Consumer Federation of America

Market Regulation

Educational Resources

Press Releases

Studies

Testimony and Comments

Educational Resources

Credit Rating Agency Reform Briefing, 2/4/10. (PDF)

CFA Position Paper: The Need for Credit Rating Agency Regulatory Reform, 07/22/09. (PDF)

Press Releases

CFA Applauds Senator Dodd For Moving Forward on Financial Reforms, Calls for Improvements to Protect Consumers and Investors, 3/15/10. (PDF)

CFA Hails House Passage of H.R. 4173, "The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act," 12/11/09. (PDF)

CFA Applauds the Introduction of Senator Dodd's Financial Reform Package, 11/10/09. (PDF)

House Financial Services Committee Vote on SOX Rollback Will Test Commitment to Pro-Investor Reform, 10/28/09. (PDF)

CFA Opposes Weakening of Derivatives Legislation, 10/21/09. (PDF)

Statement of CFA Director of Investor Protection Barbara Roper On the President’s Plan for Financial Regulatory Reform, 06/17/09. (PDF)

CFA Analysis of Financial Crisis Documents Causes, Demonstrates Need for Comprehensive Reforms, 04/06/09. (PDF)

SEC Roadmap Would Undermine the Quality and Comparability of Financial Reporting, 08/27/08. (PDF)

Statement of CFA Director of Investor Protection Barbara Roper in Response to the SEC’s Announcement that it had Signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement with Australia, 08/25/08. (PDF)

Statement of the Consumer Federation of America in Response to the Department of the Treasury’s Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure, 03/31/08. (PDF)

Reaction of CFA’s Barbara Roper to Recommendations of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, 11/30/06. (PDF)

Satement of CFA's Director of Investor Protection Barbara Roper In Response To House Subcommittee Mark-Up of SEC Civil Enforcement Authority Bill, 07/10/03. (Read More)

Studies

Reform of Financial Markets Report, 04/06/09. (PDF)

Reform of Financial Markets Issue Brief, 04/06/09. (PDF)

Testimony and Comments

Consumer Federation of America Supports H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 12/10/09. (PDF)

CFA and AFR Support the Credit Rating Agency Provisions in Senator Dodd's Reform Package, 11/24/09. (PDF)

CFA and AFR Support the Amendment of the FSIA to Create a Stronger Financial Stability Oversight Council, 11/17/09. (PDF)

Consumer Groups Oppose Price and Lee Amendments to H.R. 3817, 11/3/09. (PDF)

Investor Protection Attacked in Amendments to H.R. 3817, 11/03/09. (PDF)

CFA Opposes Sox 404 Amendment, 11/03/09. (PDF)

Letter in Support of a Stronger Universal Fiduciary Duty in the Investor Protection Act, 11/2/09. (PDF)

CFA Urges Financial Services Committee to Vote No to Anti Sox Amendments, 10/27/09. (PDF)

Financial Services Committee Urged To Close Loopholes in Derivatives Bill, 10/14/09. (PDF)

Testimony of Dr. Mark Cooper in front of the Joint SEC-CFTC Meeting on the Harmonization of Regulation, 09/02/09. (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 CFA and USPIRG on Regulatory Restructuring before the House Financial Services Committee, 06/24/09. (PDF)

Testimony of Barbara Roper before the Senate Banking Committee regarding Enhancing Investor Protection and the Regulation of Securities Markets, 03/26/09. (PDF)

CFA Joins with State Regulators and Industry Group to Urge Universal Fiduciary Duty for Investment Advice, 03/24/09. (PDF)

Testimony of Dr. Mark Cooper before the House Judiciary Committee regarding Role of Antitrust Law in Government-Funded Consolidation in the Banking Industry, 03/17/09. (PDF)

Testimony of Travis Plunkett before the House Financial Services Committee regarding “Systemic Risk” , 03/17/09. (PDF)

CFA Calls on Congress to Protect Taxpayers in Wall Street Rescue Plan, 09/22/08. (PDF)

Testimony of Dr. Mark Cooper on Oversight of Energy Markets and Oil Futures Contracts, 06/17/08. (PDF)

Testimony of Dr. Mark Cooper on Energy Market Manipulation before Senate Commerce Committee, 06/03/08. (PDF)

Testimony of Dr. Mark Cooper Testimony on the Financial State of the Airline Industry and the Potential Impact of a Delta/Northwest Merger, 05/07/08. (PDF)

Testimony of Dr. Mark Cooper on Competition in Sports Programming, 03/05/08. (PDF)

CFA's comments on the Treasury Department's Review of the Regulatory Structure Associated with Financial Institutions, 11/21/07. (PDF)

Statement of Dr. Mark Cooper before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Hearing to Examine the Oversight of Trading on Regulated Futures Exchanges and Exempt Commercial Markets, 09/18/07. (PDF)

Testimony of Dr. Mark Cooper on FTC Reauthorization, 09/12/07. (PDF)

CFA Names Key Investor Protection Issues Before SEC Hearing, 07/30/07. (PDF)

Testimony of Travis Plunkett, Improving Federal Consumer Protections in Financial Services, 07/25/07. (PDF)

Consumer Group Letter to the Hill on Global Competitiveness of U.S. Securities Markets, 03/20/07. (PDF)

Testimony of Dr. Mark Cooper on Proposed XM-Sirius Merger, 02/28/07. (PDF)

Consumer Group Letter Opposing State Preemption Provision in H.R.2179, 07/23/03. (PDF)