure, possibly end $39 lattes.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Today, CFPB to announce overdraft fee investigation, unveil "penalty box" disclosure, possibly end $39 lattes.

By Ed Mierzwinski
Consumer Program Director

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2012 Starts with a Win!!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012
By | Sydney Hofferth
Chapter Chair, Campaign Coordinator - Democracy

2012 has already brought a tremendous victory for students and families.

Today the President appointed Richard Cordray as the director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB will rein in the bad business practices of banks, lenders, and credit card companies.

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Highlights from Fall Semester

Tuesday, December 6, 2011
By | Sydney Hofferth
Chapter Chair, Campaign Coordinator - Democracy

Thanks for being part of INPIRG and helping make 2011 such a success.

Check out some of our highlights from the year.

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Winning! Facebook settles with FTC

Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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Big news.

Today Facebook settled a privacy complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC says Facebook "deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public." Read the FTC's full statement here.

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Welcome Back to INPIRG

Saturday, October 1, 2011
By | Sydney Hofferth
Chapter Chair, Campaign Coordinator - Democracy

INPIRG's plans for Fall 2011

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