POLITICIANS PLAY WITH CONSUMER PROTECTION.(BUSINESS)(CONSUMER...

The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  May 12, 2001 ;     693 words ......which state agency should handle consumer protection is again on the negotiating table...significant complaints about whether consumer protection is being performed properly. But...Wisconsin's nationally-respected consumer protection division that had been assembled...

DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION URGES RESIDENTS TO 'READ UP, REACH OUT'...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 2, 2007 ;     531 words ...The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection issued the following news release...advocacy organizations on National Consumer Protection Week, February 4-10, 2007. The annual...informed consumer," Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. said...

Competition and consumer protection: the US experience

Consumer Policy Review;  September 1, 2004 ;   Waller, Spencer Weber;   787 words ......Waller, discusses the link between consumer protection and competition legislation and...conference of European competition and consumer protection officials in Brussels, Professor...relationship between competition and consumer protection law from the United States perspective...

CONSUMER PROTECTION: UNICE HAS RESERVATIONS ABOUT GREEN PAPER...

European Report;  January 26, 2002 ;     574 words ......forward in the Green Paper on consumer protection are not enough to justify...legislative framework for consumer protection already offers a suitable basis for a high level of consumer protection. It does acknowledge, however...

Consumer protection in an enlarged Europe

Consumer Policy Review;  September 1, 2005 ;   Kutin, Breda;   787 words ......ABSTRACT To evaluate the changes to consumer protection in the EU one year after accession...economical change took place. The new consumer protection structures put in place have largely...consumer culture needs to develop and consumer protection can be strong only with a joint...

FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSUMER PROTECTION:SCOTT M. POLAKOFF

Congressional Testimony;  June 13, 2007 ;     787 words ......protections in financial services. Consumer protection, maintaining the safety...first of these, effective consumer protection, requires four important components. First, effective consumer protection requires an emphasis on...

Committee ties on move to transfer consumer protection

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 1, 2001 ;   RICHARD P. JONES;   719 words ...Committee ties on move to transfer consumer protection By RICHARD P. JONES of the...for giving all authority for consumer protection to the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The Republican governor's...

State consumer protection efforts could take budget hit

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 3, 2003 ;   LISA SINK;   762 words ...State consumer protection efforts could take budget hit...cuts and a rejected transfer of consumer protection duties. Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager said consolidating consumer protection activities, including the state...

Consumer protection policy in the European Union.(Statistical Data...

European Business Journal;  March 22, 2000 ;   McDonald, Frank;   787 words ...The consumer protection policy of the European Union...the importance attached to consumer protection policy is not confined to...global basis require effective consumer protection policies if the conditions...

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ISSUE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 27, 2008 ;     361 words ......Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release...Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. "More than 3,000 Wisconsin consumers...tenant is #3 with 1,352 complaints. Consumer Protection can provide information on rental...

DOYLE WOULD LOSE CONSUMER FUNCTION GOV. MCCALLUM BUDGET WOULD SHIFT...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  March 26, 2001 ;     256 words ......state budget would take away the consumer protection duties of Attorney General James...Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, run by McCallum's administration...agencies shared broad authority for consumer protection until 1996, when most of those powers...

FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSUMER PROTECTION:JOHN C. DUGAN

Congressional Testimony;  June 13, 2007 ;     787 words ......appear before you today to discuss consumer protection issues in the banking industry...the adequacy of current federal consumer protection rules, including the federal banking...important area. The OCC takes its consumer protection responsibility very seriously. In...

Consumer protection fight ignites

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 25, 2001 ;   RICHARD P. JONES;   787 words ...Consumer protection fight ignites McCallum's budget...state budget would strip away all consumer protection responsibilities from Attorney...Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, which is run by McCallum's administration...

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE & CONSUMER PROTECTION LISTS TOP...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 23, 2007 ;     306 words ......of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news...without checking first with Consumer Protection," says Janet Jenkins, administrator of Trade and Consumer Protection, Wisconsin Department of...

NCUA EMPHASIZES CONSUMER PROTECTION AT EVENT ON CAPITOL HILL

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 9, 2007 ;     259 words ......distributed materials regarding consumer protection to interested Members of Congress...event, which was part of National Consumer Protection Week. President George W. Bush proclaimed...through February 10, 2007, as National Consumer Protection Week. In addition, the U.S. House...