Pew works to better protect Americans’ health and well being by reducing dangerous and unnecessary risks in household and financial products. http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx <br />An Evaluation of Pew’s Safe Credit Cards Project Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899390313&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Consumer Product Safety&WT.rss_a=Lessons Learned: High Interest in Credit Cards (Spring 2012 Trust Magazine)&WT.z_contenttype=Summary <p>An article in Entrepreneur magazine cites Pew Health Group research on the risks of business credit cards.</p> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899374496&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Consumer Product Safety&WT.rss_a=Three Things to Know About Business Credit Cards&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>A Forbes.com article on the plight of unbanked Americans cites Pew Health Group research on the correlation between bank accounts and savings among low-income Los Angeles families.</p> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899369850&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Consumer Product Safety&WT.rss_a=What Will It Take To Save the Unbanked?&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>A Bloomberg article discussing how credit unions might benefit from higher bank fees cites recent Pew Health Group research on consumer credit cards offered online by the nation’s 12 largest banks and 12 largest credit union issuers.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899365887&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Consumer Product Safety&WT.rss_a=Bank Fees Are a Credit Union’s Best Friend&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>Susan Weinstock, project director at Pew Health Group, is quoted by the New York Times' Bucks blog on the need for better bank fee disclosure. The blog discusses recent research from the Safe Banking Opportunities Project on the impact of hidden or unexpected bank fees on the working poor in Los Angeles.</p> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899365784&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Consumer Product Safety&WT.rss_a=Fees Help Drive Working Poor From Banks&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>An article on Time's Moneyland blog about a Pew report on the impact of hidden or unexpected bank fees on the working poor quotes Susan Weinstock, project director of the Safe Checking in the Electronic Age project at Pew Health Group.</p> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:25:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899365482&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Consumer Product Safety&WT.rss_a=‘Gotcha’ Fees Force Customers to Quit Banks&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Pew Study Shows Low-Income Los Angeles Households Face Significant Barriers to Maintaining Bank Accounts Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899365259&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Consumer Product Safety&WT.rss_a=Hidden or Unexpected Fees Cited as Top Reason Working Poor Close Bank Accounts&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>“Hidden or unexpected fees” were cited as the number one reason Greater Los Angeles’ working poor, those who are employed yet remain in relative poverty, closed bank accounts in the past year, surpassing job loss or lack of money, according to a survey of predominately Hispanic, low-income households.</p> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899365257&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Consumer Product Safety&WT.rss_a=Slipping Behind: Low-Income Los Angeles Households Drift Further from the Financial Mainstream&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>A Wall Street Journal article cites recent Pew research and quotes Nick Bourke, director of the Safe Credit Card Project at Pew Health Group, when discussing the risks inherent in business credit cards.</p> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899362365&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Consumer Product Safety&WT.rss_a=Tight Times Boost Business Credit Cards&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx