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F.T.C. Warns Dozens of Funeral Homes to Provide Accurate Costs to Callers

The agency said an “undercover phone sweep” of more than 250 homes found that 38 failed to provide prices or supplied inconsistent prices in separate calls.

By Ann Carrns

Banking and Financial Institutions Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Protection Credit Unions Personal Finances Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

Consumer Bureau Proposes Overdraft Fee Limits for Large Banks

The options would include charging a benchmark fee, set by the bureau, that would be significantly lower than the current $35 standard.

By Stacy Cowley

Consumer Protection Deaths (Obituaries) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Food and Drug Administration Health Research Group Nader, Ralph Public Citizen Wolfe, Sidney M

Sidney M. Wolfe, Scourge of the Pharmaceutical Industry, Dies at 86

For over 40 years, he and his organization, the Health Research Group, held government and manufacturers to account for unsafe medication.

By Clay Risen

Children and Childhood Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Computers and the Internet Consumer Protection Federal Trade Commission Khan, Lina Privacy Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Social Media

U.S. Regulators Propose New Online Privacy Safeguards for Children

The F.T.C. proposed sweeping privacy changes on Wednesday which could curb how social media, game and learning apps use and monetize youngsters’ data.

By Natasha Singer