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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
The Scam Economy: The True Cost of Online Scams and Crimes in America
A Consumer Federation of America Report
Americans Lost an Estimated $148 Billion to Online Scams & Crimes in 2025, Up Nearly 26% From 2024, $1009 Per Household Average
Consumer, Industry Stakeholders Asks Senate to Fund CDC Food Safety Program Responsible for Cyclospora Detection
Consumer Federation of America Urges FTC and State Attorneys General to Investigate Speechify Over AI Voice-Cloning Practices
CFA Complaint Against Speechify for Facilitating AI Voice Cloning Impersonation Scams
CFA & NCLC Letter Regarding Proposed Revisions to the Federal Reserve Policy on Payment Risk and the Guidelines for Account and Services Requests
Consumer Groups Oppose Confirmation of Lorenze, Sessions as CPSC Commissioners
CFA Joins Consumer Groups in Opposing Confirmation of Lorenze, Sessions as CPSC Commissioners
The First Congressional Hearing on the Federal Home Loan Banks in 15 Years: A Taxpayer-Subsidized Housing System Gone Astray
Redlined
The Persistence of Racial Inequality in the Cost of Homeowners Insurance
Black and Hispanic Homeowners Pay Hundreds of Dollars More Annually for Homeowners Insurance
“Racial Premium Gap” Adds Up to $15,000 in Additional Insurance Costs for Black Consumers and $28,500 for Hispanic Consumers Over a 30-Year Mortgage
States to Congress: "We Need a Strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau"
Consumer Advocates Call Attention to Public Enforcement Actions Dismissed by the CFPB
CFA Celebrates House Introduction of the People-First Chatbot Act
CFA Issues Dire Warning Regarding Coming Energy Supply Shortage
Safe Food Coalition Opposes Farm Bill 2.0 Proposal to Deregulate Meat Inspection
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
38th Annual Financial Services Conference
775 12th St NW
Washington, D.C.