http://www.consumerwarningnetwork.com Band together and Fight back! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:02:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [poll id="48"] By Angie Moreschi: Does extending unemployment benefits just end up extending unemployment?   It's a question a lot of people are asking as the Senate passed yet another extension of jobless benefits.  The provision to extend unemployment benefits is part of a $138 billion package which also extends dozens of expiring ... http://www.consumerwarningnetwork.com/2010/03/11/how-long-should-unemployment-benefits-last/ Just a few months into 2010, there have been 104 people killed in air crashes worldwide. The most serious was the January crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 after taking off from Beirut, Lebanon, killing all 90 aboard. Consumer Warning Network has written about air safety and ranked the ... http://www.consumerwarningnetwork.com/2010/03/09/ten-activities-more-dangerous-than-air-travel/ By Angie Moreschi: Fortune Magazine is back at it with another list to capture the collective mindset on which companies are the most admired. "Most admired" falls closely in line with being profitable, as you might imagine, but not always.  Other key factors in getting the nod included respect for the ... http://www.consumerwarningnetwork.com/2010/03/05/worlds-most-admired-companies/ [youtube]y2kiobcFfXo&showinfo=0[/youtube] If you're looking to buy a toothbrush, stay far far away from a hospital.  Imagine paying $1000 for ONE toothbrush. Perhaps we should call it an oral contaminant removal system, given the hefty price tag, but whatever you call it, it's simply outrageous. And more importantly, it's why American health ... http://www.consumerwarningnetwork.com/2010/03/01/waste-in-the-health-care-system-outrageous-prices/ By Nicole Mayer: Eliminate the middle man and you pay less.  Everyone knows that.  So, once and for all, it's time to save the taxypayers some money by removing private lenders from the process of writing government backed student loans.  It's a concept the Obama administration has embraced and is pushing ... http://www.consumerwarningnetwork.com/2010/02/27/get-giant-lenders-off-corporate-welfare/ The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Make it Rain - Bank of America www.thedailyshow.com The Consumer Warning Network has been examining loan sharking rates charged on consumer credit cards over the past few months. Recently, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart took a humorous look at Bank of ... http://www.consumerwarningnetwork.com/2010/02/25/loan-sharks2/ We've heard it all before. Federal programs, banks and lenders promising to help homeowners facing foreclosure. All too often what we see as a result is a disgrace.  The lenders lead desperate homeowners down a path of hope, only to cold cock them with the reality that, "NO, we won't ... http://www.consumerwarningnetwork.com/2010/02/25/lawsuit-filed-to-shake-up-loan-modification-limbo/ By Terry Smiljanich: "He was a bold man that first ate an oyster," so goes the famous quote by Jonathan Swift. Oysters have been a food treat since prehistory, but everyone knows they can also be a threat.  Eating them raw can pose some risk.  A big enough risk that the FDA ... http://www.consumerwarningnetwork.com/2010/02/24/oysters-and-food-safety-a-slimy-political-problem/ A damaging memo has been uncovered that makes Toyota look as if  the safety of its customers is just a pawn in a game of profits. The troubling document surfaces just as Toyota executives are set to head to Washington D.C. this week to face Congressional hearings. The Detroit Free Press ... http://www.consumerwarningnetwork.com/2010/02/22/toyota-memo-brags-of-saving-100-million-by-limiting-recall/ [youtube]MCRcg10QFCg&showinfo=0[/youtube] A new law that cracks down on credit card companies takes effect this week.  Issuers will no longer be allowed to retroactively hike your credit card interest rate, which, in turn, makes it easier for you to get out of debt.  Another result will be to make it tougher for ... http://www.consumerwarningnetwork.com/2010/02/19/new-credit-card-law-brings-change-for-consumers/