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Research Findings Illustrate the High Risk of High-Cost Short-Term Loans for Consumers, 02/18/09. (PDF)

Press Releases

Half of All Service Members Live in States that Permit High Cost Lending Not Covered by the Military Lending Act, 07/25/2013. (PDF)
FDIC and OCC Crack Down on Bank Payday Lending (Joint Statement), 04/25/2013.
CFPB Report on Payday Lending Highlights Repeat Borrowing, Triple-digit Interest Rates, 04/23/2013. (PDF)
CFA Applauds the Introduction of the Overdraft Protection Act by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Rep. Maxine Waters, and 41 co-sponsors, 03/20/2013. (PDF)
New Legislation Focuses on Online and Bank-Based Payday Loans, Seeks to Close Loopholes and Protect Consumers’ Bank Accounts, 01/30/13. (PDF)
Congress Moves to Protect Service Members from High Cost Credit Products, 12/21/12. (PDF)
Advocates Urge CFPB to Ban Overdraft Fees and Payday Loans on Prepaid Cards, 07/25/12 (PDF)
CFA Report Finds Military Lending Act Has Curbed Some Abusive Loans, Servicemembers Still Exposed to Dangerous Financial Practices, 05/30/12. (PDF)
Bank Regulator Urged to Stop Community Choice Financial Inc., Going Public May 8, From Using Prepaid Card Payday Loans to Evade State Law, 05/04/12. (PDF)
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)
Scorecard Shows Consumers Pay Steep Rates for Small Loans, 5/13/10. (PDF)
CFA Applauds Senator Dodd For Moving Forward on Financial Reforms, Calls for Improvements to Protect Consumers and Investors, 3/15/10. (PDF)
Scorecard Shows Many States Fail to Protect Consumers from Abusive Lending Practices, 08/27/08. (PDF)
Senator Durbin Introduces Quick Fix for Predatory Consumer Lending: 36 Percent Cap Ends Out-of-Control 400 Percent Rates, 07/18/08. (PDF)
Military Lending Act to Take Effect October 1, 09/27/07. (PDF)
CFA and Consumer Groups Respond to Department of Defense Regulations on Predatory Lending, 09/04/07. (PDF)
Consumer Groups Applaud Legislation to Halt Check Kiting for Loans, 06/27/07. (PDF)
Pentagon Rules Will Leave Military Families Unprotected, 06/12/07. (PDF)
Congress Poised to Enact Historic Predatory Lending Protections for Military Families, 09/29/06. (PDF)
National Consumer Group Joins Department of Defense in Supporting Protections Against Predatory Lending for Service Members, 09/07/06. (PDF)
CFA Launches New Web Site on Payday Lending for Consumers, 05/03/06. (PDF)
Consumer Groups Demand Improvements to IRS “Privacy” Rule Proposal, 03/09/06. (PDF)
Latest Predatory Lenders Drive Borrowers into Debt With High-Cost Loans Secured by Cars, 11/17/05. (PDF)
Loans Secured by Car Titles Trap Borrowers in Cycle of Debt, 04/17/05. (Read More)
Consumers at Risk from Online Payday Lending CFA Survey of 100 Internet Payday Loan Sites, 11/30/04. (Read More)
Senators tell FDIC to Stop Letting Payday Lenders Rent Bank Charters, 07/21/04. (Read More)
Payday Lenders Use FDIC Banks and Sham Rebates to Peddle Exorbitantly Priced Small Loans, 03/31/04. (Read More)
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. (Read More)
Consumer and Community Groups Call on Federal Reserve Board to Halt Rent-a-Bank Payday Lending by Delaware Bank, 04/15/03. (Read More)
New FDIC Guidelines Allow Payday Lenders to Ignore State Laws, 03/17/03. (Read More)
Consumer Federation of America Applauds Comptroller Action to Halt Rent-A-Bank Payday Lending by Peoples National Bank of Paris, TX, 01/31/03. (Read More)
Consumer and Community Groups Call on Office of Thrift Supervision to Halt Rent-a-Bank Payday Lending by Ohio Thrift, 01/07/03. (Read More)
Consumer Federation of America Applauds Comptroller For Another Crackdown on Payday Lending, 10/29/02. (Read More)
Payday Lenders Shred Consumer Safety Net, 10/03/02. (Read More)

Studies

Driven to Disaster: Car-Title Lending and It's Impact on Consumers, 02/28/2013. (PDF)
Car-Title Loan Law Chart, 12/2/12. (PDF)
Factsheet: H.R. 6139 Does Not Exclude Payday Lenders from Federal Charter Bill, 08/30/12. (PDF)
The Military Lending Act Five Years Later, 05/30/12. (PDF)
CFA Summary of FTC Actions Related to Online Payday Loans, 10/25/11. (PDF)
CFA Survey of Online Payday Loan Websites, 08/31/11. (PDF)
50-State Small Dollar Loan Scorecard, 5/12/10. (PDF)
Fringe Financial Product Privacy and Security White Paper, 09/16/09. (PDF)
Driven into Debt: CFA Car Title Loan Store and Online Survey, 11/17/05. (PDF)
Car Title Lending: Driving Borrowers to Financial Ruin, 04/17/05. (PDF)
Internet Payday Lending: How High-Priced Lenders Use the Internet to Mire Borrowers in Debt and Evade State Consumer Protections, 11/30/04. (PDF)
Unsafe and Unsound: Payday Lenders Hide Behind FDIC Bank Charters to Peddle Usury, 03/30/04. (PDF)

Testimony and Comments

Consumer Groups File Comments to Federal Reserve and CFPB Regarding Remotely Created Checks and Payment Orders, 09/18/2013. (PDF)
CFA Joins Consumer, Community, and Civil Rights Groups Asking the DoD to Protect Service Members Under the Military Lending Act, 08/01/2013. (PDF)
Consumer Groups Urge the DoD to Expand the Military Lending Act's Protections, 08/01/2013. (PDF)
CFA and Other Consumer Groups File Comments with FDIC and OCC on Proposed Guidance on Deposit Advance Products, 05/30/2013. (PDF)
CFA Comments on FDIC and OCC Proposed Guidance on Deposit Advance Products, 05/29/2013. (PDF)
Consumer and Community Groups Support the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2013, 04/09/2013. (PDF)
Consumer Groups Urge the CFPB to Ban Overdraft Fees and Payday Loans on Prepaid Cards, 07/25/12 (Long Form) (Annotated)
Consumer Groups Urge Senate to Safeguard Consumers from Risky Online Payday Lending, 07/24/12 (PDF)
Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act Is Unfair To Rent-to-Own Consumers, 06/29/12. (PDF)
CFA Supports Stronger Credit Protections for Servicemembers, 06/27/12. (PDF)
Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 1909, “Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies Charter Act of 2011, 06/20/12. (PDF)
CFA Joins NCLC and CRL on Letter to Bank Regulators Regarding Urban Bank Trust and CheckSmart Merger 05/04/12. (PDF)
Comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Payday Lending Abuses, 04/27/12. (PDF)
Comments to CFPB Regarding Consumer Financial Products and Services Offered to Servicemembers, 09/21/11. (PDF)
Consumer Groups' Comments to the OCC on Bank Payday Loans, 08/09/11. (PDF)
Consumer and Community Groups Tell Congress to Stop Abusive Online Payday Lending and Support a Strong CFPB, 05/11/11. (PDF)
CFA Urges Congress to Pass the Dodd-Frank Conference Report Immediately, House Version, 06/28/10. (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)
Testimony of Jean Ann Fox to the Arizona Senate Appropriations Committee on Payday Lending, 3/16/10. (PDF)
CFA and CU Urge the House Rules Committee to Pass Gutierrez Amendment 138, 12/8/09. (PDF)
Comments Regarding Cooling-Off Rule Regulatory Review, 9/25/09. (PDF)
Position Paper: The Need for High Cost Lending Consumer Protections, 08/12/09. [PDF]
Testimony of Jean Ann Fox before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Regarding H.R. 1214, the Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009, 04/02/09. (PDF)
100 + Diverse National and State Groups Support Speier’s H.R. 1608 Bill, 03/23/09. (PDF)
Consumer and Community Groups Oppose H.R. 1214, 03/17/09. (PDF)
100 + Diverse National and State Groups Support Durbin’s S. 500 Bill, 03/02/09. (PDF)
Research Findings Illustrate the High Risk of High-Cost Short-Term Loans for Consumers, 02/18/09. (PDF)
Consumer Federation Joins NCLC and Other Consumer Interest Groups in Testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee on Protecting Social Security Beneficiaries from Predatory Lending, 06/24/08. (PDF)
Testimony of Jean Ann Fox before the House Ways and Means Committee on Protecting Social Security Beneficiaries from Predatory Lending, 06/24/08. (PDF)
CFA, NCLC and CU Comments to Social Security Administration Regarding the Use of Master and Sub Account Arrangements for the Payment of Benefits, 06/20/08. (PDF)
CFA Comments to Department of Defense on Implementation of Military Lending Act Rules, 02/25/08. (PDF)
Group Letter to Representative Udall Regarding the Payday Loan Reform Act of 2007, 06/26/07. (PDF)
Consumer Group Comments to the DOD on the Proposed Rulemaking: Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents, 06/11/07. (PDF)
Consumer Group Statement on Proposed Department of Defense Predatory Lending Regulation, 04/11/07. (PDF)
Consumer Group Comments to Department of Defense Regarding Limitations on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents, 03/21/07. (PDF)
Testimony of CFA’s Jean Ann Fox before the House Oversight and Domestic Reform Subcommittee on Domestic Policy Regarding Foreclosure, Predatory Lending and Payday Lending in America’s Cities, 02/05/07. (PDF)
Military Lending Talent Amendment Letter to Conferees, 09/07/06. (PDF)
Military Lending Talent Amendment Floor Letter, 07/27/06. (PDF)
Testimony of CFA's Travis Plunkett on Current Proposals Considered for Regulatory Relief Legislation, 06/21/05. (PDF)
Letter to FDIC on First Bank of Delaware, 10/09/03. (PDF)
Consumer Groups Urge FDIC to Enforce New Payday Loan Guidelines, 07/11/03. (PDF)
Letter to FDIC on Payday Lending by Republic Bank and Trust, 05/20/03. (PDF)
Federal Reserve Member Banks Not For Rent, 04/14/03. (PDF)
Comments of CFA and other 15 national and local consumer groups on new FDIC Draft Guidelines for Payday Lending, 03/14/03. (PDF)
CFA Comments to FDIC on Draft Payday Loan Guidelines, 03/02/03. (PDF)
Federal Thrifts Not for Rent, 01/03/03. (Read More)
National Consumer and Community Group Payday Loan Letter to Congress, 10/07/02. (PDF)