CFA Opposes Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies...
In a letter to members of Congress, CFA has outlined its opposition to the Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2018 (H.R. 3354). In particular, we are opposed...
View ArticleMega-Mergers in the U.S. Seed and Agrochemical Sector
It is widely recognized that the increase in concentration in the cottonseed market resulting from the proposed Monsanto-Bayer merger violates the Department of Justice’s recently revised Horizontal...
View ArticleNew CFA Report Warns of Unprecedented Impact on Free Markets from Proposed...
Washington, D.C. — A new report on the examining the proposed mega-merger between the agrochemical giants Bayer and Monsanto, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) points out that the companies...
View ArticleATT-Time Warner Merger: A Bad Deal for Consumers and a Bad Deal for Competition
Washington, D.C. – While the industry and Wall Street may support the ATT-Time Warner merger, it represents one of the most damaging, anti-competitive, anti-consumer mergers in recent history. Wall...
View ArticleFine Print in Budget Bill is Big Gift to Wells Fargo and Other Bad Actors
Washington, DC — This week, the Senate Committee on Appropriations released the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill that would politicize funding for the Consumer Financial...
View ArticleCFA Urges Opposition to Senate Bill Which Would Repeal or Weaken Dodd-Frank...
In a letter to members of the Senate Banking Committee, CFA is urging Senators to oppose S. 2155, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.” This bill rolls back important...
View ArticleCFA Urges House Financial Services Committee to Oppose Bills that Would...
In a letter to members of the House Financial Services Committee, CFA is urging opposition to a series of bills related to oversight of the financial services industry scheduled for markup. Rather than...
View ArticleCFA Opposes S. 2155, Which Rolls Back Important Consumer Protections
In a letter to members of the US Senate, CFA is calling for opposition to S. 2155, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.” This bill rolls back important consumer...
View ArticleAntitrust Practice, Economic Evidence, and Market Reality
In December of 2016, we presented a lengthy analysis of the structure, conduct and performance of communications markets to the Senate Judiciary Committee as evidence to support our testimony calling...
View ArticleThe DOJ’s Case Against the AT&T-Time Warner Merger
Washington, D.C. – Today, Consumer Federation of America, in collaboration with Public Knowledge, published a paper explaining why the government’s case against the AT&T-Time Warner merger is both...
View ArticleSenate Banking Deregulation Bill Leaves Scraps for Student Loan Borrowers
This month, the Senate passed a bill rolling back reforms enacted after the financial crisis. Despite calls for an open and transparent process, the bill was passed without debating a single amendment....
View ArticleSenate Banking Deregulation Bill Would Hide Impact of Mortgage Lending...
One of the most controversial provisions in S. 2155 would exempt a large number of creditors from new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) reporting requirements mandated by Dodd Frank and executed in...
View ArticleGiving With One Hand, Taking Away With the Other
The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act which recently passed the Senate is mostly about eliminating important protections that were put in place after the financial crisis...
View ArticleCFA Urges Opposition to S. 2155, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and...
In a letter to members of the US House of Representatives, CFA is urging opposition to S. 2155, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.” This bill rolls back important...
View ArticleCongress Votes to Increase the Risk of Bank Bailouts and Repeals Laws that...
Washington DC — Late this afternoon the House of Representatives passed the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.” The bill had previously cleared the Senate and now heads...
View ArticleCFA Opposes Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill
In a letter to members of the House Committee on Appropriations, CFA expresses opposition to the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act (for the fiscal year ending on...
View ArticleCFA Laments Missed Opportunity in Proposed Bayer-Monsanto Merger Conditions
CFA submitted the following comments in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) proposed Final Judgment in the case of United States of America v. Bayer AG, Monsanto Company and BASF SE. The...
View ArticleFarming, Food Safety, and Environmental Organizations Call on DOJ to Block...
Washington, D.C. — A coalition of farming, consumer, and environmental groups delivered more than 97,325 public comments to the Department of Justice today, urging the agency to reject the Bayer (BAYN)...
View ArticleConsumer and Privacy Groups Explain Why Privacy is Critical to Competition in...
In comments submitted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), CFA, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Center for Digital Democracy, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group explain why privacy...
View ArticlePublic Interest Groups Urge Congressional Opposition to the “GRATER Act”
In a letter to members of the House Oversight and Financial Services Committees, public interest groups are urging representatives to vote against HR 5381, the “GRATER Act.” HR 5381 mandates that...
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