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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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Stores entice Black Friday shoppers with earlier openings, more sales
Consumers have come to expect the deep discounts that define Black Friday, but retailers hope to entice shoppers this year with more choices in how and when they buy. Responding to what they say is consumer demand, retailers have pushed store openings...
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Petroleum Industry, Holidays, Moody's Corporation, Customs and Tradition
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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: Money and Monetary Policy, Mortgages, Finance, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Bankruptcy
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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: Kohl's, Holidays, Sears, JC Penney Company Inc., Target
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Md. regulators protest 'secret' talks over electricity-auction rules
Maryland's Public Service Commission objected Wednesday to "clandestine" negotiations over a possible change in electricity bidding rules in the region, saying states and consumer advocates had been left out of discussions on a proposal that could drive...Tags: Auction Service, Marketing, Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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Counseling service offers free shredding Oct. 20
If you throw away documents with personal information on them, those papers could be stolen and eventually, so can your identity. That’s why identity theft experts suggest that consumers shred papers with sensitive information, such as bank account...Tags: Towson, Theft, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Social Security
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Insurance co-op to start with $65 million federal loan
A Maryland group led by Howard County health officer Peter Beilenson has received a $65 million loan under federal health reform to start the state's first insurance co-op, a consumer-owned nonprofit that will compete against private insurers to sell...Tags: Insurance, Labor Legislation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Companies and Corporations, Health Insurance
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Firaxis' latest 'labor of love'
For more than four years, a team of 40 or so people in Sparks secretly worked for this Tuesday. In perhaps the biggest day in Firaxis Games' history, the design studio releases "XCOM: Enemy Unknown," a richly detailed and immersive video game that...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Xbox 360, Video Games, Gaming, Steve Martin
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Will Wall Street prevail?
Corporate-sponsored groups have launched a campaign of litigation in the lower federal courts challenging the legality of the second major piece of President Barack Obama's legislative program, one that received a lot of attention in last week's first...
Tags: Fraud, Litigation and Regulation, Florida Gators, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Citigroup Incorporated
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Marylanders duped by cash prize scheme to get refunds
So many times on Consuming Interests we warn you about some fake letter or email being sent out from what appears to be a legitimate source. This latest one is real. Maryland’s Consumer Protection Division has sent out letters to some residents,...Tags: Companies and Corporations
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O'Malley electricity panel recommends surcharge for grid upgrades
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. customers could see a $1 to $2 fee added to their monthly bills under a proposal from Gov. Martin O'Malley to make the electricity grid more reliable. A task force the O'Malley administration assembled after the June 29...
Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Companies and Corporations, Hank Greenberg, Prince George's County, Government
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Grading restaurants and bars
A proposal to require restaurants and bars to post letter grades rating their performance in city health inspections has some business owners worried they may lose customers if inspectors give their establishments a less than perfect score. But giving...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, New York City
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