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6/19/2007
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SALEM—Today, Governor Kulongoski signed four bills into law to protect consumers from predatory financial services, and put an end to payday and title loans’ triple-digit percent interest rates. | |
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6/13/2007
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With passage of Senate Bill 365, the Oregon Legislature is giving Oregon students, families and faculty a hand in the effort to make college textbooks more affordable. | |
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4/26/2006
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In a victory for consumers, Gov. Kulogoski today signed a bill into law today that will give consumers new protections from payday loans’ previously unlimited interest rates and fees. | |
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4/21/2006
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In a victory for consumers, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill that will give consumers new protections from payday loans’ previously unlimited interest rates and fees.
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4/12/2006
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Study Shows Lenders Charge 521 Percent Annual Interest Rate | |
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3/29/2006
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Today, Gov. Kulongoski called for strong new consumer protections to combat identity theft. The announcement comes in the midst of a rash of data security breaches and a national identity theft epidemic. Oregon currently ranks 13th for identity theft nationally, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
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3/21/2006
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Pending Proposal Would Allow Tax Preparers To Seek A Consumer’s Permission To Share Their Returns With Unaffiliated Businesses | |
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2/13/2007
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College students are still paying too much for their textbooks, as book prices skyrocket at four times the rate of inflation, according to a new report released by the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) and Oregon Student Association. | |
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11/8/2006
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Consumer advocates vow to fight on to protect Oregon consumers even though the insurance industry spent $5 million to kill Measure 42, a consumer protection measure to stop insurance companies from using credit scores to raise insurance rates. | |
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11/20/2007
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Hazardous toys are still sold in stores across the country, according to the 22nd annual toy safety survey released today by OSPIRG.
“While we have seen progress after more than two decades of advocacy on behalf of America’s littlest consumers, OSPIRG’s researchers still found trouble in toyland on store shelves this month,” said Matt Wallace, OSPIRG Consumer Associate. “But recent high profile product recalls have given us a chance to urge Congress to pass strong product safety reforms, and give kids the best holiday gift of all.” | |
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10/20/2006
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The public interest group urges voters to approve measure 42 to stop the insurance industry from using credit scores to raise rates. | |
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10/1/2007
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Today, Oregon consumers gain a new tool to block identity thieves, as the Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act goes into effect. Oregonians now have the right to a security freeze on their credit reports to block thieves from opening fraudulent new credit accounts in the victim’s name. | |
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1/26/2007
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SALEM— The Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 583, the Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Prevention Act, to improve the safeguarding of personal information and give consumers increased protections. | |