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Advancing a Fair and Safe Marketplace

Through Research, Education, and Advocacy

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is an association of non-profit consumer organizations that was established in 1968 to advance the consumer interest.

Recent Work

July 10, 2026 / Press Releases
CFA Celebrates House Introduction of the People-First Chatbot Act
July 08, 2026 / Press Releases
CFA Issues Dire Warning Regarding Coming Energy Supply Shortage
July 08, 2026 / Testimony & Comments
Safe Food Coalition Opposes Farm Bill 2.0 Proposal to Deregulate Meat Inspection
July 08, 2026 / Fact Sheets
Is Your Pension Plan Funding Elon Musk?
July 07, 2026 / Blogs
Congress Takes a Stand on Trade
July 02, 2026 / Testimony & Comments
CFA Letter Regarding FHA Minimum Property Requirements
July 02, 2026 / Blogs
Myths About FHA Mortgages That Are Costing Buyers Their Dream Homes
July 01, 2026 / Testimony & Comments
CFA Leads Request for Investigation into Compass-MRED Agreement and Related Anti-Consumer and Civil Rights Harms
July 01, 2026 / CFA News Updates
CFA News Update – June 30th, 2026
June 30, 2026 / Press Releases
CFA Warns Children and Families Continue to Pay the Price in OHV Fatalities
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June 29, 2026 / Reports
Off-Highway, High Consequences: Children and Families Continue to Pay the Price
June 29, 2026 / Press Releases
CFA Statement on US Supreme Court Trump v Slaughter Ruling
June 26, 2026 / Testimony & Comments
CFA Letter of Support for AB 2038 to the California Legislature
June 25, 2026 / Blogs
Meta's Response to CFA's Lawsuit: You Can’t Sue Us, We Make No Promises on Safety, and We Don’t Have to Do Anything to Protect Our Users
June 23, 2026 / Press Releases
CFA Statement on Congress Passing the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
June 23, 2026 / Blogs
Crypto’s Next Gamble is On Your Mortgage
June 18, 2026 / Reports
Consumer Agency Survey Report 2025
June 18, 2026 / Press Releases
CFA's Consumer Agency Report Reveals America's Top 10 Consumer Complaints, with Auto Issues Topping the List for the Tenth Consecutive Year
June 18, 2026 / Testimony & Comments
CFA Joins Letter Calling on Congress to Reject the Great American Artificial Intelligence Act
June 18, 2026 / Testimony & Comments
CFA Joins Letter Urging Congress to Include Warrant Requirement for Accessing Americans’ Communications and Close Data Broker Loophole in FISA Section 702 Extension

Issue Area Experts

Our Members

CFA is a federation of nearly 250 diverse non profit organizations. Our members include advocacy groups working at the national, state, and local level, consumer cooperatives, including credit unions and electric co-ops, labor unions, public power utilities, state and local consumer protection agencies, and other pro-consumer groups.

Upcoming Events

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38th Annual Financial Services Conference

Dec 09, 2026 - Dec 10, 2026
Washington Marriott at Metro Center
775 12th St NW
Washington, D.C.

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