“…Don’t make come down there!” — former NY Rep Bella Abzug. #ProtectECOA #StopLendingDiscrimination youtu.be/cTjIuhY12tY?...

What is #DisparateImpact ? Hear Stephen Hayes of Relman Colfax PLLC explain #ECOA #CFAFSC

🚨 Will decades of fair lending law be gutted? Our panel explains the high stakes of the #CFPB ’s proposed changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and discusses how it could undo years of civil rights protections. #CivilRights #ECOA #CFAFSC

“Forced arbitration is one-sided because the company writes the clauses, and federal law does not require an arbitrator to have legal training. The proceedings are sealed with no ability for appeal or even judicial review,” said Christine Chen Zinner. communitysentinel.media/2025/12/10/t...

“Equal opportunity for all Americans in education and housing is essential if we are going to keep our nation from being torn apart.” — former Michigan governor and HUD Secretary George Romney www.propublica.org/article/livi...

In collaboration w/ @groundwork.bsky.social & @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, we convened hundreds of volunteers from across the country to investigate Instacart’s AI-assisted pricing experiments at popular grocery stores like Target & Kroger. Read our full investigation below:

We’ve relaunched a 1940s classic. Bread & Butter from Consumer Reports is back to help you stretch your dollar and cut through the noise. Subscribe on Substack now: https://consumerreports.substack.com/

🚨 Certain e-bike batteries from Rad Power Bikes pose a serious risk of injury and death from fires, and consumers should stop using them immediately. The lithium-ion batteries have model numbers RP-1304 and HL-RP-S1304.

Consumer advocates are deeply concerned about recent & looming federal policy changes that could strip upwards of 14M consumers of their health insurance. But there’s hope: state insurance commissioners have the power to protect patients. Here’s how 📷 consumeradvocacyforhealth.org/resource/nai...

This op-ed summarizes much of this thread www.ms.now/opinion/infl.... 17/

So lawmakers need to repeat one core truth: PAY IS A POLICY CHOICE, and real affordability comes not just from lowering prices where possible, but from raising wages so that working people earn enough to cover the costs of living with dignity and security. 16/

Affordability is dominating the discourse. What I don't like about the conversation is that it focuses almost entirely on prices—as if the only way to make life affordable is to make things cheaper. But affordability is determined by prices *and pay.* 1/

Promoting HSAs in any form is likely to fragment health insurance & encourage healthier people to enroll in less comprehensive coverage. High deductible health plans suck for workers & their families, & put them on the hook for high copays and deductibles www.kff.org/health-costs...

Russ Vought has once again escalated his illegal CFPB shutdown by ordering CFPB cases to be transferred to the DOJ. It’s time for Congress to impeach and remove Russell Vought from power. nteu335.org/2025/11/20/c...

Now Vought wants to shuffle our enforcement cases to DOJ and make them disappear. How much more compensation must wronged consumers lose? #stopvought #savecfpb nteu335.org/2025/11/20/c...

“Payday loan apps that claim to be offering access to ‘earned wages’ are following a long line of payday lender attempts to evade the law so they can exploit people with rates over 300% APR,” said Lauren Saunders @nclc4consumers.bsky.social. @crlonline.bsky.social #EWA www.nclc.org/proposed-law...

Homeowners in NY with a lower credit score of 630 or less can pay a surcharge of 75% or $1,167 for identical coverage Policymakers should prevent use of credit history to jack up rates for working class homeowners consumerfed.org/press_releas...

Should #medicaldebt protections fall, "now we're going to make it even worse by ruining your credit record," said Chi Chi Wu of National Consumer Law Center. “It's just insult to injury. It's rubbing salt in the wound." www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...

Watch how government propaganda techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds

Emergency Press Conference: Update on the government shutdown and health care from Senator Gary Peters.

Over 400 Americans die from unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning every year, according to the CDC. Installing and maintaining CO detectors can save lives. This #COAwarenessMonth, check out CR’s ratings and reviews of lifesaving CO detectors—which are always free to everyone.

Plastic clothes? No, thank you! Join us and @defendourhealth.bsky.social in calling on 3 top children's clothing-makers to stop using so much plastic in their products. 🛑 Sign the petition urging Carters, H&M, and The Children's Place to stop using so much polyester. bit.ly/no-plastic-c...

A frightening amount of plastic ends up thrown away after Halloween. Learn how you can make your celebration more sustainable by watching this interview with Judith Enck and by reading our Plastic-Free Halloween Tips! abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/vi... Guide: www.beyondplastics.org/holiday-guid...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s medical debt credit reporting rule faces an uncertain future. States must work quickly to fill in the gaps #EndMedicalDebt ourfinancialsecurity.org/news/consume...

Americans owe more debt than ever. CFPB made a rule to cancel $50 Billion in medical debt on Americans' credit reports. Russ Vought sided with health insurance CEOs & debt collectors to block it. Sign our petition telling Congress to #StopVought: www.change.org/StopVought

Russy Vought has a shutdown fetish and America does not consent

uh, Houston. I think we have a problem “An AI Overview is not available for this search”

“…We need to fight to fight for a financial system that is fair for all of us.” —former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at @NJCitizenAction Financial Justice Summit, South Orange, NJ

I completely agree with you Buying a car is already difficult for many people these days. Dealers can't be allowed to profit from this situation 😔 I hope Newsom will listen to the public and protect consumer interests

@governor.ca.gov Newsom please VETO #SB791, which would give greedy car dealers a huge windfall at the expense of CA's new and used car buyers. Now is the wrong time to jack up the price of buying a new or used car. Please VETO #SB791 app.publicnewsservice.org/story/ca-gro...

More people in Republican districts rely on Obamacare subsidies than in Dem districts. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A key finding: texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent, according to a nationally representative CR survey of 2,158 U.S. adults conducted in April 2025. Here’s how to protect yourself:

Spoiler: Americans are less confident than they were last year that their personal data is private and not distributed without their knowledge.

Hot off the press 🔥 We’ve teamed up with @aspendigital.bsky.social and @gca.bsky.social to drop our fourth annual Consumer Cyber Readiness Report just in time for #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth. innovation.consumerreports.org/2025-Consume...

No more tricks to block my choice! Unsubscribe and raise your voice I just canceled and I'm strong I say goodbye and say so long Just one click to save some coin As easy to quit as it was to join www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UOY...

"Immigrants locked up in California’s newest federal detention center have described the facility as a “a torture chamber”, “a zoo” and “hell on earth”, saying they were confined in filthy cells and suffered medical crises without help."

Under the Trump Administration, federal offices and programs that insure equal treatment are being shuttered and scaled back.

Many #California consumers are struggling to afford to buy a car. Republican Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones apparently is blissfully unaware. @davidlaz.bsky.social @erinwitte-cfa.bsky.social @consumerfed.bsky.social @chuckbell.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_0V...

“The CARS Act will protect millions of Californians from costly auto sales scams and make the car-buying experience easier and more transparent,” said John Van Alst at NCLC. “We applaud the work of Senator Allen and the California Legislature." #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/california-l...

⚠️ #Recall Alert: Jeep is recalling nearly 92,000 Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) from the 2022 through 2026 model years to fix a software error that could cause the SUVs to lose power while driving.

On toddler towers: “There’s kids who have fallen out the back of these and landed on their side, hurt their ribs,” said Gabe Knight, a senior policy analyst for Consumer Reports. (via @wtopnews.bsky.social)

#Recall: Ford and Lincoln are recalling 1,456,417 cars, trucks, and SUVs to fix a backup camera that may show a blank, distorted, or upside-down image. Here's what you need to know:

⚠️ #Recall Alert: Nearly 95,000 electric cars are being recalled because their defrosters and defoggers may not work, which could make it difficult to see out the windshield while driving.

CR's Leah Fischman Hunter and Ginny Fahs joined the Innovation Storytellers Show to talk about Consumer Reports’ fight for digital consumer rights in an online world filled with AI hype, dark patterns, and data brokers. Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

You're invited! Next Wednesday, 9/17 at Yonkers Brewing Company, join us for a CR Member Happy Hour to get the scoop on upcoming projects, and share your ideas for a better, fairer, and safer marketplace 🥂 Reserve below:

The CFPB and FTC were both in the process of rulemaking on this issue before the administration change. See e.g. www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/new...

#California new & used car buyers are close to having new rights and protections under #SB766, championed by @benallenca.bsky.social. BRAVO @erinwitte-cfa.bsky.social @chuckbell.bsky.social & all supporters! We're all hoping @governor.ca.gov will sign the bill, making cars more affordable in CA.

Consumer advocates warn: Some personal finance influencers are undermining trust in the CFPB, giving bad advice & targeting the Black community and fraud victims already struggling. Learn more here:

Social media stars are peddling misinformation and dubious financial advice, and undercutting the federal government's consumer complaint database #paymentfraud www.consumerreports.org/money/scams-...