Michael McCauley

Media Director

Contact

(415) 431-6747 Ext 126
1535 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States

Michael has been on the staff of CU since January 2000.  He works out of CU’s west coast office in San Francisco and is currently the Media Director for the Financial Privacy Now and Stop Hospital Infections campaigns.   Prior to CU, Michael was the Communications Director for Greenbelt Alliance, a San Francisco Bay Area land conservation and urban planning nonprofit.  Before moving to California, Michael was the Media Director for Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and Research Director for Public Citizen’s Congress Watch, both in Washington, D.C.  He has nearly 20 years of experience as a public interest advocate.

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Content From This Expert

Consumers Union Ad Urges Trader Joe’s to Help Curb A Major Public Health Crisis
May 2, 2013
Consumers Union Urges FDA To Require Safety Testing of Metal on Metal Hips and Other High Risk Implants
April 18, 2013
States urged to close gaps in foreclosure safeguards
April 9, 2013
Consumers Union Urges CFPB To Adopt Reforms to Assist Struggling Borrowers Repay Private Student Loans
April 5, 2013
CU brings Meat Without Drugs campaign to Davis Trader Joe’s
March 21, 2013
California Medical Board reforms needed
March 11, 2013
Trader Joe’s targeted on Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2013
California’s Homeowner Bill of Rights Summary: What Borrowers Need to Know
December 18, 2012
Time to get smart about antibiotics in food animals
November 12, 2012
CA health insurance rates to get closer scrutiny
April 2, 2012
Fact Sheet: Young Americans Deserve a Strong Consumer Bureau to Protect them from Unfair Financial Practices
August 29, 2011
Security Freeze
August 8, 2011
Report: Nonprofit Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Plans Built Up Huge Surpluses, Yet Seek Huge Rate Increases
July 22, 2010
Credit Card Facts and Stats
May 12, 2009
Travis Plunkett Testimony Re: Modernizing Consumer Protection In The Financial Regulatory System: Strengthening Credit Card Protections
February 12, 2009
Letter to Federal Reserve Re: Regulation E- Limitations on fee-based automatic overdraft loan programs
February 12, 2009
Letter to Attorney General re: Letter to Treasury Secretary Geithner about Treasury Brief on National Banks and State Civil-Rights Laws
February 5, 2009
Before The Grand Rethinking: Five Things To Do Today With Payments Law And Ten Principles To Guide New Payments Products And New Payments Law
September 10, 2008
Letter to Congress Supporting the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act
September 5, 2008
Letter in Support of H.R. 5244, the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act
August 13, 2008
Current Congressional Proposals on Credit Cards (2008)
May 9, 2008
Strength of Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices Law
February 19, 2008
Protection Against Abusive Interest Rates for Small Dollar Loan Products
February 19, 2008
Things to Consider When Deciding Whether to Place a Security Freeze
November 13, 2007
Americans Are Concerned About the Widespread Use of Social Security Numbers & Want Lawmakers to Restrict the Practice
September 13, 2007
Prices At The Pump: Market Failure And The Oil Industry
May 16, 2007
Texas Lawmakers Pass Hospital infection Reporting Bill
May 2, 2007
Testimony Before The Committee On Banking, Housing And Urban Affairs Of The United States Senate Re: The Effect Of Current Credit Card Industry Practices On Consumers
January 25, 2007
Letter to the House Financial Services Committee re: Data Privacy and Security and Issues in Payment Mechanisms such as credit cards, debit cards and checking accounts
January 10, 2007
Comments to the Federal Reserve System Re: Mortgage Lending Unfair Trade Practices
December 13, 2006
Re: Comments of Consumers Union on Proposed Regulations on Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003
August 28, 2006
El Congelo de Seguridad por el Estado
August 3, 2006
Letter to Congress Re: the Financial Services Data “Security” Bill
July 21, 2006
Letter to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Re: Urge Rejection Of Anti-Consumer Provisions In House Regulatory Relief Offer
June 20, 2006
Letter to Department of Veteran Affairs Re: Right to Place a Security Freeze on Consumer Credit Files
May 23, 2006
Good Drivers Living In Predominantly African-American And Latino Zip Codes Charged Higher Premiums
December 20, 2005
Consumers Union’s Statement Of Support Of Hr 37 / Sb 656 – Security Freeze
January 5, 2006
Letter to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs re. Greenspan Replacement
October 24, 2005
Here’s What’s at Stake in the Congressional Debate About Data Security Breach Notice
August 26, 2005
Identity for Sale? Protecting Consumers from Identity Theft
April 13, 2005
Letter to House Financial Services Committee Re: Responsible Lending Act
April 11, 2005
Letter to Senators Leahy and Sarbanes Re: Bankruptcy Provision
March 3, 2005
How Long Banks Can Make Consumers Wait to Use Deposited Funds
February 11, 2005
Statement to Federal Reserve Re: Docket No. R-1210 – Payroll Cards and Regulation E
October 28, 2004
Letter to FTC Re: FACTA Identity Theft Rule
June 10, 2004
Facts About Credit Card Debt
May 13, 2004
Letter to Congress: Save Our Students From Rising Debt
March 9, 2004
Letter Re: Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Regulation E Protection
February 14, 2006
What can YOU do about ZIP CODE rating?
January 5, 2004
What can YOU do about ZIP CODE rating?
November 1, 2003
Minority Subprime Borrowers
October 4, 2002
Tax Loans Skim Hundreds Of Millions From Working Poor
January 31, 2002
Don’t Pay Triple-digit Interest to Borrow Your Own Tax Refund
January 30, 2002