Consumers Union

Consumers Union (CU) is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization, whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers. CU publishes Consumer Reports and ConsumerReports.org in addition to two newsletters, Consumer Reports on Health and Consumer Reports Money Adviser with combined subscriptions of more than 7 million. Consumers Union also has more than 500,000 online activists who help work to change legislation and the marketplace in favor of the consumer interest. Since its founding in 1936, Consumers Union has never taken any advertising or freebies of any kind.

http://www.consumersunion.org/

Source Category:

• Interest Group

Articles:

• Consumer Groups Call On Federal Reserve Board to Adopt Stricter Gift Card Rules; Fed Urged to Limit Fees & Make Gift Cards More Consumer Friendly
  December 20, 2009 14:55
• Holiday shoppers say some retailers are out of line
  November 23, 2009 18:01
• Highest Levels of BPA Were Detected in Some Samples of Green Beans and Soups
  November 4, 2009 04:43
• Car buyers are thinking American, with Ford, GM up; Chrysler down
  September 3, 2009 12:40
• Consumers aren't so upbeat, new Consumer Reports Index shows
  August 20, 2009 03:17
• Consumers Union Report Finds Prepaid Cards Come With High Fees and Weak Protections For Consumers
  August 14, 2009 23:06
• U.S. Health Care System Fails To Protect Patients From Deadly Medical Errors
  May 21, 2009 13:36
• Consumers Union Report: Almost 100,000 Surgical Patients Didn’t Get the Right Infection Prevention Care During Year Studied
  April 29, 2009 04:45
• Hazardous health plans -- Coverage gaps can leave you in big trouble
  April 10, 2009 15:28
• Consumer Reports Poll: More American Acquiring Medical Infections and Experiencing Medical Errors
  March 27, 2009 13:32
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Sides With Banks Against Consumers on Credit Card Reform Proposal; Federal Reserve Board Proposal Offers Important Protections Against Abusive Credit Card Practices
  August 22, 2008 20:50
• Overdose of debt: Lenders push risky credit for everything from cancer to Botox
  June 24, 2008 00:27
• 74% of Consumers Who Know About Digital TV Transition have Major Misconceptions, Consumer Reports Survey Finds
  February 3, 2008 16:27
• Consumers Union Calls For Limits on Social Security Number Use & Availability
  December 14, 2007 03:22
• Consumer Reports Takes on Gift Cards in Second Annual Public Education Campaign
  November 16, 2007 14:49
• 2007: The Year of the Food and Product Recall
  November 2, 2007 13:35
• Consumers Nationwide Get Access to Powerful Identity Theft Safeguard on November: Consumers Union Offers “Guide to the Security Freezeâ€�
  November 2, 2007 01:11
• Report: Medicare-Administered Drug Benefit Would be More Affordable, Comprehensive, Stable than Current Private Insurance-Run Drug Benefit
  October 26, 2007 13:21
• Medicare Part D Plans Continue to Hike Drug Costs After Seniors Sign up for Coverage
  October 2, 2007 13:36
• Consumer Reports Poll: 89 Percent of Americans Want Lawmakers to Restrict the Use of Social Security Numbers
  September 6, 2007 21:43