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some of which are the highest in the country.

And then there was this Consumer Federation of America report.

I don't know if you saw this.

Homeowners in predominantly Latino Florida neighborhoods.

Exclusive listings can reduce opportunities for first-time homebuyers.

46% of housing counselors say first-time buyers struggle with pocket listings, according to the Consumer Federation of America, CFA, and the National Urban League.

Previous research found such listings can perpetuate racial exclusion and discriminatory steering.

MLS-listed homes suffer 17.5% more than off-MLS homes per Bright MLS and Drexel University.

Larger operations steal entire bags of mail.

Once the criminals have your check, they can wash your name off it with acetone, bleach, or rubbing alcohol, said Adam Russ, director of financial services at the Consumer Federation of America.

The thief can change the amount and the payee and deposit the check themselves, or they can leave it blank and sell it on the dark web.

The information on your check alone puts your finances at risk.

Exclusive listings can reduce opportunities for first-time homebuyers.

46% of housing counselors say first-time buyers struggle with pocket listings, according to the Consumer Federation of America, CFA, and the National Urban League.

Previous research found such listings can perpetuate racial exclusion and discriminatory steering.

MLS-listed homes sell for 17.5% more than off-MLS homes per Bright MLS and Drexel University.

While this sounds like it should apply to Trump's multitudinous crypto ventures, the definitions are carefully drafted, almost as if to intentionally exclude the president's ventures.

Corey Frayer, the director of investor protection at the Consumer Federation of America and former crypto advisor at the SEC during the Biden administration, wrote, quote, The way this section is written makes it clear that whoever wrote it knows Trump's crypto businesses inside and out, and they made sure Trump's crypto businesses would remain outside and not in.

World Liberty Financial brought in over $800 million for businesses tied to Trump and his family last year via WLFI token sales, interest on the USD1 stablecoin reserves, and equity sales to the United Arab Emirates.

Thanks to the president's web of shell companies, he owns a 69% stake in a shell company, which in turn holds a 38.25% stake in a holding company that holds the sole membership interest in World Liberty Financial.

One might think that the platforms would take action to prevent them from reaching their users' feeds.

But in reality, Meta, whose platforms hope for the largest number of scam ads, according to a recent Consumer Federation of America survey, is not doing enough.

In fact, the company's internal projections in 2024 found that 10% of its overall revenue, roughly $16 billion, came from allowing advertising for fraudsters and banned goods.

That means that on an average day, Meta's platform serves up 15 billion higher risk scam ads on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

It pointed to recent survey data that found that roughly one in 10 homebuyers and sellers ran into insurance issues, many of which derailed deals.

At a press event for the report's release, Douglas Heller, insurance director with Consumer Federation of America, suggested how to respond.

The havoc that climate change is wreaking across the country is hitting us all in different ways, to be sure.

But in the West, the wildfire burden has to be addressed.

Engaging the public advocates.

And, you know, folks like Consumer Watchdog and Consumer Federation, you know, I'm proud to endorse me and the policyholders, you know, all of these these groups that are out there advocating for folks.

And I think engaging with them and engaging in negotiations with the industry.

This is this is the work.

They would like nothing but to see the industry...

But they pan her ideas.

I mean, Consumer Watchdog, Consumer Federation, United Policyholders, they say that it's not grounded in any real science, in real experience.

And so my focus is just in trying to make the system work for working people right now.

It pointed to recent survey data that found that roughly one in 10 homebuyers and sellers ran into insurance issues, many of which derailed deals.

At a press event for the report's release, Douglas Heller, insurance director with Consumer Federation of America, suggested how to respond.

The havoc that climate change is wreaking across the country is hitting us all in def- different ways, to be sure.

But in the West, the wildfire burden has to be addressed.