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Using less, paying less
It's unlikely that officials with Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. expected the Maryland Public Service Commission to reject most of the company's energy-efficiency programs. After all, what the utility had proposed - the customary package of consumer...Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Energy Saving
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Credit repair is a DIY project
chicago tribuneMike Ferrara wants to buy a house in a few months and is worried that mistakes on his credit report will keep him from obtaining the loan he will need. His concern is legitimate. You'd think with a credit score of 650, he'd be fine. But not now. With...Tags: Equifax Incorporated, Credit Ratings, Credit and Debt, Harwood Heights, Interior Policy
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You pay a lot more
Chicago Tribune reporterThe price to park your car for an hour in the Millennium Park Garage has risen 31 percent, to $17, since the garage was leased to Morgan Stanley in 2006. The cost to drive an auto across the Chicago Skyway is now 50 percent higher than it was in 2004,...Tags: Heads of State, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Economic Policy, Vehicles
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Thrift agency warns home- equity lenders
McClatchy-Chicago Tribune NewspapersWASHINGTON—After a rash of consumer complaints, the federal agency charged with regulating savings and loan institutions has issued guidance warning lenders they could not arbitrarily change the terms of home-equity loans. The Office of Thrift...Tags: Credit and Debt, Loans
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No quick fixes for economy from either McCain, Obama
Tribune Media ServicesNo matter who wins the presidential election in November, it is unlikely American investors will be singing "Happy Days Are Here Again" for a while. There are no quick fixes for the weak economy, the poor performance of the nation's financial...Tags: The White House, Stock Broking, Economic Policy, Barack Obama, Consumer Confidence
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Travel companies disguise price hikes as taxes
As every good tourist knows, when it comes to the cost of travel, there's the price and then there's the price. No one really believes that that flight to Europe will cost $299, regardless of what the ad says, or that a hotel stay will be $99, or a car...Tags: Cruises, Vehicles, Tour Operations Industry, Key West, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Coming at you from all angles
Changes to the side-impact crash tests are not the only ones being made to the New Car Assessment Program. The consumer-information program will be significantly improved when testing of 2010 vehicles begins in the fall of next year. Starting with...Tags: Injuries, Road Accidents, Vehicles, Transportation Accidents
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Coming clean over napkins
Of The Morning CallC'mon. It's just us friends here. You know you do it. Everybody does it. It's just not the kind of thing you brag about. That's right. We're talking about swiping napkins from fast-food joints. Here's an anonymous tip from the On The Cheap hotline:...Tags: Vehicles, Electronics, Petroleum Industry, Transportation Accidents, Road Accidents
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The Senate race
Debates are like the Consumer Reports of elections: a chance to compare the candidates side by side. It can be instructive to hear them talk about issues you care about, to gauge how the experiences they describe will prepare them for they office they...Tags: Parliament, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Political Candidates, Elections, John Warner
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Worthy Credit Cards, And 3 To Avoid
Consumer Reports recently analyzed hundreds of credit cards and named a dozen that are worthy of consumers' attention — and three to stay away from. Among the best credit cards for low-rate/low-fee are Capital One Platinum Prestige, Clear from...Tags: American Express Company, Money and Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve, Credit and Debt, Mortgages
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Safe Toys 'R' Us
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is supposed to ensure the safety of most children's products. But the CPSC, as Tribune reporters have detailed over the last year and a half, has often fallen down on the job. A Simplicity crib with fatal design...Tags: Product Recalls, Baby Products, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Lisa Madigan, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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What I learned when thieves stole my identity
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe first sign that something was wrong seemed harmless: A new Dell credit card arrived in my mail one afternoon. More landed in the mailbox the next day. Macy's. Bloomingdale's. Crate and Barrel. Radio Shack. Then later: Visa Sony, Toys R Us and Lowe's...Tags: Sony Corp., Corporate Crime, Equifax Incorporated, Bank of America Corp., Banking
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