Mission
The Oregon Consumer League Action Fund works to protect Oregonians’ rights through policy development and advocacy. While powerful corporations can afford to hire lobbyists to ensure their interests are protected, most consumers cannot. We work with our representatives in the legislature to ensure that consumers have a seat at the table with powerful corporations. We support candidates and legislation that align with the primary purposes of our organization.
See the OCL Action Fund candidate endorsements for the November 2026 general election.
The Oregon Consumer League Action Fund’s primary purposes shall be:
Accountability
To empower consumers who have been harmed by a corporation to hold that corporation accountable.
Advocacy
To advance pro-consumer policies on the state and national level and defend against policies that harm Oregon consumers.
Collaboration
To collaborate with and support organizations and individuals who are also aligned with the primary purposes of our organization.
Policy
To promote sound policy and governmental regulation that protects consumers, and empowers consumers to hold corporations accountable when they’ve been harmed.
Representation
To provide consumers with a voice, whenever our government seeks to regulate the goods and services they buy.
News & Events: Latest Posts
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November 2026 Endorsements
Oregon Consumer League Action FundCandidate Endorsements, 2026 General Election U.S. Senate Jeff Merkeley U.S. Congress District 1, Suzanne BonamiciDistrict 2, Chris BeckDistrict 3, Maxine DexterDistrict 4, Val HoyleDistrict 5, Janelle BynumDistrict 6, Andrea Salinas Oregon Governor Tina Kotek Oregon Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson (Elected in Primary) Oregon State Senate District 4, Floyd ProzanskiDistrict 7, James… Read more …
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November 2024 Endorsements
Oregon Consumer League Action FundCandidate Endorsements, 2024 General Election Download a 2-page PDF file of the OCL Action Fund 2024 candidate endorsements Read more …
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Protecting consumers from harmful data broker practices
During a White House Roundtable on 8/15/2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Chopra announced that the CFPB will be developing rules to prevent misuse and abuse by data brokers that track, collect, and monetize information about people. Many of these firms assemble data to feed “artificial intelligence” (AI) that makes decisions about our… Read more …
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Congress passes INFORM Consumers Act
Effective June 27, 2023, Congress passed the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces (INFORM) for Consumers Act. When consumers buy products from online marketplaces, the identity of the seller is often unclear. The goal of the INFORM Consumers Act is to add more transparency to online transactions and to deter criminals from acquiring stolen,… Read more …
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CFPB takes action against Bank of America
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken action against Bank of America for the following illegal actions: As a result, Bank of America will pay more than $100 million to harmed consumers and $150 million in penalties to CFPB and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Bank of America harmed hundreds of… Read more …
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Chatbots in consumer financial services diminish service
According to a recent report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, chatbots used in financial services prevent access to live human support and can lead to law violations, diminished service, and other harms. The shift away from relationship banking and toward algorithmic banking will have a number of long-term implications that the CFPB will continue to… Read more …