ConsumerAffairs

Consumer groups oppose CFPB plan to scale back supervision

Critics say reduced supervision favors lawbreakers and risks another financial crisis A coalition of 31 consumer advocacy groups is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) not to roll ...
MySuncoast.com

Consumer group tests AI ‘therapist’

Can you trust an AI “therapist?” Consumer Investigator Caresse Jackman talks with PIRG about what happened when one of their ...
JD Supra

Consumer groups show support of CFPB’s Auto Finance Data Pilot and urge the Bureau to expand its data collection

In February 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) announced an auto finance data pilot, where it ordered nine large auto lenders to provide information about their ...
FedScoop

CFPB urged by consumer groups to take action on banks’ use of algorithms

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2023. (Photo by Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images) Two of the ...
Insurancenewsnet.com

Consumer groups blast plan to limit review of future California rate requests

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has a plan to streamline rate reviews in light of State Farm's experience following the devastating wildfires earlier this year. Critics claim the ...
American Banker

Banks, consumer groups push back against stablecoin yield

Key insight: Banks want regulators to prohibit any economic benefit to stablecoin holders, while crypto companies argue that a flexible approach would benefit consumers. Supporting data: Bank groups ...
American Banker

Judge allows consumer groups to defend CFPB overdraft rule

Two public interest advocacy groups are countering a bank industry lawsuit — brought by financial industry trade groups — against a final Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule capping overdraft ...
Arizona Daily Star

Consumer groups blast plan to curb fees for ending cell contracts

WASHINGTON — A wireless-industry proposal under consideration by the government that would make it easier for cell-phone customers to break up with their service providers was met with withering ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Consumer Groups: Don’t Delay MU Stage 3

The Consumer Partnership for eHealth and the Campaign for Better Care said meaningful use stage 3 rulemaking and implementation should not be delayed in a letter response to a report released by six ...
Morningstar

TransUnion Analysis Identifies Four Distinct Consumer Groups Based on Their Ability to Keep Up with Inflation

CHICAGO, Sept. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marketers are once again in uncharted territory, with inflation and economic uncertainty continuing to reshape how Americans view spending. At its ...
Digital Journal

Consumer groups accuse Temu of manipulating online shoppers

Chinese shopping app Temu has on average around 75 million monthly active users in the EU - Copyright AFP/File Stefani Reynolds Chinese shopping app Temu has on ...
TechCrunch

European consumer groups band together to fight Meta’s self-serving ad-free sub — branding it ‘unfair’ and ‘illegal’

Days after a privacy complaint was lodged against Meta in the European Union over its latest controversial shift of legal basis claimed for processing people’s data for ads, consumer groups across the ...