Press Releases
Press Releases
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| Apr 30, 2009 |
Statement Applauding Bipartisan Passage of the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights "The passage of the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights is a victory for all consumers and for credit card issuers who want to offer a safe and fair product." |
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| Apr 29, 2009 |
The Retirement Security Project announced today that J. Mark Iwry, Principal of The Retirement Security Project, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and former Treasury Department official, has been appointed by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as Senior Adviser to the Secretary and Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for Retirement and Health Policy, effective April 27, 2009. |
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| Apr 29, 2009 |
Statement Urging House to Pass the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights "In this economic climate, allowing credit card issuers to continue to engage in unfair and deceptive practices is like letting a car company continue to sell cars we know have faulty brakes. Congress needs to act now to give consumers protection under the law from business practices that the Federal Reserve and our independent research have shown are widespread." |
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| Apr 20, 2009 |
Pew Funds Genetics and Public Policy Center's New Consumer Genetics Project The Pew Charitable Trust has awarded $750,000 to the Genetics and Public Policy Center for a new project focused on consumer protections for applications of genetic testing. |
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| Mar 31, 2009 |
Pew Releases Standards for Safe Credit Cards The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Safe Credit Cards Project today released a set of standards designed to prevent deceptive and dangerous credit card practices and called for legislation to outlaw such practices. |
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| Feb 26, 2009 |
The Administration’s budget outline, released today, includes the Automatic IRA proposal developed by the Retirement Security Project. |
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| Dec 12, 2008 |
Pew Joins Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Mayors to Launch “Bank On” Initiative At an event today in California, The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Safe Banking Opportunities Project joined Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California mayors and banking officials in announcing a new statewide program to bring more of the state’s residents into the financial mainstream. The state’s “Bank On” initiative aims to connect the “unbanked”—households without bank accounts—to appropriate, more affordable accounts that help lower their financial transaction costs and put them on the path to building savings and assets. |
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| Nov 12, 2008 |
Survey Finds Wide Public Support for Nationwide Study of Genes, Environment and Lifestyle Four in five Americans support the idea of a nationwide study to investigate the interactions of genes, environment and lifestyle, and three in five say they would be willing to take part in such a study, according to a survey released today. |
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| Oct 29, 2008 |
In the midst of a campaign with opposing views on most aspects of domestic policy, the presidential candidates have now both endorsed the Automatic IRA. |
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| Sep 2, 2008 |
Statement on Passage of the 'Green Chemistry' Package by the California Legislature Andy Igrejas, manager of The Pew Charitable Trusts' Environmental Health Campaign, today issued the following statement in response to the "Green Chemistry" package passed by the California legislature. |
