Consumer

Highlights from Fall Semester

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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Democracy

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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Groups target textbook prices to rein in college costs

A push to create free or inexpensive textbooks is gaining momentum as educators, philanthropists and policymakers nationwide search for new ways to rein in college costs.

Resource | Consumer, Health Care

Young Person's Guide to Health Insurance

Under the federal health care law, young adults have access to new, previously unavailable health insurance options. To make the most of those new choices, you need to learn the facts. This guide is designed to help you do that.

Resource | Consumer

Student Consumer Action Network Project Packet

 

Download this resource for everything you need to know to organize the consumer campaign on your campus.

 

2012 Starts with a Win!!

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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Student Consumer Action Network

Report | Consumer

The Small Business Dilemma: How Rising Health Care Costs are Tough on Small Business

When it comes to health care, American small business owners are getting a raw deal. While the current insurance marketplace offers some options to larger employers, it too often leaves small business owners on the outside looking in. They face unpredictable changes in costs, and far too often they are forced to choose between covering employees and the very survival of their businesses.

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