Consumer Federation of America

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| tax_id = 52-0880625 | purpose = Research, advocacy, education, and service | leader_name = Marceline White | leader_title = President | leader_name2 = Susan Weinstock | leader_title2 = CEO | employees = 26 | employees_year = 2018 | volunteers = 1 | volunteers_year = 2018 | revenue = $2,924,063 | revenue_year = 2018 | expenses = $3,646,969 | expenses_year = 2018 | website = }} The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1968 to advance consumer interests through research, education and advocacy.

The CFA's website states that its members are nearly 300 consumer-oriented non-profits, each with a combined membership of 50 million people. CFA members include national organizations such as Consumers Union and U.S. PIRG, state and local consumer organizations, state and local protection agencies, credit unions, rural electric cooperatives and public power groups. Members pay dues ranging from under $100 to $20,000 per year, elect the board of directors and vote on policies.

The CFA undertakes a wide range of activities and interests; many activities centre on scrutinizing businesses and their practices, products, and services by citizens, civic groups, the news media, and government regulatory agencies to defend the interests of the public at large. It is generally regarded as liberal in the modern American sense of the term and is associated with the consumer movement. The organization is headquartered in Washington, DC, with numerous state and local members. CFA is a 501(c)(3) organization.

State consumer federations such as the Consumer Federation of California, Alabama Arise, Chicago Consumer Coalition, Wisconsin Consumers League, and the North Carolina Consumers Council also exist. These competitor federations advocate for similar rules and regulations but with a narrower geographic focus. All CFA member groups retain their autonomy. At the same time, their bylaws reflect a tendency to be united in purpose to impact public policy more significantly. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Divestiture one year later : the battle to preserve universal phone service shifts to the states by Kimmelman, Gene

    Washington, D.C. : Consumer Federation of America, 1985
    “…Consumer Federation of America…”
    Format: Book


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    Trends in liability awards : have juries run wild? by Cooper, Mark N.

    Washington, D.C. : Consumer Federation of America, 1986
    “…Consumer Federation of America…”
    Format: Book


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    Developing the information age in the 1990s : a pragmatic consumer view by Cooper, Mark N.

    Washington D.C. : Consumer Federation of America, 1992
    “…Consumer Federation of America…”
    Format: Book


  4. 4

    The product safety book : the ultimate consumer guide to product hazards by Brobeck, Stephen

    New York : Dutton, 1983
    1st ed.
    “…Consumer Federation of America…”
    Format: Book


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    Divestiture : two years later, a report on the status of residential telephone consumers two years after the breakup of AT&T by Kimmelman, Gene

    Washington, D.C. : Consumer Federation of America, 1985
    “…Consumer Federation of America…”
    Format: Book


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    The childwise catalog : a consumer guide to buying the safest and best products for your child : newborn through age five by Gillis, Jack

    New York : HarperCollins, 1993
    3rd ed.
    “…Consumer Federation of America…”
    Format: Book


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    1983 CFA policy resolutions.

    Washington, D.C. : Consumer Federation of America, 1983
    “…Consumer Federation of America…”
    Format: Book


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    The bank book : how to get the most for your banking dollars : the Consumer Federation of America's guide to the new financial marketplace by Hoffman, Naphtali

    San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986
    1st ed.
    “…Consumer Federation of America…”
    Format: Book


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    Gun violence : opposing viewpoints

    San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, 2006
    Format: Book


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    Directory of state & local consumer organizations.

    “…Consumer Federation of America…”
    Format: Serial


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    The high cost of quick tax money : tax preparation, 'instant refund' loans, and check cashing fees target the working poor by Wu, Chi Chi

    [Boston, Mass.?] : [Washington, D.C.?] : National Consumer Law Center ; Consumer Federation of America, 2003
    Format: Book


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    Credit life insurance : the nation's worst insurance ripoff by Brobeck, Stephen

    [S.l.] : National Insurance Consumer Organization : Consumer Federation of America, 1991
    “…Consumer Federation of America…”
    Format: Book


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    How to check for lead hazards in your home.

    [Washington, D.C.?] : [U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development] : [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency] : [Consumer Federation of America], 1997
    Format: Government Document Book