- Financial
- PIAC Letter to Minister of Finance re: Toronto Dominion’s Withdrawal from the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments
- Objection to the proposed incorporation of Rogers Communications Inc. to carry on the business of banking in Canada
- An open letter to the G20 finance ministers and G20 leaders from Consumers International
- PIAC Comments on the OBSI Consultation Paper Suitability and Loss Assessment Process
- Consumers need more comprehensive protection against late payment penalties
- Worldwide consumer organisations sign open letter to G20 calling for financial protection for “real people”
- G20 Summit Seoul: PIAC asks PM to support protection measures for consumers of financial products
- All along the watchtower: seeking the future of Canada’s payments system
- Saskatchewan Payday Loan Rate Among Nation’s Highest; Will Hurt Most Vulnerable Consumers in Economic Downturn
- Consumers Left Out in the Code
- Regulate Financial Planners in the Public Interest
- New PIAC Report Studies Importance of Credit Cards to Canadians
- Proposed Ontario Payday Loan Rate Astronomically High
- Are You Sure You Want to Continue? Consumer Authentication at the Crossroads
- Consumer Group Report Reveals High-interest Borrowing Pitfalls
- Credit Counselling: A Way Forward
- Credit Reporting
- Identity Theft
- Payday Lending
- Banking
- Links
- PIAC Reports
- PIAC Media Releases
- Other PIAC Documents
Fringe Lending and “Alternative Banking”?
Thursday, November 21, 2002
By Michael Grant and Sue Lott.
First Report on Fringe Lending and Alternative Banking, The Consumer Experience [pdf file: 0.76mb]