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University of Maryland pledges to make financial aid transparent
University of Maryland system is among 10 colleges and universities promising to make financial aid transparent to students. It’s part of an Obama Administration effort to make sure incoming students understand what they’re getting into. The...Tags: Arne Duncan, Richard Cordray, Joe Biden, University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities
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The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of just 1.5 percent from April through June, as Americans cut back sharply on spending. The slowdown in growth adds to worries that the economy could be stalling three years after the recession ended. The...
Tags: Vehicles, Mitt Romney, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, White House
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Seniors grow old under debt
Norman Harvel is growing old under a mountain of debt.
At 60, Harvel faces medical and credit card bills topping $80,000. Yet Harvel is unable to work, having been injured at a job site more a decade ago. The former building maintenance worker now...Tags: Dundalk, Labor Legislation, Health Insurance, Credit and Debt, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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New Windsor teen is ambassador for Kennedy Krieger's Festival of Trees
Bob Nobles III plans to be a Santa's helper this year. He will distribute toys and other gifts to young people who come to the Kennedy Krieger Institute's upcoming Festival of Trees. But it won't be the first time that the New Windsor teenager has put...Tags: Asperger Syndrome, Students, Technology, Hospitals and Clinics, Teaching and Learning
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Annapolis consumer attorney to receive legal service award
Marquis Jones remembers Peter Holland clearly. He's the lawyer whose work, with his law clinic students, led to the dismissal of a claim against her — a credit card debt she said she knew nothing about. "If it hadn't been for Peter and his team,...
Tags: Annapolis, Laws, University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities, Judges
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American Express ordered to refund $85M to consumers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Monday that it had ordered three subsidiaries of American Express to refund about $85 million to roughly a quarter-million consumers for violating consumer protection laws. In addition, several federal...Tags: American Express Company, Credit and Debt, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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The Pure bottle: An Owings Mills entrepreneur's adventure
Will consumers pay $20 for a reusable glass drinking bottle? Walt Himelstein thinks so. The Owings Mills environmental chemist and entrepreneur invented the Pure reusable glass drinking bottle, which features a shock-absorbing plastic sleeve that holds...
Tags: University of Cincinnati, China, Chemical Industry, Hampden, New Products
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MTA recording bus conversations to eavesdrop on trouble
A Maryland Transit Administration decision to record the conversations of bus drivers and passengers to investigate crimes, accidents and poor customer service has come under attack from privacy advocates and state lawmakers who say it may go too far....
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, American Civil Liberties Union, James Brochin, Maryland Department of Transportation, Justice System
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Romney and the doomsayers
The U.S. unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level in about four years. Real estate foreclosure filings fell last month to the lowest number since the summer of 2007. Meanwhile, the stock market has enjoyed a pretty nice 2012, with the Dow Jones...
Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., The Wall Street Journal, White House, Fox News Channel (tv network), John Kasich
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Reliability surcharge not a bright idea for consumers
Gov. Martin O'Malley did an excellent job appointing a competent and independent Public Service Commission to look at the issues around utility fee structures in Maryland. The PSC sees the whole picture when they review a company's request for a rate...Tags: Martin O'Malley
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CFPB: Private student loans share problems plaguing mortgage service industry
Thousands of consumers have complained to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about loan servicing and loan modification problems. Gripes include mistakes by servicers in applying payments, trouble fixing errors, an overabundance of paper work and...Tags: Finance, Mortgages, Loans, Money and Monetary Policy, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Consumers feel confident about holiday spending
Consumers plan to spend the same or more than last year on holiday shopping, new consumer research shows. A holiday spending survey by market research firm The NPD Group shows that 10 percent of consumers expect to spend more than last year, while 67...Tags: Sears, Target, JC Penney Company Inc., Kohl's, Holidays
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