What's New at CFA
Press Releases
- New Study: Americans Pay More for Weather Catastrophes as Insurers Increasingly Shift Costs to Consumers and Taxpayers, 02/21/12. (PDF)
- Annual Savings Survey Reveals Continuing Decline in Family Finances But Also A Successful Savings Strategy, 02/17/12. (PDF)
- New Study: Americans Pay More for Weather Catastrophes as Insurers Increasingly Shift Costs to Consumers and Taxpayers, 02/17/12. (PDF)
- New Spanish Website and Brochure Provide Important Information About Credit Scores to Help Hispanic Americans, 02/13/12. (PDF) (Spanish Translation)
- Unprecedented Support for 54.5 MPG Standard as Public Comment Period Ends, 02/13/12. (PDF)
- CFA Responds to President's Home Refinancing Proposal, 02/01/12. (PDF)
- CFA Releases Study on Economic Harm to LMI Households From Over Price Auto Insurance, 01/30/12. (PDF)
- CFA To Release Study on Economic Harm to LMI Households From Overpriced Auto Insurance, 01/26/12.
- Nation’s Leading Consumer Groups Call on CA to Say “Yes” to Clean Cars, 01/25/12. (PDF)
- CFA's Jack Gillis Available for California Media Interviews on Proposed New 54.5 MPG Fuel Economy Standard, 1/23/12. (PDF)
- CFA Statement on USDA Changes to Poultry Slaughter Inspection, 1/20/12. (PDF)
- Nation’s Largest Consumer Groups Support 54.5 mpg Standard, 01/19/12. (PDF)
- One Last Bite: Final Year for Bank Tax Refund Anticipation Loans, 01/17/12. (PDF)
Studies
- The Insurance Industry’s Incredible Disappearing Weather Catastrophe Risk,02/17/12. (PDF)
- Lower-income Households and the Auto Insurance Marketplace: Challenges and Opportunities, 01/30/12. (PDF)
- CFA's Preliminary Assessment of The Consumer Benefits of the Proposed Fuel Economy Standards, 01/12/12. (PDF)
Testimony and Comments
- CFA Urges No Votes on H.R. 3606 and H.R. 2308, 02/16/12. (PDF)
- Consumer Group Comments to EPA and NHTSA on Proposed Fuel Economy Standard, 02/13/12. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups Call on CPSC to Recall the Bumbo Baby Seat, 02/07/12. (PDF)
- Comments to FTC, Motor Vehicle Roundtables, 02/07/12. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups Support Public Database of Complaints to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 02/07/12. (PDF)
- CFA Opposes Tester and Thume Amendments to the STOCK Act, 02/01/12. (PDF)
- The Consumer Federation of America Opposes Legislation to Undermine Crucial Consumer Protection Regulations: S. 299, S. 1606, and S.1938, 02/01/12. (PDF)
- Obama Administration Recommendations on Mortgage Relief, 02/01/12. (PDF)
- Comments by CFA's Jack Gillis before the California Air Resources Board Hearing on Advanced Clean Cars Program, 01/26/12. (PDF)
- Statement of Dr. Mark Cooper: The Consumer, Industry and National Benefits of the 2017-2025 Auto Standards, 01/26/12. (PDF)
- Statements of CFA's Jack Gillis before Joint NHTSA-EPA Hearings on Fuel Economy Standards for 2017-2025, 01/24/12. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups Letter Urging California Air Resources Board to Support Advanced Clean Cars Program Standards 01/17/12. (PDF)
- Statement of Dr. Mark Cooper before the Joint NHTSA-EPA Hearings on Fuel Economy Standards for 2017-2025, 01/12. (PDF)
Educational Resources
- CFA and CU Guide to Buying New Light Bulbs, 12/29/11. (PDF)
- CFA Guide to Navigating the Auto Claims’ Maze: Getting the Settlement You Deserve, 12/14/11. (PDF)
- CFA Auto Claims Checklist 12/14/11. (PDF)