...forward to being allowed to lower prices on more Kindle books."After reading the federal complaint, the Consumer Federation of America called it "a 'slam-dunk' case of collusive, anti-competitive behavior."At Apple, spokesman Tom...

WASHINGTON --- Take a hard look now. A new agency that consumers were promised would make bankers, credit card companies and mortgage lenders treat them fairly will never look as strong again.

...billions of dollars have been lost as the result of fake-check scams. According to a recent survey by the Consumer Federation of America, nearly one-third of adults have been approached by a scammer trying to pass off fake checks and at least...

...name was on the check on the hook for the debt," said Jean Ann Fox, director of financial services for the Consumer Federation of America. POSSIBLE PENALTIES Sen. Jake Knotts' proposal would make it illegal for companies to mail "live" checks...

...the cost for the loan. A new study by the Consumer Federation of America and Washington Mutual Inc., the Seattle-based...the executive director of the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America, which is based in Washington, D.C...

...in creditworthiness explain all of these rate gaps," said Stephen Brobeck, the executive director of the Consumer Federation of America. "They size you up, the car salesmen and finance and interest guys. They must think African-Americans...

...procedures. One of the harshest critics, J. Robert Hunter, the director of insurance for the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America in Washington, D.C., accuses the nation's insurers of using Katrina and other major hurricanes to try...

...low- and middle-income families. The goal, said Nancy Register, of the Washington, D.C.-based Consumer Federation of America, is to convince families "that you don't have to be rich to build wealth." To that end, the campaign's...

...statewide advocates. The study, issued by the Consumer Federation of America and Georgia Watch, found that Georgians actually...the director of consumer protection at the Consumer Federation of America. Also catching the eye of the groups sponsoring...

...600 percent, straining an already stretched military. The trend is similar in other services, he said. Twelve states, including Georgia, prohibit triple-digit rates on payday loans, according to the Consumer Federation of America.