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Dear Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Toomey, Chairwoman Waters and Ranking Member McHenry, On behalf of the undersigned organizations representing millions of consumers, we write to express our opposition toward legislative and Federal Reserve efforts that expand the Durbin Amendment routing mandate, both of which would limit competition and choice in the debit and credit card marketplace. Retail trade associations have consistently lobbied for greater intervention from the Federal Reserve, including forcing market participants to allow competitors to free ride on their innovative technology, ...

Print Steve Kunzer recently received an email from his internet service provider, Frontier Communications, informing him that the company had made a mistake. It wasn’t charging him enough. “During a recent review, Frontier determined that you are not being charged the Frontier Internet Infrastructure Surcharge, which applied to your service at the expiration of your internet promotion,” the company said. “We have corrected this error. Effective with your next bill, the $6.99 monthly charge will be applied to your account.” Advertisement This is noteworthy for a number of reasons, no...

Once-Rare Cell Phone Protection Now a Common Credit Card Perk April 7, 2021 11:07 AM Erin Hurd Posted: Updated: Getty Images If you’re like many Americans, your cell phone has essentially become another appendage. And if you’ve ever broken — or shattered — that appendage, you know full well the panic that can set in. That might be why you decided to pay extra for insurance from your wireless carrier, typically at a cost upward of $20 each month, on top of your bill. But what if you could get similar peace of mind for free? If you have an eligible credit card, you can.

Wed, 03/17/2021 - 1:25pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) along with Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Wednesday introduced the  Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act to take on corporate greed by raising taxes on companies that pay their top executives at least 50 times more than the pay of a median worker. Americans across the political spectrum are outraged by the extreme gaps between CEO and worker pay. According to a nationwide survey, the typical American would limit ...

Credit bureau complaints double during pandemic as consumers keep close watch on their reports KGO ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) -- Complaints about credit bureaus have doubled since the pandemic began. Have you checked your credit report recently? Are you happy with what you see? A lot of your friends and neighbors aren't happy with their reports. 7 On Your Side's Michael Finney spoke with Alameda residents Suzanne and Don Lindsey. They are in the property business, so a good credit report and high credit score are important to them. When their bank made a credit reporting mistake, they called right...