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Get Real Debt Help – Spanish
Get Real Debt Help – English
Q and A on Overdraft Loans and H.R. 3904, the Overdraft Protection Act of 2009
Position Paper: The Need for the Consumer Financial Protection Agency
How the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Streamlines Regulation
Consumer Financial Protection Agency Will Coordinate with Banking Agencies
Enact the Consumer Financial Protection Agency! YouTube Video
Q & A on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA)
Research Findings Illustrate the High Risk of High-Cost Short-Term Loans for Consumers
Your Credit Scores
Know Your Score: Think Your Grade Point Average is Your Only Score That Matters?
Rebooting and Recalibrating Competition Policy
Protecting Americans’ Online Privacy
Lock Down Your Login to Protect Your Online Accounts
Mobile Payments
Understanding Your Telemarketing Rights
Keeping Secrets About You… On the Internet!: A Kid’s Guide to Internet Privacy
The Internet, Privacy, and Your Child: What You Need to Know as a Parent.
Cable Mergers and Monopolies: Market Power in Digital Media and Communications Networks
Tips for Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic (and Other Disasters)
Factsheet: Sixteen States have Documented Increases in OHV- Related Emergency Room Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Questions and Answers about Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Protect Your Wallet and Your Personal Information from Coronavirus Scams
Preventing Mass Mailing Fraud
Mobile Payments
Consumer Tips: Identity Theft
Avoid ID Theft and Fraud in the New Health Insurance Marketplace
Consumer Tips: Slam the Door on Phishing Scams
Fraud Videos and Tips
Ready-to-Use Telemarketing Article
Consumer Tips: Telemarketing
Understanding Your Telemarketing Rights
Consumer Information: US/EU Trade Agreement
Ten Ways to Protect Against Scams and Rip-Offs
Consumer Tips: Scam Artists Target New Payment Methods
Consumer Tips: General Fraud
Consumer Tips: Grandparents Scam
Consumer Tips: Buying Online
Brochure: How to Avoid Auto Fraud
Consumer Tips: Fake Check Scams
Consumer Tips: Debt Scams
“Tear Up” Fake Check Scams
Rompa los fraudes de cheques falsos en pedacitos
Ten Easy Steps to Protect Your Personal Information and Detect Fraud
10 Tips to Save Energy Dollars
CFA Member Briefing on Energy Efficiency Standards
10 Tips to Save Energy Dollars
The Car Book’s Snapshot Guide to Electric Vehicles
The Top 10 Reasons Consumers Want 54.5 MPG by 2025
CFA’s Preliminary Assessment of The Consumer Benefits of the Proposed Fuel Economy Standards
How Many Tips Does It Take to Change to the New Light Bulbs?
CFA Fact Sheet on Consumer Concern about Oil Imports and Gas Prices and Support for 60 MPG
Extreme Cold Weather Forcing Consumers to Pay More in Heating Costs
Consumer Guide to Buying Energy Efficient Products For the Home
Average Auto Insurance Premiums in Washington State By Auto Insurer
CFA’s Plan for Improving Consumer Understanding of Life Insurance and Annuities Products and Strengthening Consumer Protections
CFA Studies on the Plight of Low- and Moderate-Income Good Drivers in Affording State-Required Auto Insurance
Consumer Alert: What to Expect When the DOL Conflict Rule Goes Into Effect
Consumer Alert: New Auto Insurer Pricing Scheme Makes It Important For All Policyholders to Shop Around
CONSUMER ALERT: WARNING: Your Insurance Company May Raise Your Auto and Home Insurance Rates if They Think You Won’t Shop Around
Penalties for Driving without Auto Insurance by State
Seven Things All Homeowners Should Know About Their Homeowners Insurance Policies
Six Things All Homeowners Should Know About Their Homeowners Insurance Policies
CFA Auto Claims Checklist
CFA Guide to Navigating the Auto Claims’ Maze: Getting the Settlement You Deserve
Consumer Alert: Some Auto Insurers May be Underpaying Bodily Injury Claims
Long-Term Disability Income Insurance Brochure
Consumers Should be Cautious About Buying “Add-On” Insurance
Consumer Groups Advise Consumers to Check their Insurers’ Financial Condition
A Buyer’s Guide to Insurance
Find Financial Advice You Can Trust
New Offerings of Crypto in Retirement Plans Underscore Need for DOL Fiduciary
Why NAIC’s Fake “Best Interest” Standard Does Not Protect Retirement Savers from Harmful Advice
Despite the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest, Retirement Savers Still Remain Vulnerable to Bad Advice in Critical Ways
Small Employer Plans (and their Workers) Need the Protections of the DOL Fiduciary Rule
Consumer Alert: What to Expect When the DOL Conflict Rule Goes Into Effect
Credit Rating Agency Reform Briefing
The Need for a Fiduciary Duty Standard for All Financial Advisers
CFA Position Paper: The Need for Credit Rating Agency Regulatory Reform
Cutting through the Confusion: Where to Turn for Help with Your Investments
For California Consumers: Your Rights Under the California Consumer Privacy Act
For CA Consumer Educators
Para consumidores de California: Guía sobre sus derechos bajo la Ley de Privacidad del Consumidor de California (CCPA)
Factsheet: Surveillance Advertising: Does it Benefit Small Business?
Factsheet: Surveillance Advertising: Is Contextual Advertising a Better Alternative?
Factsheet: Surveillance Advertising: What is it?
Factsheet: Surveillance Advertising: Diagram of How it Works
Factsheet: Surveillance Advertising: Good for Consumers or the Ad-Tech Industry?
Surveillance Advertising Infographic
Factsheet: Surveillance Advertising: What About Discrimination?
Factsheet: Surveillance Advertising: How Does the Tracking Work?
Questions and Answers about Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Dark Web Monitoring: What You Should Know
Nine Things to Consider When Shopping for Identity Theft Services
Infographic: Take Advantage of Your New Right to Freeze Your Credit Files for Free
Fact Sheet: Take Advantage of Your New Right to Freeze Your Credit Files for Free
Protecting Americans’ Online Privacy
Lock Down Your Login to Protect Your Online Accounts
Resources for Consumer Concerns about Privacy
Mobile Payments
Broadband Privacy: What This Is About and Why It Matters
Avoid ID Theft and Fraud in the New Health Insurance Marketplace
Consumer Tips: Slam the Door on Phishing Scams
CFA’s ID Theft Website Provides New Tips for Keeping Personal Information Safe During the Holidays
Ten Easy Steps to Protect Your Personal Information and Detect Fraud
Factsheet: Sixteen States have Documented Increases in OHV- Related Emergency Room Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Off-Highway Vehicle Safety and Fatality Data
WCMA Claims vs. Reality About Window Covering Safety
What You Need to Know About Registering Your Children’s Product
Directory of Manufacturer Online Product Registration Pages
Section 104 of the CPSIA—Improved Safety Standards for Infant and Toddler Products
The Consumer Product Incident Database—Saferproducts.gov
The Real Myths and Facts about Window Covering Safety
A Sneak Preview for CFA of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s New Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database
Playground Safety Survey
How Safe Is Your Local Playground? A Parent’s Checklist
Home Play Equipment: Safety Tips for Buying and Using