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 .”

* 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.

* Consumer Federation of California, a 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

Nintendo of America unveiled the Virtual Boy at the Consumer Electronics Show on 6 January 1995.

Bushnell has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, received the BAFTA Fellowship and the Nations Restaurant News “ Innovator of the Year ” award, and was named one of Newsweek's " 50 Men Who Changed America.

In 1960, in addition to winning the state girls ' basketball championship, Milan High won the " Quiz ' Em on the Air ", a quizbowl-style competition on a Memphis television station .. Family, Career and Community Leaders of America ( FCCLA ) is one of the active CTE student organizations which is composed of students in Family and Consumer Science courses.

Telemarketing in the United States of America is restricted at the federal level by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 ( TCPA ) () and the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule ( TSR ).

* CIBC was voted the " Best Consumer Internet Bank " in Canada with the " Best Online Consumer Credit Site " in North America for the second year in a row, according to Global Finance magazine in its 10th annual " World's Best Internet Banks " competition.

Other contributors included: law enforcement officials ; PhRMA ; Abbott Laboratories ; the Consumer Healthcare and Products Association ( CHPA ); and a number of other organizations, including the ONDCP, the DEA, the FDA, the NIDA, the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment ( SAMHSA / CSAT ) and the Partnership for a Drug-Free America.

The National Consumer Law Center primarily researches consumer law in America and writes books for consumer lawyers and other legal advocates for those of low income.

The Irish health system, being administered centrally by the Health Service Executive, is seen to be poor by comparison to other countries in Europe, ranking outside expected levels at 25th according to the Euro Health Consumer Index 2006.

Consumer Safety Officers, more commonly called Investigators, are the individuals who inspect production and warehousing facilities, investigate complaints, illnesses, or outbreaks, and review documentation in the case of medical devices, drugs, biological products, and other items where it may be difficult to conduct a physical examination or take a physical sample of the product.

The FDA frequently works in conjunction with other federal agencies including the Department of Agriculture, Drug Enforcement Administration, Customs and Border Protection, and Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Consumer perception of foods treated with irradiation is more negative than those processed by other means.

GE then sold the rights to make RCA-and GE-branded televisions and other consumer electronics products in 1988 to the French Thomson Consumer Electronics, in exchange for some of Thomson's medical businesses.

The Crown's immunity may also apply to other parties in certain circumstances: see Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Baxter Healthcare.

Furthermore, the NOM establishes the technical specifications and legal requirements for the protection of the Appellation of Origin of " Tequila ," in accordance with the current General Declaration of Protection of the Appellation of Origin of " Tequila ," the Law, the Industrial Property Law, the Federal Consumer Protection Law and other related legal provisions.

The Hyundai Elantra was Consumer Reports ' top-ranked 2008 vehicle among 19 other compacts and small family cars, beating out the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Toyota Prius.

Over the years, many academic settings have adopted other names for the study of home economics, such as Human Sciences, Human Ecology, and Family and Consumer Sciences.

In 1994, the AMA, American Lung Association, US EPA and US Consumer Product Safety Commission published a booklet on indoor air pollution that discusses MCS, among other issues.

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 has clarified this area of concern by making changes to the U. S. Bankruptcy Code that include, along with many other reforms, language imposing a means test for Chapter 7 cases.

Prior to E3, most game publishers went to other trade shows to display new products, including the Consumer Electronics Show and the European Computer Trade Show.

From January 2000 through September 2005, the Consumer Product Safety Commission ( CPSC ) received 50 reports of incidents involving finger amputations, lacerations, and other severe injuries from paper shredders.

Commonly, remote controls are Consumer IR devices used to issue commands from a distance to televisions or other consumer electronics such as stereo systems, DVD players and dimmers.

It has many programs that include, Art, Band, Spanish, Computer tech, and Family and Consumer sciences along with the other basic classes that public schools provide.

This proposal was initiated and developed by an interagency group that included the Council of Economic Advisors ( represented by Hendrik Houthakker and Thomas Gale Moore ), White House Office of Consumer Affairs ( represented by Jack Pearce ), Department of Justice, Department of Transportation, Department of Labor, and other agencies.

Product markets tend to focus on the comparison of sellers ' products with other sellers ' products-the adversarial process itself making trustworthy information, e. g. as published in Consumer Reports or the Better Business Bureau, hard to compile and to obtain.

* March 2005: EPIC urged lawmakers to regulate Choicepoint and other data brokers in testimony before the House Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection.

This is a matter for policy makers and other users of the Consumer Price Index.

* Consumer ( food chain ), an organism that lives off other organisms

On July 25, 2006, GE Consumer Finance released a Char Custom credit card, which receives three times as many bonus points per 1000 yen spent compared to their other Gundam-related credit cards.

However before the other toys could be distributed McDonald's ceased distribution and promotion of Playmobil at its restaurants after tests showed that the toy failed to comply with Consumer Product Safety Commission standards designed to prevent children under three from choking on dangerous items.

Consumer and commercial equipment differ in a number of ways ; commercial gear is generally ruggedized, with metal cases, and often has only a few specific frequencies programmed into it ( often, though not always, with a computer or other outside programming device ; older units can simply swap crystals ), since a given business or public safety agent must often abide by a specific frequency allocation.

Consumer gear, on the other hand, is generally made to be small, lightweight, and capable of accessing any channel within the specified band, not just a subset of assigned channels.