What's New at CFA
Consumer Information
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Ten Ways to Protect Against Scams and Rip-Offs. (PDF)
- What You Need to Know About Registering Your Child's Product, 07/22/10. (PDF)
- Directory of Manufacturer Online Product Registration Pages, 07/22/10. (PDF)
Press Releases
- New CFA Report: 60MPG or More Standard is Economically Achievable and Truly Responsive to Consumer Needs, 09/02/10. (PDF)
- CFA Urges SEC to Use its Latest Study to Lay the Groundwork for a New Pro-Investor Approach to Regulation, 08/30/10. (PDF)
- CFA Statement on Recess Appointment of Elisabeth Hagen for Under Secretary for Food Safety, 08/19/10. (PDF)
- National Food Policy Conference to Focus on Child Nutrition and Health, 08/17/10 (PDF)
- Investors Urged to Speak Out in Favor of Strengthened Investor Protections, 08/16/10. (PDF)
- CFA Statement on Manager's Package for FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, 08/12/10. (PDF)
- High Stakes in Housing Finance Reform, 08/11/10. (PDF)
- Consumer Advocates Applaud End of IRS-Provided Service to Refund Anticipation Lenders, 08/05/10. (PDF)
- CFA Applauds the FTC for New Rules Concerning Debt Relief Services, 07/29/10. (PDF)
- Economy Squeezes Consumers and Consumer Agencies: Bogus Help Saving Homes from Foreclosure was Fastest Growing Complaint in Latest Consumer Agency Survey, 07/27/10. (PDF)
- Ten Ways to Protect Against Scams and Rip-Offs. (PDF)
- Consumers Should be Cautious About Buying "Add-On" Insurance, 07/26/10. (PDF)
- New Tools to Find and Inform Consumers about Recalled Products: US CPSC Chairman, Illinois Attorney General, Consumers and Parents Urge Compliance and Participation in Product Registration Program, 07/22/10. (PDF)
- Consumer Federation of America Applauds President Obama’s Signing of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill Into Law, 07/21/10. (PDF)
- CFA Joins Coalition to Urge Passage of Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, 07/21/10. (PDF)
- Consumer Federation of America Applauds Senate Vote on the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill, 07/15/10. (PDF)
- CFA Calls on Representatives to Reject Flood Insurance Bill and Study Ending or Overhauling Federal Flood Program, 07/15/10. (PDF)
- CFA Statement on President's Statement on Food Safety, 7/07/10. (PDF)
Studies
- Setting the Next Round of Fuel Economy Standards: Consumers Benefit at 60 Miles Per Gallon, 09/02/10. (PDF)
- 2009 Consumer Complaint Survey Report, 07/27/10. (PDF)
Testimony and Comments
- CFA Comments to SEC Regarding Obligations of Brokers, Dealers, and Investment Advisers, 08/30/10. (PDF)
- Comments to Treasury on Proposed Rule to Mandate Electronic Deposit for All Federal Benefits, 08/16/10. (PDF)
- CFA Urges Secretary Shinseki to Take Action Against Life Insurers Denying Cash Payouts to Service Members' Families, 08/02/10. (PDF)
- CFA Urges Secretary Gates to Take Action Against Life Insurers Denying Cash Payouts to Service Members' Families, 07/29/10. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups Support Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009, 07/26/10. (PDF)
- Testimony of Consumer and Privacy Groups on Information Privacy Before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, 07/22/10. (PDF)
- Consumer group letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius on FDA funding, 7/21/10. (PDF)
- Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee Urging Support for Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, 07/21/10. (PDF)
- Joint Comment Letter on FHFA Proposed Rulemaking on GSE Duty To Serve Requirement, 07/20/10. (PDF)
- CFA Comments on Treasury/HUD Request for Public Input on the Housing Finance System, 07/20/10. (PDF)
- Testimony of Barry Zigas before the Interagency Public Hearing on CRA Regulation, 07/19/10. (PDF)
- Related: Consumers Warned Not to Opt In as Banks Market Expensive Debit Card Overdraft Fees, 06/29/10. (PDF)
- CFA, NCL Comments on Alcohol Section of Dietary Guidelines Report, 7/15/10. (PDF)
- CFA Comments on FSIS Proposed Performance Standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter, 7/14/10. (PDF)
- Comments to Treasury on Direct Deposit Proposed Rules Regarding SS and SSI Payments, 07/13/10. (PDF)
- CFA Urges U.S. House of Representatives to Oppose HR 5114, the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010, 07/14/10. (PDF)
- Comments of CU, CFA, and Kids in Danger to the CPSC on Safety Standards for Toddler Beds, 07/13/10. (PDF)
- Comments of CU, CFA, and Kids in Danger to the CPSC on Safety Standards for Bassinets and Cradles, 07/13/10. (PDF)
- CFA Calls for the Provision of Insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program to be Ended or Overhauled to Include Significant Private Market Participation, 7/12/10. (PDF)
- CFA Comments on Food Safety Section of Dietary Guidelines Report, 7/12/10. (PDF)
- Comments to FTC on Debt Relief Amendments to Telemarketing Sales Rule, 07/01/10. (PDF)