Maureen Mahoney

Public Policy Fellow
Expertise in: Gimmicks & Gotchas, Healthcare, Money, Safety

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Maureen Mahoney is a Public Policy Fellow in Consumers Union’s San Francisco office. She conducts research, blogs, and works on story development for a number of issues, with a particular focus on credit reporting and “Gimmicks and Gotchas.” In April 2014, she authored the policy brief “Errors and Gotchas: How Credit Report Errors and Unreliable Credit Scores Hurt Consumers.” She received an M.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed her undergraduate work at the University of Chicago.

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Content From This Expert

Ball is Now in FCC Chairman Pai’s Court to Protect Consumers from Robocalls
March 16, 2018
Illinois Senate OKs bill to make security freeze protection free for consumers
March 14, 2018
CU Calls on Illinois Senate to Approve Free Security Freeze Bill
March 8, 2018
Consumers Union Opposes S. 2155, The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
March 8, 2018
Oregon House OKs Bill To Make Security Freeze Protection Free for Consumers
March 1, 2018
Consumers Union Supports the Right to Repair
February 26, 2018
Advocates to FCC: Do More to Block Unwanted Robocalls
February 23, 2018
Consumer Group Reply Comments to the FCC on Robocall Blocking
February 22, 2018
Consumer Group Comments to the FCC on Robocall Blocking
January 24, 2018
CU Comments Opposing Outcome Health’s Request for TCPA Exemption
December 12, 2017
FCC Proposals Don’t Go Far Enough to Protect Consumers, Threaten Higher Costs
November 16, 2017
Consumer Group Reply Comments to the FCC on Phone Bill Cramming and Slamming
October 26, 2017
Consumer Group Comments on Phone Bill Slamming and Cramming
September 21, 2017
Joint Reply Comments to the FCC on Caller ID Authentication
September 21, 2017
Joint Comments to the FCC on Caller ID Authentication
August 11, 2017
Joint Reply Comments to the FCC on Advanced Methods for Blocking Robocalls
August 1, 2017
Joint Comments to the FCC on Advanced Methods for Blocking Robocalls
August 1, 2017
Consumers Union and other consumer groups urge the FCC to take tougher action to stop illegal robocalls
June 30, 2017
FCC urged to protect consumers from unwanted telemarketing and debt collection voicemails
May 18, 2017
Robocall Strike Force issues progress report on call-blocking efforts
April 28, 2017
Banks Made Over $30 Billion from Overdraft Fees in 2016
March 30, 2017
FCC proposes new rules allowing phone companies to block spoofed robocalls
March 23, 2017
Take Action: Tell the DOL to Protect Your Retirement Security Without Delay
March 15, 2017
Banking Interests Target the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
February 23, 2017
CFPB Orders Millions Returned to Consumers Over Rush Card Fiasco
February 2, 2017
Consumers Union and other groups urge FCC to keep strong robocall rule
February 1, 2017
Consumer Watchdog Goes After TCF Bank for Dicey Overdraft Practices
January 24, 2017
CFPB Calls Out Two Credit Bureaus for Tricky Credit Score Sales
January 4, 2017
Joint Letter to Senate in Support of Strong Consumer Protections from Robocalls
November 16, 2016
Just a “Start”: Robocall Strike Force announces phone industry’s incomplete plan to curb robocalls
October 26, 2016
Ex parte comment to FCC on petition by Anthem, Blue Cross-Blue Shield, WellCare, and others regarding order in Telephone Consumer Protection Act
October 25, 2016
Joint Letter to House Subcommittee in Support of Strong Consumer Protections from Robocalls
September 21, 2016
New CFPB Report Brings Attention to Concerns about Bank Accounts
September 9, 2016
FCC OKs Rules to Implement Debt Collection Robocall Loophole Created by Congress
August 11, 2016
CFPB Fines Santander $10 Million for Tricking Consumers into Overdraft Fees
July 19, 2016
Consumers Union Urges FCC to Adopt Strong Rule to Limit the Robocall Debt Collection Loophole
June 7, 2016
Letter to FCC Secretary Dortch Regarding Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
June 6, 2016
New Progress Toward Credit Accuracy and Transparency
June 2, 2016
Joint Testimony to Senate Commerce Committee on the Importance of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to Safeguard Consumers
May 18, 2016
FCC Proposes New Rule That Limits Harmful Impact of Robocall Debt Collection Loophole
May 9, 2016
Consumer groups support the HANGUP Act – HR 4682
March 11, 2016
New Year’s Resolution: Checking Your Credit
February 3, 2016
Phone Companies Could Take Steps to Dramatically Reduce Robocalls
November 17, 2015
What’s keeping millions of Americans from opening bank accounts?
October 29, 2015
Is It Really a Sale?
October 13, 2015
Protect Yourself from the T-Mobile/Experian Data Breach
October 5, 2015
Beware of Credit Card Add-Ons
September 17, 2015
New Data from the CFPB Highlights Credit Reporting Complaints
August 27, 2015
Verizon response to Consumers Union letter regarding blocking robocalls
March 9, 2015
AT&T response to Consumers Union letter regarding blocking robocalls
March 12, 2015
The heartbreaking consequences of the grandparent scam
April 13, 2015
Consumers Union Launches Campaign to Empower Consumers to End Robocalls
February 18, 2015
Identity monitoring isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
February 11, 2015
New video counsels consumers to “just say no” to payday loans
February 5, 2015
Consumers to CU: We’re ready to move forward on robocalls!
February 4, 2015
FTC takes a stand against illegal robocalls
January 27, 2015
Good news for victims of “Rachel from Cardholder Services” scam
January 20, 2015
Credit report error shows $180k debt: learn more about credit report errors and how to fix them in new video from Consumer Reports
January 13, 2015
How medical debt happens – and what you can do to avoid it
December 31, 2014
Consumers Union counters Fred Thompson in new video: reverse mortgages aren’t always the answer
December 11, 2014
Bring your credit reporting questions to San Francisco’s Art of Financial Well-Being event
November 14, 2014
SECURE Act aims to help protect consumers from credit score gotchas
April 17, 2014
Senators Schatz & Brown introduce bill to improve credit report accuracy and give consumers right to free credit score every year
April 9, 2014
Errors and Gotchas: How Credit Report Errors and Unreliable Credit Scores Hurt Consumers
April 9, 2014
CU policy brief shines a light on credit report errors and unreliable credit scores
April 9, 2014
Letter to Senators Re: Product Safety
August 2, 2007