Press Releases Archive · Page 79 of 80 · Consumer Federation of America

March 4, 2003 | Credit Cards

As the Economy Stumbles, Diverse Groups Urge House Leaders to Reject Unbalanced Bankruptcy Legislation

February 5, 2003 | Off-Highway Vehicles

ATV Safety Picture Only Gets Bleaker: Injuries and Risks Up Significantly Concludes Comprehensive Government Assessment

February 3, 2003 | Other Food Safety Issues

FY 2004 USDA Budget: ‘Administration Cuts Appropriations for Food Safety’

January 31, 2003 | Payday/High-cost Loans

Consumer Federation of America Applauds Comptroller Action to Halt Rent-A-Bank Payday Lending by Peoples National Bank of Paris, TX

January 30, 2003 | RALs/Tax Preparation

Quick Tax Loans Cost Taxpayers Almost $2 Billion

January 28, 2003 | Payday/High-cost Loans

Consumer Groups Urge Federal Reserve Board to Stop Abusive Bank Overdraft Charges

January 27, 2003 | Other Food Safety Issues

Statement on Settlement Of Nebraska Beef Case and Funding Food Safety with User Fees

January 16, 2003 | RALs/Tax Preparation

Consumer Groups Question the ‘Free’ in the IRS ‘Free File’ Program

January 7, 2003 | Payday/High-cost Loans

Consumer and Community Groups Call on Office of Thrift Supervision to Halt Rent-a-Bank Payday Lending by Ohio Thrift

December 17, 2002 | Credit Scores/Reporting

Millions of Americans Jeopardized by Inaccurate Credit Scores

December 16, 2002 | Media Concentration

Public Opinion, Legal Principles and Economic Analysis Support Media Ownership Rules

December 4, 2002 |

Don’t Put an ATV on Your List this Holiday Season, ATV Dealers Fail to Warn Parents of Potential Dangers

November 25, 2002 | Consumer Complaints

Home Improvement Complaints Top 2002 NACAA/CFA’s Annual Consumer Complaint List

November 18, 2002 | Financial Management/ Planning

Consumers Say They Will Spend A Little Less Than Last Year During the Holiday Season

November 14, 2002 | Electricity

Federal Electricity Proposal Risky for Consumers

October 31, 2002 | Media Concentration

FCC Proposals to Weaken Media Ownership Rules Will Undermine Media Diversity

October 29, 2002 | Payday/High-cost Loans

Consumer Federation of America Applauds Comptroller For Another Crackdown on Payday Lending

October 13, 2002 | Other Food Safety Issues

CFA’s Carol Tucker Foreman on Listeria Recall: 120 Illnesses, 13 Deaths Might Have Been Avoided if USDA Had Issued Testing Regulation

October 11, 2002 | Food and Drug Administration

Statement of CFA’s Carol Tucker Foreman on Sen. Durbin Bill Requiring Pre-Market Approval of Biotech Plants

October 3, 2002 | Payday/High-cost Loans

Payday Lenders Shred Consumer Safety Net

September 18, 2002 | Electricity

Federal Push for Electricity Deregulation Will Cost Consumers Tens of Billions

September 5, 2002 | RALs/Tax Preparation

Consumer Groups Criticize Proposed IRS Pact with Commercial Preparers to Provide E-file Services

August 29, 2002 | Saving

Black Americans Hold Much Less Wealth Than Other Americans

August 28, 2002 | Debt

Diverse Groups Call On Daschle, Hastert Not to Restrict Personal Bankruptcy at a Time of Economic Uncertainty and Corporate Scandals

August 20, 2002 | Off-Highway Vehicles

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