Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- Mar 15, 2013 Younger generations lag parents in wealth-building
- Mar 15, 2013 5 ways to find free Wi-Fi wherever you go
- Mar 14, 2013 Hackers up the ante for small-business data security
- Mar 14, 2013 Poll: More working moms say full-time work ideal for them
- Mar 14, 2013 Honda recalls 250,000 cars for brake defect
- Mar 13, 2013 Genachowski: Time to update cable retrans rules?
- Mar 13, 2013 GOP senators question consumer bureau’s budget
- Mar 13, 2013 Better Business Bureau expels Los Angeles area chapter
- Mar 13, 2013 FTC: Ads on mobile, social media must show disclosures
- Mar 13, 2013 25 percent of teens access Internet with smartphones
- Mar 13, 2013 Google to pay $7 million in privacy breach
- Mar 12, 2013 Why consumer agency must go, and why it should be saved
- Mar 12, 2013 Kaiser tops in customer satisfaction for health insurance
- Mar 12, 2013 5 tax tips for future retirees
- Mar 12, 2013 How to complain
- Mar 11, 2013 Sandy-damaged homes hit market at bargain prices
- Mar 11, 2013 Click for career enhancement
- Mar 11, 2013 Economic inequality tied to gap in life expectancy
- Mar 10, 2013 To relocate or not? It’s more than math
- Mar 10, 2013 FTC charges 29 people with running text message scams
- Mar 10, 2013 6 great new cars under $18,000
- Mar 10, 2013 Bank of America raises forecast for gain in home prices
- Mar 09, 2013 Whole Foods plans GMO disclosure labels by 2018
- Mar 09, 2013 Majority of mobile malware on Android phones
- Mar 09, 2013 U.S. economy adds jobs but braces for cuts
- Mar 08, 2013 Best places to buy foreclosures
- Mar 08, 2013 When a drug costs 30 times what it once did
- Mar 08, 2013 What surgeons leave behind costs some patients dearly
- Mar 07, 2013 Bill to stop abuse and fraud in payday lending
- Mar 07, 2013 Consumers who turn to payday loans may fall into debt traps
- Mar 07, 2013 Do you know your rights against telemarketers?
- Mar 07, 2013 Elderly man loses home following lottery fraud
- Mar 07, 2013 Health reform, the reward to work and Massachusetts
- Mar 07, 2013 Robots in the workplace: Job creators or terminators?
- Mar 06, 2013 Scammers now accepting Green Dot MoneyPaks
- Mar 06, 2013 ‘By the grace of god’: How workers survive on $7.25 per hour
- Mar 06, 2013 Tax tips: Seven ways for homeowners to save
- Mar 06, 2013 California, on brink of recovery, braces for setback on federal aid
- Mar 05, 2013 Employer credit checks keep jobless out of workforce
- Mar 05, 2013 Tips for disputing credit report errors
- Mar 05, 2013 Card complaints zing companies
- Mar 05, 2013 Plan for Fannie and Freddie’s mortgage securities
- Mar 05, 2013 Consumers should be allowed to unlock cellphones for service switches
- Mar 04, 2013 Gov’t: Budget cuts already causing airport delays
- Mar 04, 2013 Where apps meet work, secret data Is at risk
- Mar 04, 2013 Are all those airline fees finally starting to pay off for passengers?
- Mar 03, 2013 The business of the minimum wage
- Mar 03, 2013 More companies reporting cybersecurity incidents
- Mar 03, 2013 Arms buy-back events increase
- Mar 03, 2013 Secrets behind the best hidden online prices
- Mar 02, 2013 Fighting the insurer over Hurricane Sandy
- Mar 02, 2013 College admission roulette: Ask for financial aid, or not?
- Mar 02, 2013 Before taking on more debt, head off these major home repairs
- Mar 01, 2013 Foreclosure settlement to distribute $3.6 billion
- Mar 01, 2013 Easing U.S., slowly, out of home financing
- Mar 01, 2013 Sequester deadline day is here, but the effects won’t be instantaneous
- Mar 01, 2013 Little reaction to 401(k) fee disclosure
- Feb 28, 2013 National mortgage settlement inadequate
- Feb 28, 2013 Bringing order to loyalty cards, e-tickets and more
- Feb 28, 2013 Justices appear skeptical over challenge to required arbitration
- Feb 28, 2013 Gap in Internet access between rich, poor students
- Feb 27, 2013 Young adults are too broke to get loans
- Feb 27, 2013 Social Security: 5 things you need to know
- Feb 27, 2013 Impact of budget cuts depends on where you live and who you are
- Feb 26, 2013 Bank of America should play the tape of disputed sales call
- Feb 26, 2013 AT&T wants to bill you for everything
- Feb 26, 2013 Americans anxious about retirement
- Feb 25, 2013 Major banks aid in payday loans banned by states
- Feb 25, 2013 Advice and tips for preparing your 2012 income tax return to the IRS
- Feb 25, 2013 Big health insurance rate hikes are plummeting
- Feb 25, 2013 Airlines get early jump on fare hikes in 2013
- Feb 25, 2013 Month-to-month motel tenants have same rights as other renters
- Feb 24, 2013 Testing the TurboTax and H&R Block tax apps
- Feb 24, 2013 The big sequester gamble: How badly will the cuts hurt?
- Feb 24, 2013 High debt and falling demand trap new vets
- Feb 22, 2013 More states consider ban on credit card surcharges
- Feb 22, 2013 Slow response to tainted product
- Feb 22, 2013 Despite aid, borrowers still face foreclosure
- Feb 22, 2013 Crunched consumers are cutting back
- Feb 21, 2013 Why consumer watchdog agency still has no chief
- Feb 21, 2013 Are you financially secure?
- Feb 21, 2013 More cellphone users switch to prepaid plans
- Feb 21, 2013 Program helps soldiers with financial matters
- Feb 21, 2013 Group releases list of 90 medical ‘don’ts’
- Feb 20, 2013 A digital shift on health data swells profits in an industry
- Feb 20, 2013 Job seekers ask: Where has all the courtesy gone?
- Feb 20, 2013 I was a victim of an online dating scam
- Feb 20, 2013 2013 gasoline prices could hit record highs
- Feb 19, 2013 How to cash in on ‘early return’ car lease deals
- Feb 19, 2013 Europe turns up heat on Google over privacy
- Feb 19, 2013 Consumers need better way to fix credit reporting errors
- Feb 18, 2013 Job Corps closes the door on new recruits
- Feb 18, 2013 States worry about rate shock during shift to new health law
- Feb 18, 2013 Union Bank offering customers an a la carte menu of services
- Feb 18, 2013 Tech predictions for 2013: It’s all about mobile
- Feb 17, 2013 If you’re collecting our data, you ought to protect it
- Feb 17, 2013 Building an emergency fund can help you survive setbacks
- Feb 17, 2013 Digital rights activists vow to fight CISPA
- Feb 17, 2013 Fiscal trouble ahead for most future retirees
- Feb 16, 2013 Medicare says drug refills shouldn’t be done without patient’s OK
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