by DeBruler Inc. Web Blog | Mar 31, 2009 | Consumer Tips, Government, Policy
If you serve on a Board, you need to read this article! Pay close attention to the conflict of interest occurring with the Chairman! An article from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, http://www.star-telegram.com/metro_news/story/1288144.html
by DeBruler Inc. Web Blog | Mar 27, 2009 | Consumer Tips, Government
Did you know the EITC lifts more working families out of poverty than any other government program? The Census Bureau showed in 2003 that the EITC lifted 4.4 million people out of poverty, including 2.4 million children. Estimates from 2004 suggest that the EITC...
by DeBruler Inc. Web Blog | Mar 12, 2009 | Consumer Tips, Federal Info
Stimulus Information Governor Henry has launched a website, http://www.ok.gov/recovery/ that aims to provide the citizens of Oklahoma access to clear and concise information about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The website provides national-level...
by DeBruler Inc. Web Blog | Mar 4, 2009 | Consumer Tips
The Administration on Aging has been made aware of an email scam that asks individuals to provide their credit or debit card account information to receive a $150 gift certificate to Walmart. The email asks the recipient to complete a customer satisfaction survey of...
by DeBruler Inc. Web Blog | Mar 4, 2009 | Consumer Tips, Reports
The Federal Trade Commission released the list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2008. The lis showed that for the ninth year in a row, identity theft was the number one consumer complaint category. Of 1,223,370 complaints received in 2008, 313,982...
by DeBruler Inc. Web Blog | Feb 10, 2009 | Consumer Tips, Reports
A new report by the National Consumer Law Center: “Consumer Protection in the States: A 50-State Report on Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices Statutes,” issued February 5, 2009, analyzes and summarizes unfair and deceptive acts and practices (UDAP)...