A New Course
Colleges and universities across the country are showing that efforts aimed at reducing driving deliver powerful benefits for students, staff and surrounding communities. Policymakers at all levels of...
View ArticleDebt Collectors, Debt Complaints
This is the fifth in a series of reports that review complaints to the CFPB nationally and on a state-by-state level. In this report we explore consumer complaints about debt collection, with the aim...
View ArticleThe Unfriendly Skies
It seems as if every consumer has an airline problem story—how they were trapped on the tarmac, tricked by fees, missed their connection, or lost their bag. What many consumers don’t know is that they...
View ArticleWeak Medicine
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria infect more than 2 million people per year in the United States, causing more than 23,000 deaths. State governments, the FDA and other branches of the federal government...
View ArticleMillennials in Motion
Millennials are less car-focused than older Americans and previous generations of young people, and their transportation behaviors continue to change in ways that reduce driving. Now is the time for...
View ArticleBig Money Dominates in Congressional Primaries
Our analysis of fund-raising data from 2014’s congressional primaries examines the way these dynamics are playing out state by state across the country. While some states show markedly more inequity...
View ArticleThe Dominance of Big Money in the 2014 Congressional Elections
In 2014, large donors accounted for the vast majority of all individual federal election contributions this cycle, just as they have in previous elections. Seven of every 10 individual contribution...
View ArticleTrouble in Toyland 2014
Among the toys surveyed this year, we found numerous choking hazards and five toys with concentrations of toxics exceeding federal standards. In addition to reporting on potentially hazardous products...
View ArticleThe Innovative Transportation Index
This report reviews the availability of 11 technology-enabled transportation services – including online ridesourcing, carsharing, ridesharing, taxi hailing, static and real-time transit information,...
View ArticleMortgages and Mortgage Complaints
Our sixth report analyzing complaints in the CFPB's Public Consumer Complaint Database evaluates mortgage complaints, the number one source of complaints to the CFPB, totaling 38% of nearly 500,000...
View ArticleWhy You Should Get Security Freezes Before Your Information is Stolen
Here are tips for preventing ID theft and using a security freeze:How To Avoid Identity TheftHow To Use a Security Freeze
View ArticleHighway Boondoggles 2
Twelve proposed highway projects across the country – slated to cost at least $24 billion – exemplify the need for a fresh approach to transportation spending. These projects, some originally proposed...
View ArticlePredatory Loans & Predatory Loan Complaints
This is the seventh in a series of reports that review complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In this report, we explore consumer complaints about predatory loans, categorized in the...
View ArticleMedical Debt Malpractice
Millions of Americans are contacted by debt collectors every year over debt related to medical expenses. "Medical Debt Malpractice" is the latest (9th) in our series based on analysis of complaints in...
View ArticleToward Common Ground 2017
As we enter the budget season under a new administration, our nation faces enormous fiscal challenges. The national debt stands just shy of $20 trillion, numerous unfunded obligations increase the debt...
View ArticleBig Money Dominates in Congressional Primaries
Our analysis of fund-raising data from 2014’s congressional primaries examines the way these dynamics are playing out state by state across the country. While some states show markedly more inequity...
View ArticleThe Innovative Transportation Index
This report reviews the availability of 11 technology-enabled transportation services – including online ridesourcing, carsharing, ridesharing, taxi hailing, static and real-time transit information,...
View ArticleMortgages and Mortgage Complaints
Our sixth report analyzing complaints in the CFPB's Public Consumer Complaint Database evaluates mortgage complaints, the number one source of complaints to the CFPB, totaling 38% of nearly 500,000...
View ArticleWhy You Should Get Security Freezes Before Your Information is Stolen
Here are tips for preventing ID theft and using a security freeze:How To Avoid Identity TheftHow To Use a Security Freeze
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