Consumer Protection

• 52 advocacy groups endorse FTC’s ban on junk fees
• Groups tell FTC that Americans want the right to repair their stuff
• DOL’s proposed rule would expand fiduciary requirement for those providing investment advice
• Consumer Action supports bill to ban hedge fund ownership of residential housing
• CFPB should disregard request to delay planned Fair Credit Reporting Act rulemaking
• Opposition to Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act
• Call for a CFPB rulemaking on forced arbitration
• Another call for agencies to protect disaster victims from negative credit reporting
• Opposition to amendments that would strip agencies’ powers to protect consumers
• Credit Card Competition Act would break up Visa-Mastercard duopoly
• Call for an AI Bill of Rights
• Big Pharma and industry groups should drop lawsuits attempting to block drug price negotiation
• Homes Guarantee coalition asks FHFA to impose tenant protection requirements on borrowers
• Proposed rule would protect future PACE borrowers
• Coalition supports FHFA’s proposed rulemaking on fair lending oversight and equitable housing finance
• FTC’s proposed Negative Option Rule would protect consumers from unwanted automatic subscription renewals
• Bipartisan legislation would preserve freedom of payment choice
• Dozens of organizations urge lawmakers to oppose REINS Act
• Support for bill that would hold rental car companies accountable for overbooking
• Consumer groups urge Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of the CFPB
• Support for California right-to-repair legislation
• FDIC should downgrade FinWise Bank over predatory ‘rent-a-bank’ lending
• FCC should ban forced arbitration clauses in telecommunications services contracts
• Proposed legislation would require cash refunds for flight cancellations and significant delays
• A call to end junk fees
• Agencies should ensure that hurricane victims are protected from negative credit reporting in aftermath of disaster
• Effort to ensure safe airplane seat size continues in comments to the FAA
• Coalition supports CFPB plan to expand data gathered as part of complaint process
• Coalition asks CFPB to issue a rule that would prohibit medical debts from appearing on credit reports if the debts arose from medically necessary services
• FTC and DOJ must rein in fraudulent review brokers to protect consumers and honest businesses
• Effort to get forced arbitration clauses out of consumer contracts continues
• CFPB should use its authority to curb job training programs that leave employees indebted to employers
• SEC should end greenwashing by investment funds and require greater transparency
• Telemarketing Sales Rule should be strengthened even further to protect consumers from misconduct
• Addressing abusive overdraft fees would greatly benefit the most vulnerable consumers
• Establish new rules to provide investors with new and necessary information they need in order to make the best decisions possible
• Restore FTC’s power to obtain monetary relief for harmed consumers
• The system is still broken: It’s time for income-driven repayment reform
• Protect the rights of 45 million contact lens consumers
• Advocates urge Congress to pass online kids’ safety reform
• “Buy Now, Pay Later” is not always the best deal for consumers
• Protect retirees and savers from conflicted investment advice
• Stronger CRA rules still needed to ensure equal access to credit
• Addressing credit issues that arise after transgender and nonbinary consumers change their name
• The system is broken: It’s time for income-driven repayment reform
• It’s time to stand up for patients and to stop Big Pharma from ripping us off
• Regulators should reject FinTech startup’s bank charter application
• Ensure that banks equitably and justly invest in our communities
• The CFPB must protect consumers from fraud in payment systems
• Biden should remove FDIC Chair for refusing to follow the law
• Feds should halt bank mergers until guidelines are strengthened
• The FCC and FTC can do more to protect consumers’ location data
• As the pandemic continues, the Build Back Better Act aims to provide critical assistance to American families
• The FAIR Fees Act to curb outrageous airline fees
• Advocates ask the CFPB to bring back public consumer complaint narratives
• Boosting the FTC’s oversight ability through the Build Back Better Act
• The FTC must act now against data abuses and discrimination
• Americans need drug pricing reform now
• CFPB urged to reverse earned wage actions that could create dangerous FinTech payday loopholes
• The FCC should protect Americans from sneaky voicemails from telemarketers and debt collectors
• Biden’s Build Back Better Act to include historic expansion of funds to address homeownership gap for people of color
• Protecting democracy from a lawless president
• Requiring SSN collection by peer-to-peer payment services puts consumers at risk
• Congress to protect all Medicare beneficiaries in reconciliation bill
• HUD to tackle systemic racism and housing discrimination
• A call for President Biden to end Big Pharma monopolies
• Everyone should have equal opportunities and access to products and services
• Stop the proposed first-class mail slowdown
• It’s time to dig deeper into sources of unfairness in auto insurance market
• Grant FHA-backed borrowers the full forbearance relief they are legally entitled to
• It’s time for the Department of Education to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in higher education
• Advocates join in support of legislation that targets predatory banking fees
• More can be done to protect consumers and patients during pharmaceutical mergers
• Comprehensive privacy protections needed at home before transatlantic deal is passed
• Groups contest major postage increase planned by USPS
• Protect retirement savers from risky private equity investments
• FinTech users deserve strong data use protections
• Congress asked to restore FTC’s monetary relief powers
• Expanding access to homeownership for consumers with limited English proficiency
• Choice of retirement plan disclosure notice still important for workers and retirees
• Support closing the 90/10 loophole to protect students during the COVID-19 pandemic
• The FTC and CFPB must do more to prevent mass homelessness during the pandemic
• Over 100 groups call on Federal Reserve to Strengthen CRA
• The pandemic’s impact on the digital divide: Low-income Americans need help now
• Key DOT aviation committee lacks consumer representation
• Immediate action needed to help keep families in their homes
• The new California privacy agency should prioritize consumers’ privacy
• Prioritizing health equity to overcome the coronavirus pandemic
• Advocates urge the Biden administration to slash drug costs
• New banking rule aims to prop up fossil fuel industry
• California legislators urged to make significant investments in public broadband
• It’s critical that the CFPB uphold strong lending protections for all consumers
• Protect limited-English speakers from harmful debt collection practices
• Advocates urge the Biden administration to reject Big Tech appointments to his cabinet
• Studies show systemic racism in insurance industry
• Allies urge CFPB Director not to weaken its enforcement arm
• Student advocates urge DeVos to extend loan suspension
• Privacy advocates urge U.S. FCC to protect privacy during pandemic
• ED must stop funding fraudulent and predatory for-profit colleges
• The Department of Transportation fails to address consumers’ pandemic concerns