Released: December 27, 2009

A year of progress on consumer issues

Source: David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)

This year was a total drag for consumers. Many of us lost our jobs, homes were foreclosed upon, medical bills piled up, recession-weary families scraped by month to month.

But it was also an extraordinary year for consumers, with significant progress made in making banks play more fairly, reforming the healthcare system and improving product safety.

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