Fair Share calls for a moratorium on data centers
There are already more than 3,000 data centers in operation in the U.S., according to a Pew Research Center analysis. More than 1,500 more are currently in various stages of development. These data centers range across all 50 states.
Fair Share calls for insurance industry accountability on homeowners insurance
According to a study by the Consumer Federation of America, homeowners premiums climbed in 95% of ZIP codes between 2021 and 2024.
America should expand high-speed internet access to all communities
Connecting our entire nation to the internet is key to prosperity and civic engagement for all Americans.
More than one-quarter of Americans covered by Right to Repair in 2026
People should be able to fix their stuff: It’s an old idea which is catching on anew. Products used to come with service manuals and readily available spare parts, but over the years, manufacturers have restricted those materials to their “authorized” service personnel.
Patients win big on two health care priorities set to rein in high costs
In a time of rising health care costs, we applaud the Trump Administration’s recent action that aims to lower health care costs for all Americans.
We support bipartisan effort to hold credit card networks accountable
A commonsense bipartisan bicameral bill will indirectly protect U.S. consumers — and directly protect small businesses — from unfair credit card fees.
Junk fees: How to avoid them or fight them
Many consumers see junk fees in various forms. Some people use junk fees as a catch-all phrase for any charge they don’t like. The topic is certainly getting attention these days, with the White House talking about a new crackdown
What protections do you have from surprise medical bills?
Americans with health insurance now have new protections against unfair surprise medical bills.
The unfair banking practice costing customers billions
Your total for that gallon of milk will be $37 — $2 for the milk and $35 for overdrawing your bank account.
U.S. produces 6.9 million tons of electronic waste annually
In 2019, the United States produced 6.9 million metric tons of electronic waste — roughly the equivalent of 38,000 blue whales.
In a victory for transparency, Congress just banned anonymous shell companies
Anonymous shell companies have been used to evade taxes, launder drug money and defraud Medicare — but they'll soon be a thing of the past.
We can stop identity theft — by making credit report freezes the default option
Imagine this scenario: You hear about a big data breach at a major credit bureau on the news. Millions of people have had their financial data compromised.
States could recover $17 billion by closing corporate tax loopholes
Corporations should pay their fair share in taxes. But every year, many large businesses are using complicated schemes to shift money earned in the U.S. to offshore tax havens to reduce how much they owe by billions of dollars.
As opioid crisis evolves, anonymous company loopholes remain a gap
What has changed since our 2016 report, "Anonymity Overdose," and what hasn’t.
“Paradise for Tax Dodgers” — our response to tax bills passage
Hours after the Joint Committee on Taxation’s research revealed that the tax reform measure would increase taxes on people earning less that $75,000 in 2027, the House passed their version of tax reform.
Paradise Papers expose credibility problem with tax reform
On Sunday, the ICIJ announced the release of millions of documents which expose a number of tax avoidance schemes used by the wealthy and multinational corporations to avoid taxes.
Statement on Consumer Financial Protect Rule banning mandatory arbitration
Now more than ever, we need to stand up for the Consumer Bureau and keep Wall Street in check. On Tuesday, October 24, Vice President Pence broke a 50-50 deadlock in the Senate, overturning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rule banning mandatory arbitration clauses.
Town hall in Virginia highlights importance of Consumer Bureau
Predatory lending and unfair banking practices were a hot topic in Charlottesville yesterday when community leaders and advocates met at the Jefferson-Madison Library to discuss consumer protection and defending Virginians from unfair banking practices.
Fair Share speaks out against Rep. Delaney's corporate giveaways
Rep. John Delaney (D-MD) is putting forward two bills, “Partnership to Build America Act” and the “Infrastructure 2.0 Act,” which are tax giveaways posing as infrastructure spending.
STATEMENT: Congress scraps anti-corruption measure
On Feb. 3, 2017, the Senate voted 52-48 to scrap a rule designed to prevent oil companies from bribing foreign officials. Referred to as the Cardin-Lugar transparency provision, the rule required U.S.-listed drilling and mining companies including Exxon, Chevron and many others to publish details of their payments to governments across the world in return for rights to natural resources, with the goal of ending corruption. Fair Share's Nathan Proctor had this statement: “We cannot tolerate a society where the rules only apply to some, but not the most powerful companies...”