Consumer Federation of California

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Legislative Updates

CFC opposes AB 2167 – homeowner’s insurance rate hikes

No COVID-19 Immunity for Law-Breaking Businesses

Create a State Consumer Financial Protection Agency

CFC Urges Regulation of For-Profit Colleges

Protect Nursing Home Patients

Stopping Phone Spoofing

Broad coalition supports the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act (AB 495)

CFC supports the Issue Ad DISCLOSE Act (AB 1217)

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Proposition 24 – Weakens Privacy Rights

The initiative gives big business more options to invade consumer & worker privacy than current law allows.

Business wants COVID-19 immunity from the law

Corporate lobbyists are pushing to evade consumer, labor and pollution protections

A Good Start, More Needed: Allstate’s 15% Rate Cut

After CFC Foundation Calls for COVID-19 Car Insurance Rate Cut, Allstate Announce Reductions.

Empty Roads. Insurance Companies Profit from COVID-19

Idled drivers deserve premium cuts. CFC Foundation petitions Insurance Commissioner.

Insurers attack fair automobile rate regulations

Insurers create phony “groups” to favor wealthy motorists with lower rates.

For-profit colleges masquerade as “non-profit” or “public” institutions

AB 70 (Berman) would stop for-profit Grand Canyon University and Purdue Universal Global from misleading students.

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