Of Consuming Interest

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Play the right cards when traveling abroad May 05, 2018

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Jill Gonzalez of WalletHub.com discusses which credit cards are best to use for international travel. Choosing the right card can mean significant savings for consumers because some credit cards add 3% foreign transaction fees.

Gas station credit cards not always the best deal Apr 28, 2018

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Matt Schulz, senior analyst with creditcards.com, discusses the pros and cons of gas station credit cards. These cards charge an average interest rate of 23.61% which is nearly 7 percentage points higher than the national average of all credit cards and with fewer rewards.

Bad guys are using your telephone against you Apr 21, 2018

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Nat Wood, with the Federal Trade Commission, discusses actions taken by the agency to combat robo calls, grandparent scams, identity theft and a host of other frauds targeting consumers.

Putting a stop to illegal robocalls Apr 14, 2018

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Patrick Webre of the Federal Communications Commission discusses the agency’s initiatives to stop illegal robocalls.

Automatic vehicles: safer than humans? Apr 07, 2018

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Marc Scribner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute discusses how automated vehicles will reduce the number of injuries and property damage caused by accidents.

The FDA’s gag rule on off-label treatments Mar 24, 2018

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Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies for the Cato Institute, talks about the gag rule that places restrictions on discussing legal uses of drugs for off-label purposes, as well as a bill that would make trial drugs available to terminally ill patients.

A defense of the short-term, high-interest ‘payday’ loan Mar 02, 2018

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John Berlau, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and how its regulations affect payday loans, which are used by over 12 million consumers each year.

Making a moving experience a good experience Feb 17, 2018

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Scott Michael, president of the American Moving and Storage Association, talks about the decisions you’ll have to make when you change where you live.

Medical identity theft and other trends in insurance fraud Feb 03, 2018

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Jim Quiggle with the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud discusses medical identity theft and other trends in insurance fraud.

Best and worst credit cards Jan 27, 2018

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Jill Gonzalez, senior analyst with wallethub.com, discusses the best and worst credit cards.