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.
Postings
President-elect should live up to promises to strengthen privacy
Consumer Action joined a coalition of groups concerned about privacy in a letter to President-elect Obama reminding him of his promises to increase consumer privacy protections.
College affordability is a critical part of economic recovery
Consumer Action joined in a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives urging members to include an increase student aid in the economic stimulus package.
Consumer coalition lists goals for Obama’s FTC
Consumer Action joined other consumer groups in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, outlining broad policy recommendations for the agency under President-elect Obama's Administration.
Take a ride on the ‘Road to Economic Recovery’
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (Consumer Action is a member) and USAction are planning a massive week of action around the economic crisis.
Road to economic recovery must include help for Main Street
Consumer Action joined a coalition of civil rights, faith-based, housing, and grassroots organizations in signing a letter urging more remedies for Main Street in any forthcoming economic recovery plan.
Consumer groups alert President-Elect Obama to their guiding principles
Leaders of the nation's top consumer, legal services, and civil rights organizations - including Consumer Action - sent President-Elect Obama a letter outlining the consumer priorities the groups' would like to see the new administration focus on in its first year.
Survey reveals California homeowners not being helped as promised
The California Reinvestment Coalition, of which Consumer Action is a member, has released a report on its survey of California mortgage counseling agencies, which found that despite lenders' promises to help borrowers, foreclosure is still the most common outcome for homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments.
Video explains significance of the Community Reinvestment Act
National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), of which Consumer Action is a member, has produced a video highlighting the benefits of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and explaining how it can be an antidote to the current financial crisis.
Key deficiencies in RESPA weaken consumer protections
In a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Consumer Action and its coalition partners point out key deficiencies in the proposed Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) rule.
Attacks on Community Reinvestment Act are misguided
Consumer Action joined in a letter defending the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) from attacks that claim it is a part of the reason for the country's financial crisis.