Consumer Financial Protection Agency
Press Releases
- Consumer Federation of America Applauds President Obama’s Signing of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill Into Law, 07/21/10. (PDF)
- Consumer Federation of America Applauds Senate Vote on the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill, 07/15/10. (PDF)
- Consumer Federation of America Applauds House Passage of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill, 6/30/10. (PDF)
- Consumer Federation Hails Financial Regulatory Reform Bill Passed by the Conference Committee as a Major Achievement, 06/25/10. (PDF)
- Reject Auto Dealer Carve-Out from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Urge Consumer, Military, and Civil Rights Groups, 06/22/10. (PDF)
- Civil Rights, Union, Consumer Organizations Urge Conferees: Auto Dealers Should NOT Be Exempt from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 06/16/10. (PDF)
- Consumer’s Guide to the Financial Regulatory Reform Conference Committee Shows How Americans Will Benefit from Key Provisions, 06/14/10. (PDF)
- CFA Weighs in with Congress on Top Priorities for Financial Regulatory Reform Conference, 06/09/10. (PDF)
- Consumer Federation Hails Senate Passage of Historic Financial Reform Legislation, 05/20/10. (PDF)
- Senate to Take Up Dangerous Snowe Amendment to Give Some Abusive Lenders First Crack at Stopping Consumer Bureau Rules, 05/19/10. (PDF)
- Military and Consumer Groups Oppose Reworked Brownback Amendment, 05/19/10. (PDF)
- Snowe, Enzi Amendments Would Tie Consumer Bureau in Knots, 05/18/10. (PDF)
- CFA Urges the Senate to Defeat the Brownback Loophole for Auto Dealers Who Issue Abusive Loans, 05/17/10. (PDF)
- Scorecard Shows Consumers Pay Steep Rates for Small Loans, 05/13/10. (PDF)
- Military Groups and the Department of Defense Agree- Consumer Financial Protection Agency Should Cover Auto Dealers, 04/22/10. (PDF)
- Poll Results Show Strong Support for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, 04/12/10. (PDF)
- Consumers' Guide to Senate Banking Markup, 03/22/10. (PDF)
- CFA Applauds Senator Dodd For Moving Forward on Financial Reforms, Calls for Improvements to Protect Consumers and Investors, 03/15/10. (PDF)
- CFA's Statement on Senator Dodd's Decision to Retire, 01/06/10. (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, 12/08/09. (PDF)
- CFA Applauds the Introduction of Senator Dodd's Financial Reform Package, 11/10/09. (PDF)
- CFA Applauds House Financial Services Committee's Passage of Consumer Financial Protection Agency, 10/22/09. (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)
- Bank Lobbyists Try to Gut CFPA, 10/09/09. (PDF)
- Groups Concerned Over Auto Dealer Exemption in the CFPA, 10/7/09. (PDF)
- Big Bank “Reforms” Fail to Protect Customers, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Needed, 10/05/09. (PDF)
- Credit Card Issuers Use More Tricks and Traps in Advance of New Law, 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]
Educational Resources
- 50-State Small Dollar Loan Scorecard, 05/12/10. (PDF)
- 50-State Small Dollar Loan Scorecard Backup, 05/12/10. (PDF)
- How the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Streamlines Regulation, 09/15/09. (PDF)
- Consumer Financial Protection Agency Will Coordinate with Banking Agencies, 07/21/09. (PDF)
- Top Examples of Financial Regulatory Failure, 07/21/09. (PDF)
- Abusive Lending Practices by Smaller Banks and Thrifts, 07/21/09. (PDF)
- Position Paper: The Need for the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, 11/18/09. (PDF)
- Q & A on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), 07/13/09. (PDF)
Media Materials
- Enact the Consumer Financial Protection Agency! YouTube video
Testimony and Comments
- CFA Urges Congress to Pass the Dodd-Frank Conference Report Immediately, Senate Version, 06/28/10. (PDF)
- CFA Urges Congress to Pass the Dodd-Frank Conference Report Immediately, House Version, 06/28/10. (PDF)
- CFA and Other Groups Outlines Priorities for Enhanced Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to House Conferees, 06/23/10. (PDF)
- Opposition to the CFPA Auto Dealer Carve-Out Is Widespread: Here’s What People Are Saying, 06/18/10. (PDF)
- Civil Rights, Labor, Consumer Protection, and Advocacy Groups Oppose the Auto Dealer Exemption, 06/16/10. (PDF)
- Letter to the Senate on Consumer Priorities in Financial Regulatory Reform Conference, 06/08/10. (PDF)
- Letter to the House on Consumer Priorities in Financial Regulatory Reform Conference, 06/08/10. (PDF)
- Military and Consumer Organizations Urge Senate to Vote Down Brownback Amendment to Exempt Auto Dealers from CFPB Oversight, 05/18/10. (PDF)
- CFA Urges "No" Vote on Snowe-Pryor Amendment #3883 and "Yes" on Landrieu-Dodd-Kerry Side by Side, 05/18/10. (PDF)
- CFA Guide to Amendments to Restoring American Financial Stability Act (S.3217), 05/12/10. (PDF)
- CFA's Daily Look on Financial Reform: Vote NO on the Shelby Substitute, 05/06/10. (PDF)
- CFA's Daily Look on Financial Reform: Preemption of State Laws Leaves Consumers Vulnerable, 05/04/10. (PDF)
- CFA's Daily Look on Financial Reform: Consumer Regulator Should Cover All Lenders, Including Auto Dealers, 04/28/10. (PDF)
- CFA's Daily Look on Financial Reform: Survey Says Public Support for Consumer Financial Agency is High and Has Grown Over the Last 9 Months, 04/26/10. (PDF)
- Broad Coalition Calls on Senate Banking Committee to Enact an Independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency, 02/22/10. (PDF)
- Groups Urge Representatives to Oppose Minnick Amendment to Strike the CFPA, 12/10/09. (PDF)
- Consumer Federation of America Supports H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 12/10/09. (PDF)
- CFA Urges House Finance Committee to Vote No on the Campbell Amendment, 10/21/09. (PDF)
- CFA’s Director of Housing, Barry Zigas, Addresses Concerns over Consumer Financial Protection Agency and the Housing Market, 08/11/09. [PDF]
- Testimony of Travis Plunkett before the House Financial Services Committee regarding Community and Consumer Advocates’ Perspectives on the Obama Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals, 07/16/09. (PDF)
- Testimony of Travis Plunkett before the Senate Banking Committee on the Proposed Creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, 07/14/09. (PDF)
- Testimony of CFA and USPIRG on Regulatory Restructuring before the House Financial Services Committee, 06/24/09. (PDF)