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8 Jan 2007, 4:15 pm
Robert Hunter, the Director of Insurance for the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and author of the study. [read post]
22 Jul 2009, 7:52 am
AARP Consumer Federation of America National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low-income clients Public Citizen Chesapeake Climate Action Network Essential Consumer Protections: Critical Improvements to the House Climate Change Bill July 22, 2009 Dear Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee: We appreciate your leadership on protecting residential consumers in the drafting of climate change legislation. [read post]
22 Feb 2013, 1:06 pm by Kristi Cercone
Mobile device manufacturer HTC America has settled Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) charges that the company failed to take reasonable steps to secure the software it developed for its smartphones and tablet computers, introducing security flaws that placed sensitive information about millions of consumers at risk. [read post]
7 Apr 2021, 2:02 am by Destiny Washington, FordHarrison
The FCRA is a federal consumer protection statute that regulates the collection and reporting of a consumer’s personal information for credit, employment, insurance, and other purposes. [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 10:43 am by webmaster
Earlier this year, Bank of America agreed to pay $410 million to settle sprawling litigation stemming from allegations that consumers were charged unlawful overdraft fees. [read post]
20 Jan 2012, 3:16 pm
Bank of America sought to remove that case to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act, arguing that the state of Arizona was seeking relief for a large group of consumers. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Joe Vukovich
NRDC, along with The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, the Appliance Standards Awareness Project, CLASP, the Consumer Federation of America, and the National Consumer Law Center, just [read post]
24 Mar 2014, 3:09 pm by Eric C. Chaffee
On March 21, 2014 at the Consumer Federation of America's 2014 Consumer Assembly, Chair Mary Jo White delivered a speech on protecting the retail investor. [read post]
23 Jan 2019, 5:56 am
We welcome the FTC’s Hearings Initiative and efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of competition and consumer protection law, enforcement priorities, and public policy matters in the context of America’s diverse and evolving economy. [read post]
11 Mar 2010, 5:46 am by Brian Wolfman
As this Washington Post article explains, under a Federal Reserve rule effective July 1, banks will be prohibited from imposing debit card overdraft fees unless the consumer opts in. [read post]
Any way you slice it, the current administration is sending clear signals that product manufacturing origin claims are a priority with respect to consumers and federal purchasing. [read post]
19 Apr 2022, 1:19 pm by David Gallacher and Ariel E. Debin
For example, the “Buy America” preference: only applies to articles, materials, and supplies that are consumed in, incorporated into, or affixed to an infrastructure project. [read post]
12 Nov 2009, 10:28 am
These groups include the NCCNHR, Public Citizen, Consumer Federation of America and the Alliance for Justice. [read post]
13 Dec 2013, 1:14 pm by Jeremy T. Rosenblum
Udis comes to the CFPB from the Consumer Federation of America, where she served as Senior Advocate for Financial Services and worked on consumer credit, debt collection and debt settlement issues. [read post]
15 May 2023, 4:13 pm by Adam Levitin
This fall the Supreme Court will be hear a case captioned Community Financial Services of America v. [read post]
8 Aug 2011, 1:05 pm
WSAV.com in Savannah, Georgia, reports that the results are in from a survey taken in 2010 by the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators (NACAA), the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), and the North American Consumer Protection Investigators (NACPI). [read post]
14 Jun 2007, 4:03 pm
AFFIL is an umbrella group organized by some of the best advocates of consumer interests: Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, ACORN, National Association of Consumer [...] [read post]
9 Aug 2018, 8:56 am by Ernesto Falcon
Even then AT&T and Verizon stated that including consumer protection conditions in federally funded projects will result in fewer networks being built, but thousands of applicants showed up to wire the toughest to serve markets in America. [read post]
9 Jan 2013, 6:47 pm by rhall@initiativelegal.com
The second settlement arises from a suit brought by the federal government against Bank of America and a host of other mortgage lenders. [read post]