Safer School Supplies: Shopping Guide
With this Safer School Supplies: Shopping Guide, parents, teachers, and students can make more informed decisions while shopping for school supplies this Back to School season. We want to give parents...
View ArticleTrouble in Toyland
Toys are safer than ever before, thanks to decades of work by product safety advocates, parents, the leadership of Congress, state legislatures, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission...
View ArticleStatement: U.S. Consumer Bureau gives payday debt traps its seal of approval
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released a proposal for gutting its own payday lending borrower protections, which were originally set to go into effect this August. “The Consumer...
View ArticleWISPIRG Urges Improvements to CFPB's Proposed Debt Collection Rule
WISPIRG opposes much of the CFPB’s proposed debt collection rule, and urges CFPB Director Kathleen Kraninger to make significant changes to its provisions.
View ArticleU.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman leads fight to rein in payday lending
MADISON - Wisconsin’s U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R, Fond du Lac) introduced bipartisan legislation in Congress today to rein in predatory, high-interest consumer loans. Payday loans come with average...
View ArticleTrouble in Toyland 2019
For the last thirty-three years, our annual Trouble in Toyland has helped expose threats, including high levels of lead, “smart” toys with data security flaws, choking hazards, and more. By revealing...
View ArticleFood Recall Failure
Our research found the majority of grocery stores fail to warn the public about hazardous food recalls. While they collect significant information about Americans shopping habits to sell us more food,...
View ArticleStatement: Sen. Baldwin’s COOL Online Act brings more transparency to online...
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, led by Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Rick Scott (R-FL), introduced the COOL Online Act Wednesday, which requires web retailers to clearly state the country of origin of...
View ArticleStatement: CFPB green-lights predatory payday loans amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule Tuesday that guts critical payday lending protections. WISPIRG Director Peter Skopec issued the following statement in response.
View ArticleReport: High-cost lenders in Wisconsin favor installment loans
High-cost lenders have changed the tactics they use to gather exorbitant interest payments from Wisconsinites struggling with their finances, according to a new report, Wisconsin’s Debt Trap, released...
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