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The Department of Insurance said it found "substantial mathematical errors" in the rate filings submitted by Aetna, which had planned to raise…
Jun 25, 2010The health insurer pulled back after multiple math errors in its paperwork were found by its own staff and by an independent…
Jun 25, 2010Congress is expected to approve the bill next week, making it the most far-reaching set of financial reforms since the Great Depression.…
Jun 25, 2010It was insurance company lobbying that stuck Americans with a health reform law that lets private insurance companies run the show. The…
Jun 25, 2010On deck: the Merkley-Levin amendment/Volcker Rule to ban proprietary trading by banks. Next up: derivatives, and a vote on whether the bill…
Jun 24, 2010It was nice of the New York Times to print a story on the fast rise of health insurance premiums nationwide, just…
Jun 23, 2010The House financial reform conferees just had a quick mini-debate on the Volcker rule - they'll have an extended discussion once the…
Jun 23, 2010Senator Dodd is responding to the House offer now. The Senate is accepting 15 House changes, with modifications, and rejecting 8. Debate…
Jun 22, 2010For a conference process that's more open than any in recent memory, most of these decisions are still being made behind closed…
Jun 22, 2010The House/Senate conference committee on financial reform is debating the structure and authority of a consumer financial protection bureau. The issue just…
Jun 22, 2010See the full report this video is based off of here.
Jun 21, 2010Imperial, CA - As Imperial County struggles with major unemployment, many drivers have failed to take advantage of a program that could help them.…
Jun 21, 2010Despite the fixes Facebook has made to its privacy settings, ten groups are asking the social network to do more. Here's what…
Jun 17, 2010WASHINGTON — Privacy activists called on Facebook on Wednesday to give users of the booming social network more control over the use…
Jun 16, 2010Consumer Watchdog today joined a lineup of ten of the nation’s top privacy groups and sent an open letter to Facebook calling…
Jun 16, 2010A gap in the new contributions law allows him to use a $550,000 donation. SACRAMENTO, CA -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't letting…
Jun 16, 2010Carmen Balber of Consumer Watchdog, which opposes the Senate version, disagreed with the industry’s interpretation. “The scope of pre-emption is much broader…
Jun 16, 2010There’s been an uptick in the number of people who are going the social-media route to take shots at corporations that they…
Jun 16, 2010