Unlikely Allies Uncover $1 Trillion in Savings for Super Committee
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 15, 2011Des Moines, IA - As the Congressional “Super Committee” begins its search for $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction, a new study released today by the...
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Investing in our youth, our future
BlogThursday, June 28, 2012In early May, three young Iowans dressed in their best business attire and accompanied me to a meeting with President Barack Obama at the University of Iowa prior to his...
View ArticlePIRG Makes Another Call to Stop Student Loan Interest Rate Hike
Iowa PIRG Radio Iowa Friday, June 29, 2012Matt KelleyA watchdog group released new figures today it says show how damaging it will be to Iowa college students — and to the economy — if Congress fails...
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Fighting The High Cost Of Rx Drugs
DRIVING UP THE COST OF RX DRUGSWe all know prescription drugs cost too much. That’s partly because brand-name drug companies have been paying off generic drug makers to delay competition and keep...
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A New Chapter for Iowa's Students
Released by: Iowa PIRG Education Fund Release date: Tuesday, September 10, 2013IAP_TextbooksReport (1)-1.pdfCollege textbook prices have skyrocketed in recent years, threatening the affordability and...
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Private Loans, Public Complaints
Released by: Iowa PIRG Education Fund Release date: Thursday, October 24, 2013Private Loans Public Complaints 102413.pdfThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was established in 2010 in the...
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A New Course
Released by: Iowa PIRG Education Fund Release date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014US_A_New_Course_scrn_0.pdfUniversities and colleges across the country are taking steps to encourage their communities,...
View ArticleProtecting students from unfair bank fees
We helped win protections for students from unfair fees associated with campus bank accounts. The new rules, released by the U.S. Department of Education, ban some of the worst and most predatory fees...
View ArticleConsumer, Student Education Groups Defend CFPB To Congress
Friday, February 17, 2017Nearly sixty local, state and national student, consumer, and education groups signed on to this letter that was sent up to the Congress on Monday, February 13. It calls for...
View ArticleUnlikely Allies Uncover $1 Trillion in Savings for Super Committee
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 15, 2011Des Moines, IA - As the Congressional “Super Committee” begins its search for $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction, a new study released today by the...
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Investing in our youth, our future
BlogThursday, June 28, 2012In early May, three young Iowans dressed in their best business attire and accompanied me to a meeting with President Barack Obama at the University of Iowa prior to his...
View ArticlePIRG Makes Another Call to Stop Student Loan Interest Rate Hike
Iowa PIRG Radio Iowa Friday, June 29, 2012Matt KelleyA watchdog group released new figures today it says show how damaging it will be to Iowa college students — and to the economy — if Congress fails...
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A New Chapter for Iowa's Students
Released by: Iowa PIRG Education Fund Release date:Tuesday, September 10, 2013IAP_TextbooksReport (1)-1.pdfCollege textbook prices have skyrocketed in recent years, threatening the affordability and...
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Private Loans, Public Complaints
Released by: Iowa PIRG Education Fund Release date:Thursday, October 24, 2013Private Loans Public Complaints 102413.pdfThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was established in 2010 in the...
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A New Course
Released by: Iowa PIRG Education Fund Release date:Wednesday, February 5, 2014US_A_New_Course_scrn_0.pdfUniversities and colleges across the country are taking steps to encourage their communities,...
View ArticleProtecting students from unfair bank fees
We helped win protections for students from unfair fees associated with campus bank accounts. The new rules, released by the U.S. Department of Education, ban some of the worst and most predatory fees...
View ArticleConsumer, Student Education Groups Defend CFPB To Congress
Friday, February 17, 2017Nearly sixty local, state and national student, consumer, and education groups signed on to this letter that was sent up to the Congress on Monday, February 13. It calls for...
View ArticleU.S. PIRG statement on the resignation of Seth Frotman, CFPB Student Loan...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 27, 2018WASHINGTON -- Today, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau student loan ombudsman Seth Frotman resigned from the agency. In part, his resignation letter...
View ArticleNew study: Wells Fargo, other banks, charge outsized fees to college students...
For Immediate Relase Thursday, April 4, 2019Ross ShermanWASHINGTON -- Attending college can be one of the most expensive endeavors Americans face. According to U.S. PIRG Education Fund’s new report,...
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Automatic textbooks billing: an offer students can't refuse?
Released by: U.S. PIRG Education Fund Release date: Thursday, February 27, 2020USPIRG Textbook Automatic Billing Feb2020 (Illustrated Ver.).pdfAttending college in America is one of the largest...
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