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- Reforming the Credit Card Industry
- Consumers should be able to use plastic without getting skewered by unfair bank practices. Although the Federal Reserve passed new regulations to reform the industry, many consumer groups argue the Fed failed to complete the job. Here's a list of additional reforms needed to make credit cards fairer for consumers....
- Articles 2009-04-15
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- Consumer Federation of America and Consumers Union.
- A new report says the Digital Divide is widening as Internet usage grows. The Consumer Federation of America and Consumers Union said policy should be focused on people through ... A new report says the Digital Divide is widening as Internet usage grows. The...
- Research articles 2000-10-16
- CFA vows to fight freeze and 'whip up unhappiness.' (Consumer Federation of America)
- WASHINGTON -- The Consumer Federation of America pledged last week to "whip up unhappiness" among the public over the Federal Communications Commission's decision to stay new rate rules to Oct. 1. The FCC issued its formal order of the WASHINGTON --...
- Research articles 1993-06-21
- CFA urges states to reject ISO's terrorism exclusions.(Gadfly Strikes Again)(Consumer Federation of America, Insurance Services Office)
- STATES SHOULD REJECT THE conditional terrorism exclusions recently filed by the Insurance Services Office, the Consumer Federation of America contends. In a letter sent to all state insurance commissioners, J. Robert Hunter, director of insurance STATES SHOULD REJECT THE conditional terrorism exclusions...
- Research articles 2004-05-31
- CFA Calls For Federal Controls Over Insurers. (Late Breaking News).(Consumer Federation of America )(Brief Article)
- Congress must make sure that insurers do not exclude coverage for terrorism, and that states certify that rates are not excessive, the Consumer Federation of America contends. At a press briefing, two officials of the Washington-based CFA charged Congress must make sure...
- Research articles 2001-12-10
- FCC officials have been privately voicing anger at the Consumer Federation of America. (Federal Communications Commission; enforcement of cable regulations) (Brief Article)
- FCC officials have been privately voicing anger at the Consumer Federation of America for what they feel is its unreasonable insistence on speedy enforcement of cable regulations despite the agency's limited resources. That anger went public FCC...
- Research articles 1993-08-02
- Hunter: No terror re backstop needed. (Terrorism Impact).(Robert J. Hunter of Consumer Federation of America, federal terrorism reinsurance, government regulation)(Brief Article)
- There is no crisis in the insurance market that requires Congress to immediately enact legislation creating a federal terrorism reinsurance backstop, the Consumer Federation of America contends. "The problems we see in the market are far less There is no crisis in the...
- Research articles 2002-02-04
- Consumerists sue over Ohio Blue/Columbia deal.(Consumer Federation of America files lawsuit over Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio's joint venture with Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.)
- The Consumer Federation of America has filed a lawsuit contesting Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio's proposed merger with Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. Ohio Blues plans to merge with healthcare company by selling its assets to a joint venture controlledThe Consumer Federation of America has filed a lawsuit contesting Blue...
- Research articles 1996-05-13
- In addition, Ben & Jerry's took to the streets in Washington, DC, joining forces with the Consumer Federation of America, the National Farmers Union, and other organizations to raise awareness of issues related to cloning.(Last Licks)
- In addition, Ben & Jerry's took to the streets in Washington, DC, joining forces with the Consumer Federation of America, the National Farmers Union, and other organizations to raise awareness of issues related to cloning. In December, the FDA ga In addition, Ben & Jerry's took...
- Research articles 2007-02-20
- Power Deregulation Halt Sought by Consumer Federation of America.
- By Craig D. Rose, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 19--Declaring that electricity deregulation will bring "all pain, no gain" for the nation's consumers, the nation's largest consumer federation yesterday called for a halt to further government efforts...
- Research articles 2002-09-19
- Metzenbaum named chairman of D.C. Consumer Federation. (Howard Metzenbaum named chairman of Consumer Federation of America)
- Howard Metzenbaum has been appointed chairman of the Consumer Federation of America CFA, a post he will assume after retiring from the US Senate. The CFA is involved with a number of insurance industry issues including credit insurance, state insurance regulation adequacy and policy illustrations. Metzenbaum is expected to address...
- Research articles 1994-10-31
- Consumers Union and Consumer Federation of America Survey Overstates Over-the-Air Television Viewership, Relies on Inaccurate Assumptions Says CEA; CEA Stands By Its Numbers, Remains Committed to Providing Accurate and Sound Data
- ARLINGTON, Va. -- The following statement was issued today by Consumer Electronics Association CEA Vice President, Technology Policy, Michael Petricone regarding a study released today by the Consumers Union CU and the Consumer Federation of America CFA on current consumer reliance on over-the-air OTA television:
- Research articles 2005-06-29
- Consumer groups hung up on mergers: consumer groups contend regulators' review of the AT&T Wireless/Cingular merger set the stage for bad merger decisions ahead.(Service Providers)(lobbying of Consumer Federation of America and Consumers Union)
- WASHINGTON -- Consumer groups are using last year's behemoth AT&T Wireless/Cingular Wireless merger as evidence that regulators and lawmakers need to take a harder look at some of the pending big wireline mergers. The Consumer Federation of America CFA and the Consumers...
- Research articles 2005-03-07
- One on One With Barbara Roper of the Consumer Federation of America.(One on One)
- Byline: Dan Jamieson For years, investors have had no lobbying group to speak out for them, but Barbara Roper and the Consumer Federation of America, where she serves as director of investment protection, have helped change that. ...
- Research articles 2006-03-27
- RBOCs, CFA, wireless ops oppose Primestar settlement. (Regional Bell operating companies; Consumer Federation of America; Primestar Partners)
- NEW YORK -- The seven regional Bell operating companies, the Wireless Cable Association and the Consumer Federation of America have joined DirecTv Inc. in opposing an antitrust settlement reached between 40 state attorneys general and the cable MSO owners of Primestar. In an...
- Research articles 1993-07-26
- NAII accused of assailing NAIC and state regulation.(Consumer Federation of America allegations, National Association of Independent Insurers, National Association of Insurance Commissioners)
- Consumer Federation of America Executive Director Stephen Brobeck and Director of Insurance J. Robert Hunter are alleging that the National Association of Independent Insurers is essentially lobbying for its members to boycott data base fees to the National Assn of Insurance Commissioners. Hunter called the alleged undermining of state effective...
- Research articles 1996-04-29
- MediaOne battles CFA over Minnesota waiver. (Consumer Federation of America)
- MediaOne responded last week to a national consumer-advocacy group seeking to short-circuit its bid to keep control of the Minneapolis cable market. In a Federal Communications Commission filing, the company chided the Consumer Federation of Amer MediaOne responded last week to a...
- Research articles 1998-01-12
- Insurer Supports Consumer Federation of America's Call for a Nationwide Ban on GEICO's Rating Methods; Statement By: Eric S. Poe, CPA, J.D., Vice President of NJ CURE Auto Insurance
- PRINCETON, N.J. -- New Jersey Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange, NJ CURE, a leading not-for-profit auto insurance provider in New Jersey, agrees with the recent statement by Consumers Federation of America CFA Director of Insurance J. Robert Hunter, and calls upon each state to ban the use of rating methods and...
- Research articles 2006-03-20
- Group gets help fighting 2nd channel; MAP, Consumer Federation to cooperate with Campaign for Broadcast Competition.(Media Access Project opposes government plan to grant TV stations a digital channel)(Brief Article)
- MAP, Consumer Federation to cooperate with Campaign for Broadcast Competition Media Access Project, the Consumer Federation of America and several other liberal public interest groups will cooperate with, but will not join, the Campaign for Broad MAP, Consumer Federation to cooperate with...
- Research articles 1995-08-28
- Consumer Groups Slam Behavioral Tracking
- A group of ten consumer groups on Tuesday called on Congress to enact meaningful privacy legislation, and slammed industry efforts as totally inadequate. The groups are most concerned about behavioral tracking, a technique used by Internet companies to serve up more targeted ads or results based on your Web browsing...
- News items 2009-09-02
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