Congress

• A new bill aimed at helping students lacks robust borrower protections
• Further cuts to Pell will put college out of reach for many low-income families
• Consumer Action joins the Ban Facial Recognition Campaign
• Overhauling the nation’s broken credit reporting system
• Is Mercedes-Benz cheating us out of clean air?
• Arbitration in America hurts consumers
• It’s time for Wall Street traders to pay their fair share
• Forced arbitration silences victims and should end
• Consumers need stronger credit reporting protections
• Americans are ready for comprehensive reform to lower prescription drug prices
• The time is now for a FAMILY bill to be passed
• The CREATES Act protects patients from outrageous prescription drug costs
• Protect consumers, not pyramid-scheme businesses
• How the government shutdown puts working families at risk
• The time is now for comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation
• The 116th Congress should put students at the top of their agenda
• Department of Education urged to extend loan discharge period for scammed students
• Kathy Kraninger is shockingly unqualified to lead the CFPB
• Groups renew call for no poison pill policy riders
• Advocates set the bar for upcoming discussion on privacy legislation
• Hands off the Medicare donut hole deal
• Protect consumers from excessive airline fees
• Senate should reject Kraninger for CFPB Director
• It’s buyer beware with the SEC’s latest best interest proposal
• 3M seniors could lose critical benefits if Benchmark Cap remains in Medicare Advantage
• Health insurance tax would hit seniors hard
• Protecting Pell Grants in 2019 spending bill is critical for strong, diverse economy
• A terrible agenda for students and taxpayers
• Border wall funding is a waste of taxpayer dollars
• Last-ditch effort to prevent auto lending discrimination fails
• Advocates alarmed as HUD considers dropping key mission
• 10 years after Great Recession, Senate considers Dodd-Frank rollbacks
• Stringent safety requirements needed before driverless cars hit the road
• PROSPER Act puts for-profit schools’ interests ahead of students and taxpayers
• SAFE Lending Act protects working families from cycle of debt
• Congress to gut key provision of Americans with Disabilities Act
• Policy riders are a shady attempt at regulating CFPB
• Consumers deserve more control over their credit reports
• Do not let government agencies weaken consumer protections
• Advocates call on Congress do more for victims of Equifax breach
• ED urged to put students’ interest first as it reconsiders critical regulations
• Bills make high cost, predatory lending easier
• Pell Grants remain in jeopardy, impacting vulnerable low-income students
• Fighting for DACA and DREAMers’ access to higher education
• Enough with the sneaky and harmful policy riders
• Consumer groups call on House to oppose pyramid scheme promotion amendment
• Raiding of Pell Grant funds will hurt millions of low-income students
• No room for ideological riders in our nation’s budget
• The CHOICE Act is WRONG for Americans and the economy
• Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) would hurt consumers
• The Choice Act 2.0 is the WRONG choice for consumers
• A push for regulatory leadership that is unimpeachably independent
• Children’s advocates oppose attempts to revoke internet privacy rules
• The CFPB: A champion for student loan borrowers too
• Mnuchin unfit to serve as Treasury Secretary—Senate should oppose nomination
• Hands off the CFPB!
• The ‘Foreclosure King’ is an unfit choice to run the U.S. Treasury
• Five senators should recuse themselves from confirming Education nominee
• Stand up for low-income students by protecting Pell Grant funds
• The FBI is watching you, but who is watching the FBI?
• Strong student protections still critical in higher education industry
• Proposed bill would damage credit scores of millions
• More policy riders intended to threaten retiring Americans, hijack budget process
• Keep the CFPB strong on forced arbitration
• Protect Pell Grant funding for students
• A strong FCC preserves net neutrality
• It’s time to protect travelers from airlines’ soaring fees
• DARK Act threatens consumers’ right to know what they eat
• FCC needs to fill ‘void’ in consumer privacy protection
• Dept. of Education should protect students–not the schools that bully them
• FTC Holder Rule strengthens consumer rights
• In favor of stronger banking fraud protections for consumers
• Calling on the FCC to establish online privacy rules
• Against TSA’s unlawful screening of airline passengers
• “V.W. Bailout” bill is bad business for consumers
• CEOs urged to stop using forced arbitration
• Cars now safer to rent, thanks to mom-turned-advocate
• Against changing the leadership structure of the CFPB
• Expanding debt collection protections to those who need it most
• The highway bill turned into a dangerous road for consumers
• Financial professionals should act in their clients’ best interest
• Congress must keep health markets competitive
• End the private prison racket in America
• Don’t restrict the CFPB’s oversight of auto financing issues
• Whistleblowers like Snowden deserve protections
• Policy riders threaten vital public safeguards, hijack budget process
• “Full file” reports undermine existing protections and harm consumers credit
• Keep auto insurance affordable for everyone
• Taking a stand for prompt, reliable mail service
• Keep the “consumer watchdog” independent of partisan politics
• Bringing Lifeline into the Digital Age
• Protecting borrowers, not banks, from risky loans
• Defenseless whistleblowers forced to risk it all
• Protecting children from a common household item
• Advocates oppose effort to suspend lender liability under new mortgage rules
• Lawmakers siding with predatory payday lenders over troops
• Operation Choke Point protects consumers from fraud
• Time to improve an outdated education data collection system
• Holding for-profit schools accountable
• Another attempt to undermine the consumer watchdog