Consumer Federation of America

Press Releases

February 2010

CUNA and CFA Survey Shows Consumers Unaware of Upcoming Credit Card Protections, Taking Action to Protect Themselves from Recent Changes, 2/9/10. (PDF)

CFA and NCLC Call on Bank Regulator to Enforce Rules for Quickie Tax Refund Loans, 2/8/10. (PDF)

CFA Statement on New USDA Framework for Animal Traceability, 2/05/10. [PDF]

Consumers Overwhelmingly Support Bank Overdraft Reforms: 15 Largest Banks Continue to Pile on Fees, 2/4/10. (PDF)
- Survey of Big Bank Overdraft Fees (PDF)
- Overdraft Examples (PDF)

National Consumer Organizations Applaud Governor Crist for Holding Down Insurance Rates, 2/02/10. [PDF]

January 2010

CFA's Director of Insurance with Americans for Insurance Reform on Insurer "Tort Cost" Report, 1/29/10. [PDF]

Safe Food Coalition Urges USDA to Change E. coli Traceback Policy, 1/27/10. [PDF]

ATV Injuries and Deaths Among Children Decrease; Numbers Trending Downward But Still High, 1/26/10 [PDF]

TicketDisaster.org Statement on DOJ Settlement of Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger, 1/26/10. (PDF)

Beware of Debt Settlement Trap: Consumer Groups Offer Tips on Getting Real Relief, 1/26/10. (PDF)

CFA Statement on Nomination of Dr. Elisabeth Hagen as Under Secretary for Food Safety, 1/25/10. [PDF]

Beginning of the End?: Major Changes to Quick Tax Refund Loans Industry, 1/19/10. (PDF)

Safe Food Coalition Calls on USDA to Take Action on Mechanically Tenderized Meat Products, 1/19/10. [PDF]

CFA Applauds Appointment of Mike Taylor as Deputy Commissioner for Foods, 01/14/10. [PDF]

CFA's Statement on Senator Dodd's Decision to Retire, 1/6/10. (PDF)

December 2009

Public Interest and Live Event Industry Groups Annonce New Coalition to Fight Anti-Competitive Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger, 12/16/09. (PDF)

Survey: Iowans Oppose Insurance Credit Scoring, Consumer Groups Criticize Biased Defense of Insurer Practices, 12/15/09. (PDF)

CFA Hails House Passage of H.R. 4173, "The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act," 12/11/09. (PDF)

CFA Urges the House of Representatives to Strengthen and Pass Financial Regulatory Reform, 12/8/09. (PDF)

Public Interest Groups Call on Justice Department to Block Ticketmaster/LiveNation/Comcast Merger, 12/1/09. (PDF)

CFA and Consumer Watchdog: Michigan FAIR Initiative Modeled after Nation's Most Successful Insurance Reforms, 12/1/09. (PDF)

November 2009

Large Majority of Americans Remain Concerned About Gas Prices and Oil Imports, 11/24/09. (PDF)

Consumers Likely to Exercise Less Spending Restraint This Holiday Season, According to Tenth Annual CFA-CUNA Spending Survey, 11/23/09. (PDF)

National Consumer Protection and Industry Groups Issue Joint Statement on the Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger Investigation, 11/1909. (PDF)

CFA Calls on the Senate to Pass the FAIR Overdraft Coverage Act, 11/17/09. (PDF)

CFA Applauds Federal Reserve Board Overdraft Rules As Good First Step But More Protections Are Needed, 11/12/09. (PDF)

CFA Applauds the Introduction of Senator Dodd's Financial Reform Package, 11/10/09. (PDF)

CFA Responds to the Passage of the Investor Protection Act out of the House Financial Services Committee, 11/4/09. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Applaud FTC's Proposed Rules for Debt Relief Services, 11/3/09. (PDF)

October 2009

CFA Calls on House to Pass Overdraft Protection Act of 2009, 10/30/09. (PDF)

House Financial Services Committee Vote on Sox Rollback Will Test Commitment to Pro-Investor Reform, 10/28/09. (PDF)

Survey Shows Consumers Misunderstand Gift Cards, 10/26/09. (PDF)

CFA Opposes Weakening of Derivatives Legislation, 10/21/09. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Oppose Moore Amendment to Strip Credit Insurance Authority from CFPA, 10/15/09. (PDF)-(Charts)

Consumer Groups Urge Congress Not to Cut Insurance Protections, 10/14/09. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Express Concern to DOJ Over Ticketmaster and Live Nation Merger, 10/09/09. (PDF)

Bank Lobbyists Try to Gut Consumer Financial Protection Agency, 10/09/09. (PDF)

Groups Concerned Over Auto Dealer Exemption in the CFPA, 10/7/09. (PDF)

Consumers Still at Risk from Bank Overdraft Loans: Big Bank “Reforms” Fail to Protect Customers, Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) Needed, 10/5/09. (PDF)

September 2009

Consumer Representatives Oppose Finance Committee Proposal to Give Health Insurance Authority to National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 09/30/09. (PDF)

Credit Card Issuers Use More Tricks and Traps in Advance of New Law: Groups call for enactment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) to oversee shifting credit card practices, 09/28/09. (PDF)

Consumer Federation of America Applauds President Obama’s Speech on Financial Regulatory Reform, 09/14/09. (PDF)

CFA Survey: Americans Want Consumer Agency for Financial Products and Services, 09/09/09. (PDF)

New Survey on Parents' Concerns about Their Children's Money Management Skills -- Ten Teen Money Myths Exposed, 09/08/09. (PDF)

CFA and other consumer and privacy groups urge Congress to enact legislation to protect consumer privacy in online behavioral tracking and targeting, 09/01/09. (PDF)

August 2009

U.S. Treasury Report on Loan Modifications Shows Much Work Remains, 08/04/09. (PDF)

Other press releases are listed below by subject category.

Antitrust	Banking/Credit
Consumer Literacy	Consumer Protection
Energy	Food and Agricultural Policy
Guns	Housing and Mortgage Lending
Insurance	Internet
Investments/Savings/Financial Planning	Product Safety and Liability
Real Estate	Telecommunications and Utilities

Antitrust

Consumer Groups Express Concern to DOJ Over Ticketmaster and Live Nation Merger, 10/09/09. (PDF)

Nation's Consumer Groups: Microsoft-DOJ Proposal Not in the Public Interest, Should Be Rejected, 01/25/02. (PDF)

Citing Consumer Harm From Microsoft Monopoly, Groups Ask Administration To Include Windows XP in Antitrust Case, 09/26/01. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Demand Effective Remedies in the Microsoft Case, 04/12/00. (PDF)

CFA Calls For Compensation to Consumers: Corporations Get Millions, Consumers Get Zero in Vitamin Settlement, 09/29/99. (PDF)

Microsoft Monopoly, 10/07/98. (PDF)

Banking/Credit

Bank Lobbyists Try to Gut Consumer Financial Protection Agency, 10/09/09. (PDF)

Consumers Still at Risk from Bank Overdraft Loans: Big Bank “Reforms” Fail to Protect Customers, Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) Needed. (PDF)

CFA Big Bank Overdraft Fee Survey, 07/16/09. (PDF)

IRS May Take One Step Forward For Taxpayers On Predatory Loans, But Takes One Big Step Back On Privacy, 01/07/08. (PDF)

Down But Not Gone: Quick Tax Refund Loans Continue to Gouge Taxpayers, 01/16/07. (PDF)

CFA and American Express Report on First Phase of Research on Consumer Credit Counseling Effectiveness, 06/12/06. (PDF)

Consumer Groups to Testify before the IRS on Plan to Weaken Taxpayer Privacy Rules, 04/03/06. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Demand Improvements to IRS “Privacy” Rule Proposal, 03/09/06. (PDF)

African-Americans Pay Higher Auto Loan Rates but Can Take Steps to Reduce This Expense, 02/15/06. (PDF)

Quick Tax Loans Skim Billions from Taxpayer Refunds, 02/03/06. (PDF)

Latest Predatory Lenders Drive Borrowers into Debt With High-Cost Loans Secured by Cars, 11/17/05. (PDF)

Consumer Understanding of and Access to Credit Scores Improves Over Past Year but still Insufficient, Annual Survey Finds , 09/20/05. (PDF)

CFA, Attorneys: Congress Should Give Katrina Victims Financial Relief by Delaying Severe New Bankruptcy Law, 09/07/05. (PDF)

National Consumer Law Center Report Documents IRS Subsidy to Refund Anticipation Loan (RAL) Industry, 07/05/05. (PDF)

New Survey Finds Insufficient Savings for Emergencies Major Cause of Financial Worry Among Younger Women, 04/27/05. (PDF)

Bill Offered By Congressmen Miller, Watt, and Frank Takes the Right Approach to Addressing Predatory Mortgage Lending, 04/19/05. (PDF)

Firms Under Assault For Abusive Practices Find New Lease On Life: For-Profit Credit Counseling, 03/21/05. (PDF)

Many Americans Misunderstand Credit Scores According to New National Survey, 03/15/05. (PDF)

Bankruptcy Bill on Senate Floor Will Erect Harsh New Barriers and Reward Abusive Lenders, 02/28/05. (PDF)

Refund Anticipation Loans: Still a Bad Deal, 01/18/05. (PDF)

Most Consumers Do Not Understand Credit Scores According to a New Comprehensive Survey, 09/21/04. (PDF)

Most Consumers Do Not Understand Credit Scores According to a New Comprehensive Survey, 09/21/04. (PDF)

Check 21 Law Benefits Banks But Will Mean More Bounced Checks & Fees for Consumers, 08/24/04. (PDF)

Federal Reserve Bank Overdraft Loan Proposals Fail to Protect Consumers, 08/06/04. (PDF)

Senators tell FDIC to Stop Letting Payday Lenders Rent Bank Charters, 07/21/04. (PDF)

Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Toothless Payday Loan Bill Consumer Groups Call for Real Protection For Cash-Strapped Families, 04/15/04. (PDF)

Payday Lenders Use FDIC Banks and Sham Rebates to Peddle Exorbitantly Priced Small Loans, 03/31/04. (PDF)

New Research Shows Growing Wealth Gap Between the Poor and the Rest of America, 02/17/04. (PDF)

Quick Tax Loans Drain Over a Billion From American Workers, 01/29/04. (PDF)

Research Shows That Women On Their Own Face Financial Challenges, 01/12/04. (PDF)

Survey Finds Lack of Consumer Understanding About Credit Counseling, 12/01/03. (PDF)

Consumers Say They Will Spend Less Than Last Year During the Holiday Season, 11/25/03. (PDF)

New Analysis Reveals Wealth Gap Between Hispanic And Other Americans, 11/17/03. (PDF)

Consumer Federation Calls For a Stronger Senate Credit Reporting Bill --Urges Senate to Pass Feinstein-Boxer Privacy Amendment--, 11/04/03. (PDF)

More African-Americans Save and Begin to Close Wealth Gap, 10/29/03. (PDF)

Middle Americans Become More Financially Prudent and Build More Wealth During Economic Boom, Yet Many Worry About Finances Today, 10/06/03. (PDF)

Consumer Federation Calls For A Stronger Senate Credit Reporting Bill, 09/23/03. (PDF)

Survey Shows Consumers Lack Essential Knowledge on Credit Reporting and Credit Scores, 07/28/03. (PDF)

Consumer and Community Groups Call on FDIC to Enforce its New Payday Loan Guidelines in CRA Review of Venture Bank and Advance America, 07/14/03. (PDF)

FDIC Guidelines Turn up the Heat on Rent-a-Bank Payday Lending, 07/02/03. (PDF)

National Consumer Groups Ask Oklahoma Legislature to Vote No on SB 583, 05/13/03. (PDF)

Survey Finds Growing Concern About Personal Finances, Especially Among the Least Affluent, 05/13/03. (PDF)

Consumer and Community Groups Call on Federal Reserve Board to Halt Rent-a-Bank Payday Lending by Delaware Bank, 04/15/03. (PDF)

First-Ever Study of Credit Counseling Finds High Fees, Bad Advice and Other Abuses by New Breed of "Non-Profit" Agencies, 04/09/03. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Alert Treasury of Privacy Violations by Free File Tax Preparation Websites, 03/25/03. (PDF)

CFA: House Set To Pass Bankruptcy Bill That Will Harm Families Hit By Financial Misfortune, 03/19/03. (PDF)

Diverse Organizations and Unions Call on House Leaders to Reject Bankruptcy Legislation (H.R. 975), 03/03/03. (PDF)

Consumer Federation of America Applauds Comptroller Action to Halt Rent-A-Bank Payday Lending by Peoples National Bank of Paris, TX, 01/31/03. (PDF)

Quick Tax Loans Cost Taxpayers Almost $2 Billion, 01/29/03. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Urge Federal Reserve Board to Stop Abusive Bank Overdraft Charges, 01/28/03. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Question the the 'Free' in the IRS 'Free File' Program, 01/16/03. (PDF)

Consumer and Community Groups Call on Office of Thrift Supervision to Halt Rent-a-Bank Payday Lending by Ohio Thrift, 01/07/03. (PDF)

Millions of Americans Jeopardized by Inaccurate Credit Scores, 12/17/02. (PDF)

Consumer Federation of America Applauds Comptroller For Another Crackdown on Payday Lending, 10/29/02. (PDF)

Payday Lenders Shred Consumer Safety Net, 10/03/02. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Criticize Proposed IRS Pact with Commercial Preparers to Provide E-file Services, 09/05/02. (PDF)

Diverse Groups Call On Daschle, Hastert Not To Restrict Personal Bankruptcy At A Time Of Economic Uncertainty And Corporate Scandals , 08/28/02 (PDF)

Credit Card Issuers Expand Marketing and Available Credit While Consumers Increasingly Say No, 08/15/02. (PDF)

Consumer Literacy

Home Improvement Complaints Top NACAA/CFA’s Annual Consumer Complaint List, 02/10/05. (PDF)

Survey Reveals More Trust For Cooperatives Than For Investor-Owned Corporations, 10/01/03. (PDF)

Consumer Protection

Consumer Groups Applaud FTC's Proposed Rules for Debt Relief Services, 11/3/09. (PDF)

Loans Secured by Car Titles Trap Borrowers in Cycle of Debt, 04/17/05. (PDF)

Six National Groups Join Together for First-Ever Consumer Agenda, 09/28/04. (PDF)

Automobile Sales Complaints Top NACAA/CFA’s Annual Consumer Complaint List, 11/24/03. (PDF)

Home Improvement Complaints Top NACAA/CFA's Annual Consumer Complaint List, 11/25/02. (PDF)

Energy

CFA Releases Blueprint for Lowering Gasoline Costs Through Reduced Oil Consumption and Imports, 05/25/06. (PDF)

50 MPG Feasible, Affordable and Economic: New CFA analysis shows $3/gal Gasoline Can Make it Happen by 2030, 05/08/06. (PDF)

New Report Shows That Within Vehicle Class, Fuel Efficiency Varies Widely, 02/27/06. (PDF)

CFA Releases 12 Simple Tips That Can Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil and Save Consumers Billions of Dollars, 12/27/05. (PDF)

New Report Shows Nearly Three-Quarters of Americans Concerned About Future Gas Prices, 09/01/05. (PDF)

The Impact of Rising Prices on Household Gasoline Expenditures, 09/01/05. (PDF)

In Response to Significant, Upcoming Pepco Rate Increase, CFA Releases List of 10 Ways For DC Consumers To Reduce Electricity Bills, 02/06/05. (PDF)

Extreme Cold Weather Forcing Consumers to Pay More in Heating Costs--CFA Releases 10 Tips to Reduce Home Energy Bills, 01/30/04. (PDF)

Federal Electricity Proposal Risky for Consumers, 11/13/02. (PDF)

Federal Push for Electricity Deregulation Will Cost Consumers Tens of Billions, 09/18/02. (PDF)

Food and Agricultural Policy

CFA Statement on New USDA Framework for Animal Traceability, 2/05/10. [PDF]

Safe Food Coalition Urges USDA to Change E. coli Traceback Policy, 1/27/10. [PDF]

CFA Statement on Nomination of Dr. Elisabeth Hagen as Under Secretary for Food Safety, 1/25/10. [PDF]

Safe Food Coalition Calls on USDA to Take Action on Mechanically Tenderized Meat Products, 1/19/10. [PDF]

CFA Applauds Appointment of Mike Taylor as Deputy Commissioner for Foods, 01/14/10. [PDF]

CFA Praises House for Passage of Food Safety Enhancement Act, 07/30/09. (PDF)

CFA Urges House to Pass Food Safety Enhancement Act, 07/28/09. (PDF)

CFA Applauds Passage of Food Safety Enhancement Act, 06/17/09. (PDF)

CFA Urges Precautions Against H1N1 Flu Virus, 04/30/09. (PDF)

CFA’s Carol Tucker-Foreman Testifies Before House Agriculture Committee, Urges Modernization of Food Safety Laws, 04/02/09. (PDF)

CFA Statement on FDA Appointments of Hamburg and Sharfstein, 03/11/09. (PDF)

Statement of CFA’s Carol Tucker-Foreman on Appointment of Dr. Kathleen Merrigan as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, 02/25/09. (PDF)

CFA Applauds Shift to Preventive Food Safety System at FDA, 02/11/09. (PDF)

CFA Urges Congress to Act Quickly to Reform FDA, 02/11/09. (PDF)

CFA Supports Efforts to Modernize Food Safety System, 02/04/09. (PDF)

CFA Statement on the New California Senate Committee on Food and Agriculture, 01/13/09. (PDF)

CFA Praises Appointment of Tom Vilsack as Next Secretary of Agriculture, 12/17/08. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Call on Obama Administration to Take Action on Food Safety During First 100 Days, 12/12/08. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Urge Next Agriculture Secretary to Have Food Safety, Nutrition, Environmental Focus, 12/11/08. (PDF)

Statement of Chris Waldrop on the Implementation of Country of Origin Labeling, 09/30/08. (PDF)

CFA Praises Elements of Senate Food Safety Modernization Act; Challenges Failure to Require Regular Federal Inspection of All Food Processing Plants, 08/01/08. (PDF)

CFA Statement on USDA Announcement to Identify Retail Stores where Recalled Meat has been Sold, 07/11/08. (PDF)

CFA Statement on the Need for a Standardized Traceability System for Produce, 07/03/08. (PDF)

CFA Reveals Alcohol, Calories and Carbs in Top Selling Beer, Wine and Distilled Spirits Brands, 06/30/08. (PDF)

CFA Supports Linking National School Lunch Program and Animal ID, 06/27/08. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Angered by FDA and USDA Inaction on CO-Treated Meat, 06/02/08. (PDF)

CFA Applauds Senator Kohl for Substantially Increasing FDA Funding, 05/08/08. (PDF)

2007 CDC FoodNet Data Shows Seven Years of Failure and Thousands of Unnecessary Deaths, 04/11/08. (PDF)

Largest Recall in U.S. History Further Proof that Food Safety System is Failing Consumers, 02/19/08. (PDF)

FDA Forces Food from Cloned Animals and Progeny on the Public, 01/15/08. (PDF)

Coalition Condemns FDA Plans for Cloned Foods as Irresponsible, 12/18/07. (PDF)

Senate Democrats & Republicans, Food Industry and Consumer Groups to White House: Under Funded FDA Jeopardizes Food Safety, 12/06/07. (PDF)

CFA, Consumer Groups Join Labor, Farm Groups and State Departments of Agriculture to Assure All Meat and Poultry Shipped Across State Lines Will Remain Subject to Federal Meat and Poultry Inspection Laws, Regulations and Policies, 10/23/07. (PDF)

CFA’s Carol Tucker Foreman on State Inspected Meat, 10/02/07. (PDF)

Massive Federal Recall Demonstrates Need to Strengthen, Not Dismantle Federal Food Safety System, 10/01/07. (PDF)

U.S. Progress on Foodborne Illness Stalls, 04/12/07. (PDF)

CFA Statement on Thirty Day Extension for Public Comment Period on Animal Cloning, 04/04/07. (PDF)

CFA Statement on USDA Roll-Out of Risk-Based Inspection, 02/22/07. (PDF)

CFA supports Cloned Food Labeling Act in House, 02/15/07. (PDF)

CFA Supports Efforts to Modernize the Food Safety System, 02/15/07. (PDF)

CFA’s Carol Tucker Foreman to Testify Before House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/08/07. (PDF)

CFA Urges Consumers to Contact FDA about Cloning, 02/07/07. (PDF)

CFA Praises Cloned Food Labeling Act, 01/26/07. (PDF)

CFA Statement on the FDA's Decision to Permit Meat and Milk from Cloned Animals to be Used in Food, 12/28/06. (PDF)

CFA’s Carol Tucker Foreman on FDA’s Intention to Foist Meat and Milk From Cloned Animals On Unwilling Public, 10/17/06. (PDF)

“Consumer Guide to Avian Influenza” Brochure, 10/04/06. (PDF)

Statement of CFA’s Carol Tucker Foreman on OIG Report on State Meat Inspection Programs, 09/28/06. (PDF)

Most Consumers Are Concerned About Practice of Adding Carbon Monoxide to Meat, New Survey Finds, 09/25/06. (PDF)

Consumer Federation of America Announces Coalition for a Stronger FDA , 09/25/06. (PDF)

Senators Chambliss and Murkowski, FDa’s Von Eschenbach To Address 29th Annual Food Policy Conference, 09/14/06. (PDF)

USDA Decision to Reduce Mad Cow Testing Based on Faulty Premise, 07/20/06. (PDF)

Statement of CFA’s Carol Tucker Foreman on U.S. Court of Appeals Decision Rejecting Efforts of Bush Administration Food Safety Officials to Conceal Records of Meetings with Industry Lobbyists, 06/30/06. (PDF)

CFA Urges Wal-Mart to Come Clean on CO-Treated Meat, 05/16/06. (PDF)

CFA: US Failed to Meet Healthy People Goal of Reducing Listeria, 04/13/06. (PDF)

CFA Highlights Leading Supermarket Chains That Refuse To Sell Carbon Monoxide-Treated Meat, 04/05/06. (PDF)

Three Cases of Mad Cow Disease and Still No Animal ID System, 03/13/06. (PDF)

Congress Takes a Bite Out of Consumers’ Food Safety Protections, 03/08/06. (PDF)

CFA and S.T.O.P. Urge FDA to Prohibit Use of Carbon Monoxide in Fresh Meat Packaging, 01/17/06. (PDF)

Bush Administration Again Puts Cattle Industry Concerns Ahead of Public Health, 10/04/05. (PDF)

Ag Secretary Johanns, FDA's Crawford to Address 28th Annual Food Policy Conference, September 19-20, 09/13/05. (PDF)

CFA Statement on USDA Animal ID System, 08/30/05. (PDF)

CFA Statement on Appointment of Dr. Barbara Masters to FSIS Administrator, 08/02/05. (PDF)

Statement of CFA’s Carol Tucker Foreman on Positive BSE Test Results, 06/24/05. (PDF)

CFA Opposes Meat Promotion Act, 05/05/05. (PDF)

New FoodNet Report Brings Good News/Bad News: Declines in E.coli Food Poisoning, Increases in Multi-Drug Resistant Salmonella Newport, 04/15/05. (PDF)

Consumer Federation of America Supports Joint Resolution on Canadian Border Rule, 02/18/05. (PDF)

CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on Nomination of Michael Leavitt for Secretary of Health and Human Services, 12/14/04. (PDF)

Statement of CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on Negative BSE Test Result, 11/22/04. (PDF)

Statement of CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on Resignation of Ann Veneman as Secretary of Agriculture, 11/15/04. (PDF)

CFA Supports Safe Food Act of 2004, 10/07/04. (PDF)

Statement of CFA’s Carol Tucker Foreman: Bush Administration Stalls Action on BSE Feed Protection Until The Last Mad Cow Comes Home, 07/09/04. (PDF)

CFA: Voluntary COOL Not an Effective Solution, 06/15/04. (PDF)

Bush Administration Actions on Mad Cow Raise Questions of Competence and Credibility, 05/26/04. (PDF)

Statement of CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on CDC FoodNet Data, 04/30/04. (PDF)

CFA Supports Bono/Hooley COOL Enhancement Act, 03/18/04. (PDF)

A Mandatory Animal Identification System Capable of Tracing All Animals Back to the Farm of Origin Is Essential To Protect Public and Animal Health, 01/23/04. (PDF)

CFA Statement in Support of Downed Animal Protection Act, 01/22/04. (PDF)

Statement of CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on Country-of-Origin Labeling, 01/21/04. (PDF)

Letter to US Senate supporting Country-of-Origin Labeling, 01/20/04. (PDF)

Consumer Federation of America supports Country of Origin Labeling for Food, 01/06/04. (PDF)

CFA Has Long Advocated Steps That USDA Is Now Taking, 12/30/03. (PDF)

Consumer Federation of America’s Carol Tucker Foreman on BSE Infected Cow in the U.S., 12/24/03. (PDF)

Consumers Want Country of Origin Labeling, 12/08/03. (PDF)

CFA’s Carol Tucker Foreman on FDA’s Risk Assessment on Animal Cloning, 10/31/03. (PDF)

Statement of CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on FDA Listeria Risk Assessment, 10/21/03. (PDF)

Statement of CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on USDA’s Listeria Numbers, 10/17/03. (PDF)

Statement of CFA’s Carol Tucker Foreman on Kraft Foods Announcement on Portion Sizes, Marketing and Fat Content of Products, 07/02/03. (PDF)

CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on NAS Meat Safety Report: NAS Tells Congress to Give USDA Authority to Set, Implement and Enforce Food Safety Performance Standards, 04/24/03. (PDF)

CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on FY 2004 USDA Budget: 'Administration Cuts Appropriations for Food Safety', 02/03/03. (PDF)

Statement of CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on Settlement Of Nebraska Beef Case and Funding Food Safety with User Fees, 01/27/03. (PDF)

CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on Listeria Recall: 120 Illnesses, 13 Deaths Might Have Been Avoided if USDA Had Issued Testing Regulation, 10/13/02. (PDF)

Statement of CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on Sen. Durbin Bill Requiring Pre-Market Approval of Biotech Plants, 10/11/02. (PDF)

Statement of CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman On Selection of Dr. Garry McKee as FSIS Administrator, 07/23/02. (PDF)

Statement of CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on ConAgra Ground Beef Recall, 07/19/02. (PDF)

Statement of CFA's Carol Tucker Foreman on GAO Report Highlighting Serious Problems in USDA's Meat Inspection System, 07/10/02. (PDF)

Guns

Defective Firearms Prove Greater Threat Than Previously Thought, 02/09/05. (PDF)

Gun Industry Tips Its Hand: Assault Gun Manufacturers Craft Grand Marketing Schemes As Weapons Ban Sunsets, 09/07/04. (PDF)

Solid Majorities of Gun Owners, Union Members, NASCAR Fans Support Assault Weapons Ban, 07/13/04. (PDF)

CFA Shows Overwhelming Majority of Gun Owners and General Public Strongly Support Renewing and Strengthening the Assault Weapons Ban, 02/23/04. (PDF)

CFA Calls CPSC Consent Agreement With BB Gun Maker A Loss For Consumer Safety, 11/19/03. (PDF)

New CFA Survey Finds That Consumers Support Renewing and Strengthening the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, 10/01/03. (PDF)

U.S. Senator Corzine and Representative Kennedy Demand Immediate Health and Safety Regulation of Guns, 06/10/03. (PDF)

Consumer Federation of America Strongly Supports the 'Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003', 05/09/03. (PDF)

House Judiciary Sends NRA Gift Before National Convention, 04/03/03. (PDF)

McCain-Lieberman Gun Show Bill Marketed as "Gun Safety," But It's Not, 06/13/02. (PDF)

Housing and Mortgage Lending

Nontraditional Real Estate Brokers More Active Despite Industry Efforts to Stop Them, 12/13/06. (PDF)

Nontraditional Real Estate Brokers More Active Despite Industry Efforts to Stop Them, 12/13/06. (PDF)

Women More Likely to Receive Subprime Home Loans, Disparity Highest for Women with Highest Income, 12/07/06. (PDF)

300-City Report Documents Pricing Variation in the Subprime Mortgage Market between Regions, States and Cities Throughout the U.S., 09/05/06. (PDF)

New Analysis of Non-Traditional Mortgage Borrowers Shows Less Wealthy, Weaker Credit Than Industry Suggests, 05/24/06. (PDF)

Statement of Allen Fishbein, Director of Credit and Housing Policy, Consumer Federation of America on the Release of the Interagency Guidance on Nontraditional Mortgage Products, 12/20/05. (PDF)

Statement of Allen Fishbein on the Release of the 2004 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data, 09/13/05. (PDF)

New Report Finds Pricing in the Subprime Mortgage Market Varies Greatly between Cities Throughout the U.S., 09/08/05. (PDF)

Banking Regulators’ Proposed Rule Change Will Reduce Consumer Access to Mainstream Financial Services In Urban and Rural Communities, 09/09/04. (PDF)

Insurance

Consumer Groups Urge Congress Not to Cut Insurance Protections, 10/14/09. (PDF)

Expiration of Terrorism Insurance Law Will Promote Private Market Development: Consumer Federation Offers Analysis of Long-Term Private Sector Solutions, 05/01/06. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Press States to Take Action on Unfair Insurance Rating Practices by Insurers and Third Party Organizations, 04/04/06. (PDF)

Rising Gas Prices Should Lower Auto Insurance Rates for Many Consumers, 01/20/06. (PDF)

CFA to State Leaders: Don’t Drop the Ball in Preparing for End of Nation’s Terrorism Insurance Law, 01/13/06. (PDF)

Comments of J. Robert Hunter, Director of Insurance on the Agreement to Renew a Less Generous Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), 12/19/05. (PDF)

Comments of J. Robert Hunter, Director of Insurance on the Agreement to Renew a Less Generous Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), 12/19/05. (PDF)

Consumer Federation Opposes House Legislation to Expand Insurance Industry Subsidies Under Terror Insurance Law, 12/07/05. (PDF)

Pressure Building on Congress to Establish Taxpayer-Funded Catastrophe Insurance Program, 11/15/05. (PDF)

Congressional Debate on Future of Terror Insurance Law Begins – CFA Urges Senate to End Unjustified Taxpayer Subsidies to Insurance Industry, 11/02/05. (PDF)

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Won’t Derail Huge Profits for Property/Casualty Insurers, 10/14/05. (PDF)

Statement of J. Robert Hunter, Director of Insurance Regarding Legislation to Retroactively Provide Flood Insurance to Properties Damaged By Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 09/27/05. (PDF)

Consumer Organizations Call on Insurance Commissioners to Protect Homeowners Devastated by Hurricane Katrina, 09/22/05. (PDF)

What Consumers Should Do to Get Fair Claims Payment in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina, 08/30/05. (PDF)

New Report Urges Congress to Wean Insurance Industry from Taxpayer-Paid Terrorism Insurance Subsidies, 07/26/05. (PDF)

Statement of J. Robert Hunter on Release of the Treasury Department's Study on the Future of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, 06/30/05. (PDF)

Consumer, Labor, Civil Rights and Community Groups Join Forces to Oppose House Insurance Deregulation Bill ("SMART" Act), 05/03/05. (PDF)

Higher Agent/Broker Commissions in Home and Auto Insurance Often Mean Higher Rates, But Not Better Service, 02/24/05. (PDF)

CFA Study Finds Controversial Contingency Payments Widely Used in Sales of Home and Auto Insurance, 01/26/05. (PDF)

As Spitzer Insurance Investigation Widens, CFA Calls On Congress To Unleash the Federal Trade Commission, Kill Deregulatory Proposals, 10/27/04. (PDF)

What Consumers Should Do to Get Fair Claims Payment in the Wake of Hurricane Charley, 08/18/04. (PDF)

Insurance Industry Is Deceiving Congress About Need to Extend Terror Insurance Law Prematurely, 08/12/04. (PDF)

CFA To Congress: Rushing to Renew Terror Insurance Law Will Harm Taxpayers, 07/01/04. (PDF)

CFA To Congress: Rushing to Renew Terror Insurance Law Will Harm Taxpayers, 06/28/04. (PDF)

CFA Study Finds No Need to Keep Taxpayers on the Hook for Billions in Terrorism Insurance Losses, 04/19/04. (PDF)

House Chair Oxley's Insurance "Roadmap" Could Cost Consumers Millions in Increased Insurance Premiums, 03/30/04. (PDF)

Consumer Organizations Criticize President of National Association of Insurance Commissioners for Deregulation Agenda, 03/03/04. (PDF)

CFA Calls for Better Automobile Insurance Regulation in New York, 11/12/03. (PDF)

Insurer Profits Shoot Up As "Hard Market" of Soaring Commercial Insurance Rates Comes to An End, 11/03/03. (PDF)

What Consumers Should Do To Get Fair Claims Payment In The Wake Of Hurricane Isabel, 09/18/03. (PDF)

Many State Legislators Involved with National Insurance Organization Have Close Ties to Insurance Industry, 07/09/03. (PDF)

Good News for Commercial Insurance Buyers: Plummeting Insurer Losses and Slowing Rate Hikes Signal Lower Prices in Near Future, 04/29/03. (PDF)

Home Insurance Rates Rise Sharply, 04/23/03. (PDF)

Report Finds Insurance Companies are Undermining Terrorism Insurance Law by Refusing to Lower Rates, 04/16/03. (PDF)

CFA Report Answers Question -- Is Variable Life Insurance Worth It?, 02/24/03. (PDF)

CFA Calls on State and Federal Officials to Do More to Protect Consumers Under New Terror Insurance Law, 01/07/03. (PDF)

President Signs Terror Insurance Legislation, 11/27/02. (PDF)

Consumer Federation Analysis Shows Insurers Should Offer Immediate Rate Refunds of 40 to 50 Percent for Terror Insurance, 11/27/02. (PDF)

Senate Passes Terror Insurance Legislation, Taxpayers on the Hook for Billions, Insurer Payback is Miniscule, 11/20/02. (PDF)

House Passes Terror Insurance Legislation: Taxpayers On The Hook For Billions, Insurer Payback Is Miniscule, 11/15/02. (PDF)

Final Terror Insurance Legislation Takes Shape: Taxpayers on the Hook For Billions; Insurer Payback is Miniscule, 10/15/02. (PDF)

Consumer Federation Urges Congress to Reject Terror Insurance Handouts and Giveaways, 10/08/02. (PDF)

One Year After the Terrorist Attacks CFA Finds Insurance is Largely Available; Rates Are Dropping, 08/22/02. (PDF)

SenateTerror Insurance Bill Much More Costly To Taxpayers Than House Version, Consumer Federation Says, 08/07/02. (PDF)

President's Medical Malpractice Plan Based on Biased, Inaccurate Information, 07/31/02. (PDF)

Landmark Corporate Reform Bill Heads Toward Passage in Senate, 07/15/02. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Oppose Terror Insurance Legislation As Wasteful Use Of Taxpayer Funds, 06/17/02. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Urge President Not to Give Away Terror Insurance, 04/09/02. (PDF)

Internet

Survey: Consumers Want Congress to Protect Right to Access Information, Services on Internet, 01/18/06. (PDF)

Consumers at Risk from Online Payday Lending CFA Survey of 100 Internet Payday Loan Sites, 11/30/04. (PDF)

Investments/Savings/Financial Planning

CFA Analysis of Financial Crisis Documents Causes, Demonstrates Need for Comprehensive Reforms, 04/06/09. (PDF)

Consumers Plan to Reduce Holiday Spending This Year, 11/24/08. (PDF)

Rising Energy Costs Dampen Holiday Spending; Eighth Annual Survey on Holiday Spending by CFA and the Credit Union National Association, 11/19/07. (PDF)

America Saves Week Press Statements, 02/26/07. (PDF)

America Saves Week Press Release, 02/26/07. (PDF)

Holiday Spending Likely to Rise Moderately in 2006, 11/21/06. (PDF)

Investors’ Mutual Fund Purchase Practices at Odds with Investor Educators’ Recommendations, 06/12/06. (PDF)

Consumers, Regulators, and Industry Groups Join to Produce Investor Education Brochure, 05/09/06. (PDF)

How Americans View Personal Wealth v. How Financial Planners View This Wealth, 01/09/06. (PDF)

Consumers Say: Less Likely to Spend More This Holiday Season Than Last, 11/21/05. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Urge House Not to Reward Abusive Lenders by Passing Bankruptcy Bill, 04/20/05. (PDF)

CFA Statement Regarding the Signing of the Bankruptcy Bill into Law, 04/20/05. (PDF)

Americans Score Poorly On Saving Money Test, 04/11/05. (PDF)

CFA Issues Statement Praising SEC Decision to Clarify Limits on Brokers' Advisory Services, 12/22/04. (PDF)

SEC Urged To Scrap Anti-Investor Rule That Leaves Broker Customers with Inadequate Protections, 10/07/04. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Support Lawsuit Challenging SEC Rule, 07/20/04. (PDF)

Criticisms of Fee Reductions in Alliance Settlement are Baseless, 12/22/03. (PDF)

Leading Consumer Groups Outline Mutual Fund Reform Agenda, 11/25/03. (PDF)

Investors Waste Hundreds of Millions Annually on Over-priced Money Market and S&P 500 Index Funds , 07/23/03. (PDF)

Satement of CFA's Director of Investor Protection Barbara Roper In Response To House Subcommittee Mark-Up of SEC Civil Enforcement Authority Bill, 07/10/03. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Charge Audit Firm with Undermining Key Auditor Independence Reform, Urge SEC to Investigate, 06/11/03. (PDF)

Leading National Consumer Groups Charge Audit Firm with Undermining Key Auditor Independence Reform, Urge SEC To Investigate, Call a Halt to Abusive Practices, 06/09/03. (PDF)

New Report Shows Consumers Underestimate the Value of Comparison Shopping, 04/16/03. (PDF)

New FDIC Guidelines Allow Payday Lenders to Ignore State Laws, 03/17/03. (PDF)

CFA Analysis of SEC Implementation of Audit Reforms, 01/29/03. (PDF)

SEC Continues to Ignore Mutual Fund Shareholder Concerns, Nation's Leading Consumer and Investor Groups Charge, 01/14/03. (PDF)

Consumers Say They Will Spend A Little Less Than Last Year During the Holiday Season, 11/18/02. (PDF)

Black Americans Hold Much Less Wealth Than Other Americans, 08/29/02. (PDF)

Public Interest Groups Call on SEC to Create Audit Board that Represents Investors And The Public, Not Accountants, 08/09/02. (PDF)

While Markets Plunge, Special Interest Groups Seek to Weaken Corporate Reform Legislation in Closed-Door Negotiations, 07/22/02. (PDF)

Landmark Corporate Reform Bill Heads Toward Passage in Senate, 07/15/02. (PDF)

Product Safety and Liability

ATV Injuries and Deaths Among Children Decrease; Numbers Trending Downward But Still High, 1/26/10 [PDF]

CFA and Consumers Union: Materials Made From BPA Should Not Be Used in Food and Beverage Containers, 09/15/08. (PDF)

CFA and AAP Statement on CPSC Annual Report: ATV Injuries and Deaths Slightly Increased, ATVs are not Toys, 12/06/06. (PDF)

ATV Injuries and Deaths Spiral Upward: CPSC Votes to Move Forward on ATV Rulemaking, 10/07/05. (PDF)

Consumer Advocates Urge Immediate Recall for Baby Bath Seats After New Model is Linked to Over 70 Incidents, 07/07/05. (PDF)

Consumer Product Agency Holds Hearing About National ATV Safety Standard, 03/22/05. (PDF)

Doctors Nationwide Call on CPSC to Act on ATV Safety Petition, 03/16/05. (PDF)

House Passage of Class Action Bill Signals Loss for Consumers, 02/17/05. (PDF)

Passage of Class Action Bill Signals Loss for Consumers, 02/10/05. (PDF)

Federal Consumer Watchdog Agency Turns Blind Eye to ATV Safety, 02/08/05. (PDF)

2003 Is Another Record-Breaking Year for Serious ATV Injuries and Deaths, 01/27/05. (PDF)

ATVs Can Make Holidays Less Than Happy for Children and Families; Consumer Product Safety Commission Drags Feet on 2003 ATV Injury Data and Safety Petition, 12/22/04. (PDF)

Consumer Federation of America and the Danny Foundation Applaud the Introduction of Legislation to Reduce Infant Injuries and Deaths due to Unsafe Secondhand Cribs, 02/02/04. (PDF)

Consumer and Conservation Groups Join Doctors in Urging the Consumer Product Safety Commission to Take a New Approach to ATV Safety at Hearing in New Mexico, 11/06/03. (PDF)

2002 is Record-Breaking Year for Serious ATV Injuries and Deaths, 10/28/03. (PDF)

Defeat of Class Action Bill Signals Win for Consumers, 10/22/03. (PDF)

Statement of Rachel Weintraub, Assistant General Counsel, in Response to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Unanimous Vote to Move Forward on Mandatory Safety Standards for Baby Bath Seats, 10/20/03. (PDF)

New Report Challenges Industry’s Dangerous Response to ATV Safety Crisis, 08/20/03. (PDF)

Action Needed to Prevent Chilhood Food Choking Deaths: Manufacturers Urged to Label Choking Hazards with Warnings, 07/17/03. (PDF)

Spiraling ATV Deaths and Injuries Indict Industry's Voluntary Approach to Safety, 06/05/03. (PDF)

Representative Moran and Senator Landrieu Reintroduce Product Safety Card Legislation, 03/10/03. (PDF)

ATV Safety Picture Only Gets Bleaker: Injuries and Risks Up Significantly Concludes Comprehensive Government Assessment, 02/05/03. (PDF)

Don’t Put an ATV on Your List this Holiday Season -- ATV Dealers Fail to Warn Parents of Potential Dangers, 12/04/02. (PDF)

Injuries and Deaths From All-Terrain Vehicles Are Increasing Dramatically, 08/20/02. (PDF)

Majority of Public Playgrounds Surveyed Place Children At Risk, 06/20/02. (PDF)

Use This Form to Survey your Local Playground, 06/20/02. (PDF)

Real Estate

CFA Congressional Testimony Calls Real Estate Brokerage System Cockamamie, 07/25/06. (PDF)

State Real Estate Regulation Dominated by Industry, 07/21/06. (PDF)

New CFA Analysis of Real Estate Cartel Explains How It Can Set Prices, 06/19/06. (PDF)

Report Finds Discrimination in Honda Auto Loan Markups, 07/27/04. (PDF)

Lower-income and Minority Consumers Most Likely to Prefer and Underestimate Risks of Adjustable Rate Mortgages, 07/26/04. (PDF)

Telecommunications and Utilities

Statement of Mark Cooper on the release of "Time for the Recording Industry to Face the Music", 03/22/05. (PDF)

Statement of Mark Cooper on the release of "Time for the Recording Industry to Face the Music", 03/22/05. (PDF)

New Report Presents First Analysis of Critical Role of Peer-to-Peer in Technological Innovatio, Economic Growth and Consumer Benefits, 03/22/05. (PDF)

Public Opinion Supports the Bold Aspiration for the First Amendment, 10/21/04. (PDF)

Consumers Face Higher Internet Prices and Fewer Choices Under Today's FCC Broadband Deregulations Decision, 10/14/04. (PDF)

An End to Unbundled Switching Could Mean an End to Competition, 10/04/04. (PDF)

CFA Launches New Internet Movement to Stop Media Mergers, 08/09/04. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Call for State Scrutiny of Cingular/ATT Wireless Merger, 08/04/04. (PDF)

AT&T Not Competing for Residential Service in Some States Could Be ‘Beginning of the End’ of Telephone Competition, 06/24/04. (PDF)

Policy Leaders Identify Open Architecture as the Key to Internet’s Broadband Future, 06/24/04. (PDF)

Consumer Federation of America Launches New Internet Movement to Stop Media Mergers, 06/24/04. (PDF)

Major Consumer Groups Ask Congress To Strengthen Digital Copyright Protections, 05/12/04. (PDF)

Statement of CFA's Mark Cooper on AT&T's Proposal for Interconnection Agreements with Baby Bells, 04/29/04. (PDF)

Bush’s Goal of Affordable, High-Speed Internet Access for All Contradicts Administration Policies, 03/30/04. (PDF)

Cable Prices Rising, Anti-Consumer Practices Continue, 02/09/04. (PDF)

Study Shows Incumbents’ Arguments For Higher Wholesale Prices, Reduced Access to UNEs Don’t Stand Up to Scrutiny , 10/07/03. (PDF)

Green Light for Mergers Could Result in Media Giant Dominating 100 Local Markets, 05/23/03. (PDF)

Public Opinion, Legal Principles and Economic Analysis Support Media Ownership Rules, 12/16/02. (PDF)

State, National Consumer Groups Charge FCC Copyright Proposal an Assault on Longstanding Public Rights, 12/05/02. (PDF)

FCC Proposals to Weaken Media Ownership Rules Will Undermine Media Diversity, 10/31/02. (PDF)

Forcing Consumers to Pay More for Less is Not the Way to Speed the Spread of Digital Television, 09/24/02. (PDF)

FCC's Proposed Policy to Reduce Availability of Unbundled Network , 07/17/02. (PDF)

Statement of Consumer Federation of America To The Prepcom I Meeting of the World Summit on the Information Society on the Subject of the Summit Agenda, 07/02/02. (PDF)

Administration's Broadband Policy Would Strangle ISPs, Destroy Competitive Internet Marketplace, 07/01/02. (PDF)