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Give prepaid cards the same protections as debit cards
In coalition with other consumer organizations, Consumer Action asked Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to apply the consumer protections that debit cards have to prepaid cards as well.

Keep consumer protection agency independent
Consumer Action joined coalition members in sending a letter to the Senate imploring them to rejection any legislation placing the Consumer Financial Protection Agency under the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

DOE should strengthen energy efficiency requirements to reduce costs, emissions
Consumer Action asked the Department of Energy to further strengthen energy-efficiency requirements for the largest water heaters, reducing both heating costs for consumers and global warming emissions.

Financial protection agency could stop next recession
In coalition with a large number of organizations, Consumer Action sent a letter to Senator Dodd asking for his continued support of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency.

Congress should reign in reckless financial markets gambling
Consumer Action sent a letter to Senator Harkin and Representative DeFazio expressing support for their bills that would attempt to curb financial markets speculation.

Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger is a ticket disaster
In a letter to the Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, Christine A. Varney, Consumer Action and its coalition members explain how the Ticketmaster - Live Nation merger would be harmful to consumers and should not be allowed to proceed.

Privacy and Fair Information Practices should guide FCC
Consumer Action and other consumer advocates sent comments to the Federal Communications Commission describing the collection and use of personal data by companies, problems with industry self-regulatory models, and principles and standards that should serve as the foundation of consumer privacy protection.

Strengthen privacy in FCC’s national broadband plan
Consumer Action joined the Center for Democracy and Technology and others in asking the Federal Communications Commission to consider privacy concerns in its National Broadband Plan, and to endorse Fair Information Practices in addressing them.

Foreclosure crisis can be stopped with bold, aggressive action
Consumer Action joined members of Americans for Financial Reform in a letter demanding more solutions - including revamping HAMP, addressing unemployed homeowners, and offering a "right to rent" - to stop the foreclosure crisis.

Improving HAMP will stem foreclosures
In a letter to Tina Tchen, White House Director of Office of Public Engagement, Consumer Action and other groups laid out steps to improve the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).