Consumers complain at record levels, credit bureaus don’t help
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is buried under an onslaught of consumer complaints, according to our search of its public consumer complaint database.
Ed
Mierzwinski
Senior Director, Federal Consumer Program, PIRG
Started on staff: 1977
B.A., M.S., University of Connecticut
Ed oversees U.S. PIRG’s federal consumer program, helping to lead national efforts to improve consumer credit reporting laws, identity theft protections, product safety regulations and more. Ed is co-founder and continuing leader of the coalition, Americans For Financial Reform, which fought for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, including as its centerpiece the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He was awarded the Consumer Federation of America’s Esther Peterson Consumer Service Award in 2006, Privacy International’s Brandeis Award in 2003, and numerous annual “Top Lobbyist” awards from The Hill and other outlets. Ed lives in Virginia, and on weekends he enjoys biking with friends on the many local bicycle trails.
Posts by Ed Mierzwinski
Avoiding scams, incorrect medical bills, privacy invasions and more
Protecting your information and finances is important every day. But we focus on the biggest threats during National Consumer Protection Week 2023.
New Year’s resolutions to make your wallet fatter and your information safer
Our consumer protection team offers some ways to keep your money and information safer in 2023.
Funeral home prices: Here’s what you should know, and why federal rules are expected to change soon
The FTC says its research shows that more than 60% of funeral homes have little or no pricing information on their websites.
Bipartisanship Works in State Attorneys General Lawsuits Against Big Tech’s Google and Facebook
In late 2020, state and federal consumer cops filed several enforcement actions against the powerful Big Tech platforms Google and Facebook over practices alleged to violate antitrust and competition laws. What is notable about these efforts is the degree of bipartisanship and collaboration involved. Ideally, Congress will find a way to follow the bipartisan lead of the state consumer cops and make its continued investigations and actions against the Big Tech firms that now dominate the economy more effective.