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Happy Flag Day and No Kings Day

As a decades-long member of the League of Women Voters and a state employee for nearly two decades, I’m a strong supporter of effective, adequately funded government at all levels. Many times on Flag Day, I’ve taken the opportunity to urge people to be involved in government so that it... Read more →


It is difficult to celebrate National Consumer Protection Week when the Trump administration is gutting and shuttering federal consumer protection agencies

National Consumer Protection Week runs March 2 to 8. Normally, it’s a time for a national celebration of federal, state, and local agencies, and organizations who provide consumer education and resources throughout the year. The agencies and organizations ensure that consumers have the tools and resources they need to understand... Read more →


Trump’s administrators cancel legal action against predatory lender, a blow to defrauded consumers

And so it begins. President Trump lied when he said he would help and support everyday Americans. Too bad voters believed his lies and propaganda. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Trump’s appointees permanently dismissed the agency’s enforcement action on Friday against Solo Funds Inc., a fintech provider that facilitates... Read more →


Trump’s executive order to reduce prices is worthless

Issued Wednesday, President Trump’s executive order to “Defeat the Cost-of-Living Crisis” is extremely disappointing. However, I’m not surprised. A man who lied 30,000 times during his first term as president and who, on the campaign trail – continued to lie, made racist, misogynistic comments, and stirred up hate against groups... Read more →


Bankers ask Trump to dump consumer protections and his regulators begin to do his bidding

Last week when I was doing research for my weekly newsletter, I ran across a letter from the American Bankers Association asking President-elect Donald Trump to undo consumer protection regulations. Before I could report on the letter, I received a news release from the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission on Tuesday... Read more →


It’s Inauguration Day: The foxes are in the henhouse

It’s a sad day for the United States of America. We know the destruction Donald Trump caused during his first term as president, but his second term is going to be worse. Trump only cares about making money for himself and his wealthy friends. Now, billionaires are ingratiating themselves to... Read more →


Top 10 consumer and personal finance stories of 2024

It’s been quite a year, 2024, in many, many ways. Consumers have been pushed and pulled, then slammed to the ground with the election of a president who has a record of not acting in the interest of consumers. When he was president, Trump proposed doing away with the ability... Read more →


As the U.S. is fooled – again – by con man Donald Trump, get ready for a bumpy, four-year ride in your financial life

The American people are being conned a second time by Donald Trump, probably the greatest con man in American history, as they voted to give him the presidency again. Now Trump, who lied more than 35,000 times in his first presidential term, is the president elect. He’ll be in the... Read more →