Fuel standards are good for consumer pocketbooks
Consumer Action signed onto comments to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) which urge the agency to adopt higher fuel economy standards of 54.5 MPG.

SSA asked to withdraw its support of the Final Rule
Over 70 national and state advocacy groups representing low income beneficiaries of Social Security and SSI asked that the Social Security Administration withdraw its support for the Final Rule on Garnishments, now pending at OMB.

Regulators must stop banks from making high-cost payday loans
250 advocates consumer advocates, along with Consumer Action, sent a letter to the nations top financial regulators asking them to stop banks from offering loans that are structured as payday loans, which unfairly trap consumers in a cycle of debt.

Senate should enhance consumer credit protections for servicemembers and their families
Consumer Action joined in sending a letter of support for S. Amdt. 1294 to S. 1867, the Defense Authorization Bill, which would close legal loopholes that allow payday and auto title lenders to bilk military men and women.

OCC must drastically strengthen payday loan and overdraft protections
In a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Consumer Action and other members of Americans for Financial Reform comment on the OCC's proposed guidance on payday loans and overdraft programs.

Consumers lose with five-day mail delivery
Consumer Action sent a letter to members of Congress responding to a proposal to limit the postal service delivery to five days, rather than normal six.

CA files amicus brief in tax refund case
Consumer Action signed onto an amicus brief in support of the plaintiff, Estuardo Ardon, who alleges that his local municipality illegally collected taxes and refused to pay a refund on those levies. Ardon argued that the Los Angeles Telephone Users’ tax was unconstitutional, and taxpayers have the right to file a class action suit seeking refunds.

Congress should pass law helping ease pain of private student loans
Consumer organizations sent a letter to Senator Dick Durbin, asking for his support of legislation giving private student loans borrowers access to key financial remedies and relief.

Real debt help
Consumer Action partnered with other national consumer groups to provide tips on how to avoid debt relief scams and bogus mortgage relief assistance. The Get Real Debt Help fact sheet explains debt relief danger signs, rules on upfront fees, and where to turn for real debt help. (Available in Spanish and English).

Old exceptions to risk-based pricing rule must be removed before Dodd-Frank can work
Consumer Action signed onto comments that point out problems with provisions proposed by the Federal Reserve and the FTC that would fail to remove currently-existing exceptions to the risk-based pricing rule (if the creditor makes a credit scoring disclosure) in the Dodd-Frank bill.

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