Atlanta, Georgia—May 15, 2019 – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit aiming to improve health care quality for consumers, employers and purchasers, announced today the fall 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. Georgia ranks 15th in the nation for...
More infoCFPB Payday Rule Rollback Puts Georgians at Risk
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) moved to gut the agency’s own consumer protections against predatory payday and car-title lenders, leaving people exposed to the harms of these predatory products. Georgia thankfully already has...
More infoGroups Challenge Ruling Dismissing Appeal of Flawed Plant Vogtle Decision
Atlanta, GA—Georgia groups are challenging a ruling from the Fulton County Superior Court late last month, which dismissed their appeal of the Public Service Commission's decision approving forecast cost increases at Plant Vogtle, where the price tag to...
More infoGeorgia Showing Significant Gains in Hospital Safety
Atlanta, Georgia—Nov. 8, 2018 – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit aiming to improve health care quality for consumers, employers and purchasers, announced today the fall 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. Georgia ranks 17th in the nation for...
More infoCourt Holds First Hearing in Challenge to Georgia Public Service Commission’s Approval of Plant Vogtle Cost Increases
Atlanta, GA, October 31, 2018—Today Georgia groups argued before the Fulton County Superior Court in their challenge to the Georgia Public Service Commission’s (PSC) decision to approve a revised price tag amounting to billions of dollars in cost...
More infoNew Report Finds Georgians Exposed to Larger, Longer High Interest Predatory Loans
NCLC 50-State Review of Consumer Protection Laws for a $10,000 Five-Year Installment Loan Download the full report, including a map, charts, and tables, complete list of recommendations, and a summary of the laws in Georgia that apply to a $10,000...
More infoLiz Coyle joins CFPB Advisory Board
Later this month, Georgia Watch Executive Director Liz Coyle will be joining the Consumer Advisory Board and offering her perspective as a consumer advocate on issues before the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. "I look forward to engaging with the...
More infoGroups Seek Additional Evidence of Behind-Closed-Doors Discussions between Georgia Power, Public Service Commissioners
Atlanta, GA—Georgia groups have filed a joint motion to uncover additional evidence of behind-closed-doors discussions between Georgia Power and some of the Public Service Commissioners in the days leading up to the Commission's decision to continue the...
More infoGeorgia Watch Challenges Public Service Commission Decision on Plant Vogtle
ATLANTA, GA, March 8, 2018 – On behalf of Georgia Watch, Barnes Law Group has filed a petition to contest in court a decision of the Georgia Public Service Commission approving the continuation of the Vogtle nuclear expansion project despite a near...
More infoCongress Moves to Protect Georgia’s Predatory Car-Title Lenders
Resolution Filed to Block Consumer Bureau’s Ability-to-Pay Rule ATLANTA - On Friday, December 1, a resolution was filed in the U.S. House of Representatives that would block new consumer protections adopted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
More infoGeorgia Watch recognizes 2017 Consumer Champion
ATLANTA, GA - October 10, 2017 At an event celebrating its 15th anniversary, Georgia Watch presented its Consumer Champion Lifetime Achievement Award to Representative Penny Houston (R-Nashville) for her work to protect and empower consumers in Georgia...
More infoConsumer Financial Protection Bureau releases federal regulations that protect against abusive predatory lending
ATLANTA, GA, October 5, 2017 – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule designed to protect consumers from payday and title pawn lending. The rule stems from over five years of research, as the CFPB recognized the...
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