Current Campaigns
Reining In Wall Street
For too long, bankers themselves have written the rules on Wall Street.
This year, that has to change. Read more.
Identity Theft Protection
In an increasingly high-tech marketplace, we trust businesses with more of our personal information than ever before. Yet many companies aren’t as careful as we think—concealing security breaches or questionable sales of information that make consumers vulnerable to identity theft. Read more.
Predatory Lending
Payday lenders, rent-to-own stores, tax refund anticipation loan (RAL) firms, auto title pawn stores and others have built an industry by kicking low-income, working-class and military families when they’re down. Some states have reined in these predatory lenders, but not all—and certainly not Congress. ConnPIRG fights to regulate the industry’s misleading promises and triple-digit interest rates, and to educate consumers on how to protect themselves. Read more.
Investor Protection
Markets should pick winners and losers—cheaters shouldn't be able to game the system. Consumers and investors as well as employees and taxpayers need tough laws and tough rules to guarantee that their investments are protected. Read more.
