The report was disputed by representatives of the Consumer Federation of America, the National Fair Housing Alliance, the National Consumer Law Center, and the Center for Economic Justice, for relying on data provided by the insurance industry.

At a July 13, 2004, Senate Banking Committee hearing on the effects of the GLBA five years after passage, the Legislative Director of the Consumer Federation cited Roger Ferguson ’ s 2003 speech and stated the “ extravagant promises ” of universal banking had “ proven to be mostly hype .” He noted that advocates of repealing Sections 20 and 32 had said “ anks, securities firms, and insurance companies would merge into financial services supermarkets ” and, after five years, some mergers had occurred “ but mostly within the banking industry, not across sectors .” Within the banking industry, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan testified to Congress in 2004 that commercial bank consolidation had “ slowed sharply in the past five years .”

The Consumer Federation of America and other commentators suggested securities firms had avoided becoming “ financial holding companies ” because they wanted to avoid Federal Reserve supervision as bank holding companies.

* Fueling Profits: Report on Industry Consolidation ( publication of the Consumer Federation of America )

* Price Spikes, Excess Profits and Excuses ( publication of the Consumer Federation of America )

Carol Tucker-Foreman of the Consumer Federation of America said of Veneman, “ Secretary Veneman recognized the increasing problem of obesity in this country and took some steps to begin to address it.

Distinguished Service Award, by the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, in 1981 ; Governor's Award as Legislator of the Year, by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, in 1985 ; Award of Excellence, by the Triangle J Council of Governments, in 1985 ; Distinguished Service Award, by the Research Triangle Group of the Sierra Club, in 1986 ; Service Award, by the Orange-Chatham Alliance for the Mentally Ill ; Triangle Conservation Award, by the Triangle Land Conservancy, in 1987 ; Consumer Advocate of the Year, by the North Carolina Consumers Council, in 1987 ; Honorary Citizenship of the City of Raleigh, by Mayor Avery Upchurch, in 1987, for efforts in the passage of the phosphate detergent limitation ; Resolution of Appreciation, by the Governor's Crime Commission, in 1987 ; Service Award, by the Joint Orange Chatham Community Action, Inc. Board of Directors, in 1988 ; Service Award, by the North Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club, in 1988 ; Legislative Award, by the North Carolina Chapter, American Planning Association, in 1989 ; Legislative Award, by the N. C. Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the N. C. Pediatric Society, in 1989 ; Appreciation Award, by the Chatham County Advisory Council of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service, in 1990 ; " Best Bets For 1990 ", by the Center For Policy Alternatives, Sustainable Growth Program, in 1990, " For Leadership in Reducing Environmental Hazards by Sponsoring Legislation to Establish Free Disposal Sites for Used Tires "; Service Award, by the Environmental Quality and Natural Resources Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference, in 1991, " In Appreciation For His Outstanding Leadership As Chairman .... 1989-1991 "; Recycling Merit Award, by the North Carolina Recycling Association in 1991 ; Appreciation Award, by the North Carolina Property Mappers Association, in 1993 ; Jake Alexander Public Service Award, by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Students Against Driving Drunk, and the Governor's Highway Safety Program, in 1993 ; Distinguished Service Award, by the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, in 1996 ; Legislator of the Year, by North Carolina Citizen Action, for " your years of outstanding leadership and dedication to the fair protection of North Carolina families, workers and environment ", in 1996 ; Certificate of Commendation, by the North Carolina Psychiatric Association, for " persistence and legislative commitment to improving mental health in North Carolina ", in 1997 ; Governor's Award as Legislator of the Year, by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, in 1998 ; Friend of Education Award, by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Association of Educators, in 1999 ; Public Service Award, by the Child Care Services Association, for " outstanding advocacy and service on behalf of young children and their families ", in 2003.

“ Credit Cards on Campus: The Social Costs and Consequences of Student Debt .” Washington, D. C .: Consumer Federation of America.

The Consumer Federation of America Foundation disputes these statistics, saying that a Department of Justice study found that guns were used defensively 62, 000 times between 1987 and 1992.

* Consumer Federation of America, an American organization researching into consumer interest

According to the Consumer Federation of America, sealing unwanted leaks around homes is an excellent way to cut home energy costs and decrease the household carbon footprint.

* Consumer Federation of America: CFA Releases New List of 10 Ways To Reduce Home Energy Bills, 2004

After leaving the Senate in 1995, Metzenbaum served as the chairman of the Consumer Federation of America.

* Consumer Federation of California, a California-based, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization.

Quackwatch is a member of the Consumer Federation of America and was a nonprofit organization until 2008.

According to the Consumer Federation of America and the National Consumer Law Center, RALs are controversial because, like payday loans and title loans, RALs are high-profit, low-risk loans marketed toward the working poor.

A 2006 study by the NCLC and the Consumer Federation of America found that " Based upon the prices for RALs in 2006, a consumer can expect to pay about $ 100 in

* Consumer Federation of California

* Consumer Federation of America

JUM is the political front of Federation of Consumer Associations, West Bengal.

* Philip Hart Distinguished Consumer Service Award, Consumer Federation of America

The 7800 was initially released in southern California in June 1984, following an announcement on May 21, 1984 at the Summer Consumer Electronics Show.

* California State and Consumer Services Agency ( SCSA )

By July 2013, the business and housing components of BTH will be consolidated with the consumer components of SCSA to form the new Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency ; the remainder of SCSA and the Technology Agency will merge into the new Government Operations Agency ; and the transportation components of BTH along with the formerly separate California Transportation Commission will become part of the new Transportation Agency.

Silicon Beach was located in San Diego, California, and became the Aldus Consumer Division.

He previously served on the boards of Williams College, KCET Public Television, The California Community Foundation, Leadership Education for Asian-Pacifics, the Consumer Advisory Committee of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and of the Harvard-Westlake School.

" Based on a California supermarket flyer called " Trade Joe ’ s Insider ’ s Report ," and referred to as " a mix of Mad magazine and Consumer Reports, zaniness and food tips, wrapped up in a comic book format ," the insert proved popular with Ontario households.

As the party's candidate for President in 1980, Commoner achieved ballot status in 29 states ( 22 and DC under the Citizens Party label, six as an Independent, and in Pennsylvania with the Consumer Party ), although his major activity was centered in California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Since 2001, the university has operated the Survey and Policy Research Institute ( SPRI ), which conducts the quarterly, high-profile California Consumer Confidence Survey and many other research projects.

The U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California subsequently struck down The Sharper Image's complaint and dismissed the case, reasoning that The Sharper Image had failed to demonstrate that it could prove any of the statements made by Consumer Reports were false.

The California Department of Consumer Affairs ( which oversees BPPVE ) later reached the same conclusion.

On January 31, 2006, the governor appointed Marin as secretary of the California State and Consumer Services Agency ( CSCSA ), an agency responsible for civil rights enforcement, consumer protection and the licensing of 2. 3 million Californians in more than 230 different professions.

* California State and Consumer Services Agency

The California State Board of Pharmacy is managed by the California Department of Consumer Affairs.

* California Department of Consumer Affairs

Responding to the controversy, the California Assembly passed the Consumer Area Code Relief Act of 1999 on September 9, 1999, and the 424 overlay was tabled.

Described as a cross between Mad magazine and Consumer Reports that combined “ zaniness and food tips in a comic book format ”, the newspaper supplement was a quirky, tongue-in-cheek product review modelled after a California supermarket flyer.

* California State and Consumer Services Agency

* Grimes, Warren ( 1992 ), " Spiff, Polish and Consumer Demand Quality: Vertical Price Restraints Revisited ", 80 California Law Review 815

State consumer federations such as Consumer Federation of California, Alabama Arise, Chicago Consumer Coalition, Wisconsin Consumers League, and the North Carolina Consumers Council also exist, advocating for similar rules and regulations but with a narrower geographic focus.

California Alliance for Consumer Education