Senior Director, Federal Consumer Program
6/29/2020
On Monday, the U.S. House approved H.R. 5332, the Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020 (Gottheimer-NJ). U.S. PIRG joined other leading advocates of credit reporting reform in a support letter to the House last week. The bill takes a number of steps to make it easier to fix credit reporting errors.
6/22/2020
WISPIRG's Summer Program Associate Christina Zordani explores some Americans' negative associations with public transportation, and what it would take to overcome this stigma.
6/10/2020
As of today, consumer complaints to the CFPB set a third straight monthly record in May, with 35,093 complaints reported. Complaints about credit reporting lead by far, followed by debt collection, credit card and mortgage complaints. Job and income losses during the pandemic are hitting families hard.
6/8/2020
Public health experts are starting to draw actionable lessons about the nature of how COVID-19 spreads. In addition to maintaining best practices –physical distancing, mask wearing and hand washing – it’s best to avoid extended, crowded indoor gatherings.
6/5/2020
Simple steps to participate in democracy and preserve your health.
5/31/2020
I’ve been reading the CFPB’s mail. It’s okay, you can too. It’s public. Not surprisingly, the latest CFPB consumer complaints paint a grim picture of the pandemic’s effect on family finances. I ask: Why isn’t the CFPB doing more to help struggling consumers?
5/29/2020
Mortgage servicers failed Americans during the last recession. And if early data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is any indication, history may well be on its way to repeating.
5/28/2020
In this webinar hosted by the Coalition for More Responsible Transportation, learn from expert presenters why bigger, wider roads won’t solve Wisconsin’s transportation problems.
5/22/2020
Most airlines are only offering vouchers, not refunds, when passengers cancel their flights due to concerns about COVID-19.
5/19/2020
As manufacturers block access to manuals and other fix-it information, biomedical repair technicians press for reform.