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July 2, 2009By Francesco Guerrera, Saskia Scholtes, and Tom BraithwaiteFinancial TimesCitigroup has sharply increased interest rates on up to 15m US credit card accounts just months before curbs on such rises come into effect, in a move that could fuel political anger at the treatment of consumers by bailed-out banks.
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Dell's "Next Day" Service Warranties - More Like Next Week? Next Year?
June 30, 2009
Submitted by Liz Hancock
According to its website, “Dell puts you back to work fast.” Many customers discovered that’s not exactly true when their Next Day Service warranties, which had guaranteed a “Next Business Day On-site Response Service,” failed to deliver not only the next day but sometimes weeks or even a year after the supposed next day.
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Featured Actions & Reports
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May 20, 2009
Washington, D.C. – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) launched a new website today that will provide much-needed oversight on the intersection between business and government.
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May 4, 2009
Washington, D.C. - In light of President Obama’s meeting with credit card executives last month – and the administration’s restrictive new rule on registered lobbyists seeking stimulus funds – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) analyzed those industry executives’ 2008 election cycle donations to illustrate the influence they wield in government.
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April 23, 2009
Washington, D.C. - In light of new legislative efforts and ever-growing controversies over the role of payday lenders in Americans’ lives, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a new study entitled, Payday Lenders Pay Up, which examines the payday loan industry’s efforts to gain influence on Capitol Hill.
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February 13, 2009
