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- Forced Credit Card Companies to Disclose Finance and Interest Charges: Brown enacted a law requiring credit card companies to disclose to consumers the amount of interest and finance charges they are billed.
- Required Better Notice from Credit Card Companies: Brown required credit card companies to give consumers notice of cancellation of credit cards.
- Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies: Brown protected consumers by requiring accountability among programs that evaluate credit worthiness and capacity.
Credit Card Companies
- Generic Prescription Drugs: Brown enacted a law allowing consumers to purchase less expensive generic prescription drugs. This saved many consumers the cost of purchasing more expensive and equally effective brand name drugs.
Prescription Drugs
- Toughened Penalties for Violating Fair Packaging and Labeling Law: Brown supported consumers by toughening the penalties for violating the Fair Packaging and Labeling Law.
- Required Grocery Store Pricing: Brown required grocery stores using automatic check-out pricing to post readable prices on their goods.
- Improved Retail Disclosure: Brown required grocery stores to stamp prices on every item.
- Required Retailers to Provide Statements: Brown required retail customers to send annual statements of finance charges on credit accounts.
Fair and Accurate Labeling of Products
- Created Energy "Life-Lines" Rates for Seniors: Brown created the nation’s first affordable “life-line” utility rates for seniors and needy residential customers.
- Established Energy Standards:
Brown passed legislation requiring the establishment of a “life-line” rate be established for basic quantities of gas and electricity needed by the average household.
Energy "Life-Line" Rates
- Shutting Down Electronic and Appliance Repair Scames:
Brown gave the Director of Consumer Affairs the power to shut down the electronic and appliance repair businesses who were defrauding consumers.
Electronic and Appliance Repair Scams
- Required Manufacturers to Refund or Replace Defective Vehicles:
Brown required that car manufacturers provide refunds or replacements for defective automobiles.
Made Auto Manufacturers Replace Defective Vehicles
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