When the school lunch program was institutionalized across the country in 1946, Congress voted 9 cents for every child in the country eating school lunch, according to Victoria Leonard, director of Children «s Nutrition for the Center for Science and Public Interest, a Washington - based consumer activist group. (articles.chicagotribune.com)
Consumer activist Amanda Werner is dressed in a turquoise troll wig, Russia flag scarf and belly button jewel. (cnbc.com)
Bank - led efforts to shield loans held on balance sheet from new mortgage rules are drawing heavy fire from consumer activists and independent mortgage lenders. (americanbanker.com)