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Joint comments to the CPSC on the proposed Safety Standard for Infant Support Cushions

Consumer Federation of America, Consumer Reports, Kids In Danger, National Center for Health Research, Public Citizen, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group welcome the opportunity…

March 18, 2024

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Consumer Reports supports New York Department of Financial Services’ efforts to protect consumers from algorithmic discrimination in insurance

CR offers recommendations for further strengthening Department’s efforts to ensure consumers are treated fairly by AI systems used by insurers YONKERS, NY – Consumer Reports…

March 18, 2024

CR letter supporting New York Department of Financial Services’ efforts to protect consumers from algorithmic discrimination

Consumer Reports letter to the New York Department of Financial Services applauding its proposed circular letter outlining the steps it expects insurance companies to take…

March 18, 2024

Press Release

Consumer Reports applauds FCC vote requiring cable companies to display all-in price on consumer bills and promotional materials

Washington, DC – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted today to approve rules that will require cable and satellite providers to display an “all-in” price…

March 14, 2024

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Consumer Reports: FCC’s new product label is “a step in the right direction” for cybersecurity

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today voted unanimously in favor of the implementation of a voluntary U.S. cybersecurity labeling program for consumers’…

March 14, 2024

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California bill seeks to keep school children safe from harmful food dyes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On March 12, a bill to ban six harmful food dyes and titanium dioxide from food provided in California’s public schools was…

March 12, 2024

Consumer Reports Comments on the Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed COPPA Rule Revisions

Consumer Reports submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)…

March 11, 2024

Banking apps: The case study for a digital finance standard

Executive Summary Checking and savings accounts are one of the primary tools that consumers use to manage their financial lives, and the majority of consumers…

March 7, 2024

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Consumer Reports evaluates banking apps and makes recommendations for how banks can improve mobile apps to better serve consumers

YONKERS, NY – A new Consumer Reports evaluation of mobile banking apps found that most of the digital banks it examined provided consumers with free…

March 7, 2024

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Consumer Reports celebrates the signing of New Mexico’s Clean Transportation Fuels Standard into law

SANTA FE, N.M. – The governor of New Mexico signed a landmark law to establish a clean fuel standard for the state on March 5,…

March 6, 2024

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