Coalition Efforts
Consumer Action is working on these important issues along with other organizations. If you would like to know more about these issues, please see the "For More Information" within each effort.
- Dec 15, 2022 Consumer Action joins CFA in request for surveillance advertising ban and stronger data protection
- Nov 17, 2022 FCC should prioritize protecting consumers from widescale nuisance and fraud facilitated through unwanted and illegal text messages
- Nov 17, 2022 Agencies should ensure that hurricane victims are protected from negative credit reporting in aftermath of disaster
- Nov 17, 2022 Effort to ensure safe airplane seat size continues in comments to the FAA
- Nov 17, 2022 Coalition supports CFPB plan to expand data gathered as part of complaint process
- Oct 19, 2022 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
- Oct 19, 2022 FTC and DOJ must rein in fraudulent review brokers to protect consumers and honest businesses
- Oct 19, 2022 Advocates ask CFPB to take action against mortgage lenders, servicers and debt collectors for their handling of “zombie” second mortgages
- Oct 19, 2022 Effort to get forced arbitration clauses out of consumer contracts continues
- Sep 15, 2022 FTC urged to strengthen protections for consumers who buy, finance or lease motor vehicles through dealers
- Sep 15, 2022 CFPB should use its authority to curb job training programs that leave employees indebted to employers
- Sep 15, 2022 Congress members and advocacy groups urge Department of Education to extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver
- Sep 15, 2022 Groups urge clearer guidance from the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)
- Aug 31, 2022 SEC should end greenwashing by investment funds and require greater transparency
- Aug 31, 2022 Telemarketing Sales Rule should be strengthened even further to protect consumers from misconduct
- Aug 31, 2022 Groups push for reforms that make Community Reinvestment Act race- and climate-conscious
- Aug 24, 2022 Addressing abusive overdraft fees would greatly benefit the most vulnerable consumers
- Jul 06, 2022 Congress urged to include airline passenger reforms in 2023 FAA Reauthorization
- Jul 05, 2022 Support for Tax Filing Simplification Act (TFSA)
- Jul 05, 2022 40-year loan term would offer another option for payment relief for struggling mortgage borrowers
- Jul 05, 2022 Pass the Downpayment Toward Equity Act to close the historical racial and ethnic homeownership gap in the U.S.
- Jul 05, 2022 Needed reform for overdraft fees
- Jun 05, 2022 Comments submitted in support of CFPB’s proposed rulemaking to prohibit the inclusion of adverse information in consumer reporting in cases of human trafficking
- Jun 05, 2022 DOL’s plan to require excessive care by retirement plan fiduciaries when considering offering cryptocurrency as a 401(k) investment option is prudent
- Jun 05, 2022 Establish new rules to provide investors with new and necessary information they need in order to make the best decisions possible