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Revenue. $241.7 million (2017) Employees (2019) 592. Website. www .consumerreports .org. Consumer Reports ( CR ), formerly Consumers Union ( CU ), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy.
The compact SUV Suzuki Samurai gained a reputation in the U.S. market of being an unsafe car and prone to a rollover after Consumer Reports, the magazine arm of Consumers Union, reported that during a 1988 test on the short course avoidance maneuver (Consumer Union Short Course Double Lane Change, or CUSC for short), the Samurai experienced what they deemed as an unacceptable amount of tipover ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector.CFPB's jurisdiction includes banks, credit unions, securities firms, payday lenders, mortgage-servicing operations, foreclosure relief services, debt collectors, for-profit colleges, and other financial companies operating in the ...
You pay for your AOL service in advance, so each month you pay for the next month’s service. At the same time, we’ll add on any charges you acquired since your last bill, such as connection surcharges or subscription fees. If you’re on the Free AOL plan, you're still assigned a billing date even though there are no monthly fees.
CFA members include national organizations such as Consumers Union and U.S. PIRG, state and local consumer organizations, state and local protection agencies, credit unions, rural electric cooperatives and public power groups. Members pay dues ranging from under $100 to $20,000 per year, elect the board of directors and vote on policies. [5]
Word comes today that the blog The Consumerist, which plays on the same swing set as WalletPop, has been bought by the Consumers Union, publishers of Consumer Reports. I find this a curious union.
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 ( FACT Act or FACTA, Pub. L. 108–159 (text) (PDF)) is a U.S. federal law, passed by the United States Congress on November 22, 2003, [ 1] and signed by President George W. Bush on December 4, 2003, [ 2] as an amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The act allows consumers to request ...
Federal regulators fined credit-reporting agency TransUnion a total of $23 million for tenant screening and security freeze failures on Thursday. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the ...