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Subject Matter Experts

  • Erin Witte

    Director of Consumer Protection

    ewitte@consumerfed.org

Most Recent Press Releases

  • FDIC Should Downgrade FinWise Bank Over Predatory ‘Rent-a-Bank’ Lending
  • TAB Bank, Facilitator of Predatory Puppy Loans, Gets Rating Downgraded by FDIC
  • More than 100 Consumer, Labor and Civil Rights Groups Call on CFPB to Take Action on Banking Fraud and Forced Arbitration

Most Recent Testimony and Comments

  • Advocates Support Expanded Remedies in FTC Impersonation Rule Proposal
  • CFA Supports FTC Extension of Impersonation Rule
  • Consumer Groups Support the FTC’s Government Impersonation Scams Rule
Consumer Protection

Consumer Tips: Scam Artists Target New Payment Methods

December 6, 2011  |  Consumer Information

  • Consumer Tips: Scam Artists Target New Payment Methods, 12/06/11. 

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