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Consumer Alerts

• Aug 19, 2010  New gift card rules
  

  New Federal Reserve rules provide important protections when you purchase or use gift cards. Here are some key changes that…

• Aug 16, 2010  Financial reform fact sheet
  

  The landmark federal financial reform legislation (the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010) was designed to…

• Aug 15, 2010  YouTube video: Buyer beware when purchasing a used car
  

  Buyer beware when purchasing a used car. Rosemary Shahan of Consumers for…

• Aug 10, 2010  Consumer Action participates in key housing hearing
  

  Consumer Action participated in the Federal Reserve Board Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data hearings in San Francisco on Aug.…

• Aug 03, 2010  Fannie Mae reaches out to prevent foreclosure
  

  Homeowners have a new resource in the fight to prevent foreclosure.

  The giant mortgage purchaser, Fannie Mae, has launched…

• Aug 02, 2010  Repairing or replacing home air conditioners
  

  To protect the Earth’s ozone layer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations are restricting the refrigerants found in many…

• Jul 27, 2010  Federal Communications Center launches Consumer Help Center
  

  Consumers have a new, easy-to-use, Consumer Help Center that puts them within one click of all…

• Jul 22, 2010  Know the new credit card law
  UPDATE: The Federal Reserve Board approved a final rule to protect credit card users from unreasonable late payment and other…
• Jul 21, 2010  Basic steps to help improve your personal finances
  

  Take these steps in the order that best fits your situation.

  1. Open a checking and savings account at a…

• Jul 01, 2010  New rule on overdraft fees
  

  New federal rules give you the choice to avoid overdraft fees on certain debit card transactions and ATM withdrawals by…

• Jul 01, 2010  Personalized health insurance information online
  

  A new on-line tool is designed to help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to information…

• Jun 28, 2010  Register your infant and toddler products for safety
  

  As of today, 18 types of durable infant and toddler products are required to have product recall registration cards. The…

• Jun 10, 2010  Checks being sent to seniors in drug coverage gap
  

  Today Medicare will begin mailing $250 "donut hole" checks to tens of thousands of seniors. Not all Medicare beneficiaries will…

• May 31, 2010  Got time? Fed has 1,000 credit card agreements for you
  

  The Federal Reserve has introduced an online database listing the terms and conditions of more than 1,000 card agreements from…

• May 27, 2010  Make your voice heard — for FREE
  

  Consumer Action's Take Action Center and its California Legislative Center contain updated…

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