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Consumer Protection BC poll reveals 1 in 4 consumers will use credit to buy holiday gifts this year |
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{Dec. 13, 2012} VICTORIA, BC – While a new poll from Consumer Protection BC shows that 95 per cent of consumers are purchasing gifts this holiday season, 64 per cent say they’re planning on spending less than in 2011.
As part of “Be Money Smart This Holiday Season,” a wintertime campaign focused on financial literacy, Consumer Protection BC polled some 1,150 consumers over a six-day period in late November about their holiday spending habits.
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Payday Lending Consumers To Start Getting Over $1Million in Refunds |
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MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
{December 10, 2012} VICTORIA, BC – British Columbians who were overcharged for payday loans from The Cash Store or Instaloans are eligible for refunds estimated to total approximately $1 million. In March, 2012, Consumer Protection BC ordered the parent company, Cash Store Financial Inc., to stop charging illegal fees and repay customers who were overcharged. As a result of a Supplemental Compliance Order issued on November 30, 2012, the refund process is now scheduled to begin on December 11th 2012. The refund process will be overseen by an independent auditor and Consumer Protection BC. Following from this process, it’s expected that all illegally-charged funds could begin to be refunded as soon as February 2013. Read more...
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Have you been overcharged by Budget Rent a Car? |
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{November 27, 2012} VICTORIA, BC – Consumer Protection BC has created a customized online form to assist consumers who wish to register a complaint against Budget Rent a Car related to overcharging for car rental repairs. Read more...
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Consumer Protection BC welcomes two new Directors to its Board |
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{Nov. 26, 2012} VICTORIA, BC – Consumer Protection BC is pleased to welcome Paulette Parry and Dennis A. Cote to its Board of Directors.
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