Current Policy Priorities
More High-Quality Spectrum Needed for Shared Use
Consumer benefits of "unlicensed spectrum" exceed $50 billion per year
Verizon Spectrum Purchase Jeopardizes Wireless Competition
Deal with Comcast would raise prices and restrict choices
Protect Consumer Privacy
Commerce Department effort to develop voluntary industry privacy codes must be fair and transparent
Strengthen Consumer Protection Against Cramming
Consumers urge FCC to bar billing for third-part services
Ensure a 56 MPG Fuel Economy Standard
54.5-mpg Standard Sets Critical Energy Policy for the Future & is a Win for Consumers, Automakers and Bipartisanship
Improve Energy Efficiency of Home Appliances
CFA recommends FTC improve EnergyGuide label to provide better energy and cost information to consumers
Ensure Foods Are Safe to Eat
Urge USDA to Withdraw Poultry Slaughter Proposal Due to Food Safety, Worker Safety Concerns
Ensure Meat and Poultry are Safe to Eat
Coalition urges USDA to label mechanically tenderized beef
Don't Weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Coalition against funding CFPB through federal appropriations
Lower Rates for State-Mandated Auto Insurance
CFA reports on unfairness of required liability coverage for lower-income families
Require Brokers to Put Investors' Interests First
Groups propose pro-investor framework for SEC fiduciary rulemaking
Protect Consumers Against Online Payday Loan Abuses
Safeguard consumers from risky payday and online lending and empower states to enforce credit protections
New Law Guts Key Investor Protections
CFA responds to enactment of JOBS Act
Stop Bank Payday Lending Abuses
Overdraft fees at the largest banks inch upwards
Extend Mortgage Refinancing to Paid-Up Borrowers
CFA supports President's proposal
Keep Mortgage Loans Safe and Affordable for Consumers
CFA joins consumer and lender groups to make recommended action to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Oppose Regulatory Reform Bills Jeopardizing Consumer Safety
CFA opposes regulatory reforms that will undermine important consumer protections
Improve Window Covering Voluntary Standards
Window covering manufacturers stonewall effective standards that could save children's lives
Latest News
- 11/06/12 - After Sandy, State Insurance Regulators Must Protect Consumers From Unjustified Out-of-Pocket Costs
- 10/30/12 - What Consumers Should Do To Get Fair Claims Payments in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy
- 10/23/12 - Consumer Groups Appeal Court Decision in Suit Against CPSC Based on Secret Proceedings and Information
- 10/16/12- Most Consumers Will Have Difficulty Avoiding Rising Bank Checking Fees Without Direct Deposit
- 10/04/12 - Insurer Criticism of Recent CFA Report on Auto Insurance Rates Is Unscientific, Arbitrary, and Unfair
- 09/24/12 - Consumers Disapprove of Factors that Auto Insurers Use in Setting Prices
- 09/20/12 - Coalition Urges USDA to Withdraw Poultry Slaughter Proposal
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