Business Practices & Corporate Accountability In The News
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CVS Called a Leader in Pricing Violations
- The Boston Globe (new window)
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2009-05-07
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Rep. Tierney lauds legislation to protect credit cardholders
- The Daily Item of Lynn (new window)
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2009-05-03
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Last spring, U.S. Rep. John F. Tierney led a series of round table discussions with North Shore lenders and credit cardholders to raise awareness about unfair business practices that many credit card companies adopt. |
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Recession makes some gift cards risky
- Boston Herald (new window)
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2008-10-30
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They say it’s the thought that counts in gift-giving, but consumers should pay extra heed this holiday season when it comes to buying gift cards. |
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Some Options for Protecting Accounts
- The Wall Street Journal
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2008-07-22
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Money sitting unprotected in the bank doesn't have to stay that way. |
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YOUR VIEW: Supermarkets want to hide prices
- South Coast Today (new window)
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2008-07-03
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If some retailers get their way on Beacon Hill, consumers may soon be hit with a double whammy when grocery shopping. Not only is the price of goods soaring, but stores seemingly want to make it harder for shoppers to find out the price of groceries before buying them. |
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Cummings and Dworsky: Don't let supermarkets hide the prices
- The Milford Daily News (new window)
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2008-06-27
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If some retailers get their way on Beacon Hill, consumers may soon be hit with a double whammy when grocery shopping. Not only is the price of goods soaring, but stores seemingly want to make it harder for shoppers to find out the price of groceries before buying them. |
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Advocates say price-tag bill would sow confusion
- The Boston Herald (new window)
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2008-06-24
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A bill that would eliminate state requirements for grocery stores to individually price most products would “gut†consumer protections, watchdog groups charge. |
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Another hike at pump
- SUN CHRONICLE (new window)
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2008-03-13
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Skyrocketing gas prices have left many independent gas stations struggling to pay the credit card transaction fees charged by companies such as Visa and MasterCard, and so some stations are now charging different prices for customers who pay with cash instead of credit. |
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ID theft measure set for final OK Compromise follows high-level security breaches
- The Boston Globe (new window)
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2007-07-17
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The state Senate is poised to give final approval today to a bill that would allow consumers to block new credit accounts in their name, require businesses and governments to alert consumers of security data breaches, and set standards for the disposal of records containing consumers' personal information. |
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Stop the ID bandits
- Boston Globe
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2007-04-10
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Identity thieves and perpetrators of credit card fraud are trolling the state in search of vulnerable people and information systems, and the Legislature needs to step in and clamp down. Good defenses can be built, provided the lawmakers put the concerns of consumers above those of companies and the credit industry. |
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Who steals my good name
- The Boston Globe
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2007-01-19
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Identity Thieves are working feverishly, unlike members of the US Congress and Massachusetts Legislature, who have yet to create muscular laws to protect consumers from identity theft and credit card fraud. |
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ID theft puts chill into shoppers: Survey finds many favor account freezes
- The Patriot Ledger
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2006-07-17
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Stolen Social Security numbers and breached credit reports have many Massachusetts residents concerned about identity theft, with 14 percent indicating that they've already been victimized, according to a report released today by the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group.
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2006-06-23
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NewsCenter 5's Janet Wu reported that identity theft totaled $50 billion nationwide in 2004. So far, 11 states have tightened their laws restricting credit agencies from releasing information and giving consumers more control of their medical and financial data. Beacon Hill said it wants to do the same. |
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2006-06-21
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Bill Loesch has been trying to clean his credit record ever since a tenant in his Dorchester house used his identity to buy more than $4,000 in computer equipment six years ago. |
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Tougher laws, penalties will help protect us
- The Boston Herald
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2006-04-12
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After just four days as a data entry clerk at a members' club in Philadelphia, Stephanie Mobley knew scores of Social Security numbers. She used the data, Massachusetts officials allege, to commit 12 counts of identity theft against a half-dozen Bay Staters. |
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Bill would trim finance fees charged by car dealers
- Lowell Sun
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2005-11-04
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Car buyers beware: Some dealers may be charging more than they should be in finance fees and skimming off the top -- practices that could cost buyers thousands of dollars more through the life of the loan, advocates warn. |
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It's time to give consumers real identity-theft protection
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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2005-05-07
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With the recent reports that a fraud ring gained access to the personal and financial information of an estimated 500,000 consumers from computer databases maintained by ChoicePoint Inc., the need for tougher safeguards against identity theft has never been so clear. Fortunately, help may be on the way for consumers in Massachusetts. |
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Cracking down on ID theft
- Metrowest Daily News
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Southborough's Sandy Pochapin suspects she will never nab the person who racked up thousands of dollars on credit cards and a cell phone fraudulently ordered and used in her name. |
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