Kinder Morgan deal wins approval
Prior to Thursday’s vote, the Consumer Federation of California had pushed the PUC to place strict safety and maintenance requirements on the company’s new owners… Read More ›
$22 billion oil pipeline buyout threatens consumers, environment
Giant investment banks and insurance companies with a history of scandals shouldn’t be allowed to monopolize our public utilities, said Richard Holober, Executive Director of the Consumer Federation of California. Read More ›
Consumer Federation Applauds Commissioner Poizner’s Allstate Order
The Consumer Federation of California today applauded Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner’s order against Allstate for overcharging Californians for homeowners insurance. Read More ›
State Investigates Allstate Home Insurance Policies
The state of California is investigating Allstate insurance company to see if it gouged homeowners with excessive insurance premiums…Richard Holober, Consumer Federation of California: “We’re looking perhaps as much as half of the amount they’re charging as pure robbery.” Read More ›
CFC Testifies Against REAL ID Act
The Consumer Federation of California (CFC) believes REAL ID’s represent a gross violation of personal privacy rights by the government and would actually increase the potential for identity theft. Read More ›
Hands Off: Allstate Bails On Golden State
Richard Holober, Consumer Federation of California: “This is a company (Allstate) that made five billion dollars in profit last year. And their profits are going up and up each quarter. Enough is enough. Let’s not let them blackmail Californians.” Read More ›
California Consumer Groups Request Foreclosure Moratorium
Over one hundred fifteen community and consumer organizations have called upon six leading mortgage lenders to stem the statewide tide of home foreclosures resulting from predatory loans. Read More ›
Senate Health Committee Passes Prescription Drug Safety Bill
Doctors and patients are one step closer to getting information on effectiveness and side effects of medicine. Read More ›
Stop Big Brother’s Invasion of our Privacy
by Zack Kaldveer, Consumer Federation of California
Tiny computer chips called Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags that transmit information about us can be embedded in driver’s licenses, student ID’s and other government issued cards without our knowledge…CFC strongly believes that any RFID technology must be strictly regulated to safeguard our privacy and our liberty. Read More ›
FACT SHEET: Predatory Mortgage Lending
Predatory mortgage lending drains family savings, eliminates the benefits of homeownership for a growing number of Americans, and often leads to foreclosure. Read More ›
Historic Rally for Single-Payer Healthcare
A broad-based coalition of some 2,000 healthcare activists will stage a historic May 8 rally in Sacramento in support Sen. Sheila Kuehl’s ground-breaking SB840, which proposes guaranteed healthcare on a single-payer model… Read More ›
Flawed federal ID law overburdens states
Richard Holober, executive director of the San Mateo-based Consumer Federation of California, fears that the REAL ID Act will create new opportunities for identity theft with a one-stop shop for thieves. Read More ›
Phone ‘bill of rights’ battle resumes
by Aurelio Rojas , Sacramento Bee
As a member of the California Public Utilities Commission, Susan Kennedy helped dismantle the nation’s first “bill of rights” for telephone customers and replace it with a less restrictive one. Read More ›