Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- Jun 14, 2011 How to avoid sabotaging your 401(k)
- Jun 14, 2011 Deadline extended for mortgage servicers deal
- Jun 13, 2011 Do we stay and pay, or walk away?
- Jun 13, 2011 F.B.I. agents get leeway to push privacy bounds
- Jun 12, 2011 Lawmakers, advocates push social networks for more protection of youngest users
- Jun 12, 2011 A Free Site Helps Find Stolen Cameras
- Jun 12, 2011 Guard That Password (and Make Sure It’s Encrypted)
- Jun 12, 2011 Changes in Refinancing
- Jun 11, 2011 Companies Spend on Equipment, Not Workers
- Jun 11, 2011 Fed Proposes Expanding Capital Reviews to 35 Banks
- Jun 11, 2011 Revealing Hidden Costs of Your 401(k)
- Jun 10, 2011 Refinancing? Ask yourself these 6 questions
- Jun 10, 2011 Citi data theft points out a nagging problem
- Jun 10, 2011 Retailers respond as value mania hits even the well-to-do
- Jun 09, 2011 Banks lose fight over swipe fees
- Jun 09, 2011 Hackers accessed some Citigroup credit card data
- Jun 09, 2011 Glowing testimonial lands infomercial peddlers in hot water
- Jun 09, 2011 Facebook’s facial recognition: How to check your settings
- Jun 09, 2011 California PUC set to vote on AT&T-T-Mobile deal
- Jun 08, 2011 House hunting: Is this the best time to buy?
- Jun 08, 2011 Fliers happier with air service, but not fees, fares
- Jun 08, 2011 Are serious errors lurking in your credit report?
- Jun 07, 2011 Couple threatens Bank of America with foreclosure
- Jun 07, 2011 Private student loans vs. federal student loans
- Jun 07, 2011 Cloud computing to change the way we use computers
- Jun 06, 2011 Cheaper homes hit hardest by price declines
- Jun 06, 2011 Pool-safety law called ‘botched’
- Jun 06, 2011 26 states, 1 health care law, 1 huge lawsuit
- Jun 03, 2011 Falling through the cracks with a preexisting condition
- Jun 03, 2011 Life after bankruptcy
- Jun 03, 2011 Email fraud hides behind friendly face
- Jun 03, 2011 Foreclosures may have crested, but recovery’s slow
- Jun 02, 2011 Advocates and bankers join to fight loan rules
- Jun 02, 2011 Three things to consider when you start investing
- Jun 02, 2011 IRS sees huge increase in taxpayer ID thefts
- Jun 02, 2011 For-profit colleges see rules tighten
- Jun 01, 2011 Bottom may be near for slide in housing
- Jun 01, 2011 Credit card cops
- Jun 01, 2011 Pre-existing condition plan can cut premiums
- May 31, 2011 Breaches lead to push to protect medical data
- May 31, 2011 Tempted to speed? Consider your auto insurance
- May 31, 2011 Check scam could cost you
- May 31, 2011 Will your homeowners insurance cover you if disaster hits?
- May 31, 2011 Credit unions increasingly offer payday loans
- May 27, 2011 Excessive frugality can end up wasting your time
- May 27, 2011 Buying American is patriotic but difficult to practice
- May 27, 2011 Mortgage companies settle suits on military foreclosures
- May 27, 2011 Supreme Court upholds employer sanctions law
- May 26, 2011 Big battle brews for consumer protection agency
- May 26, 2011 Banks team up for online payment system
- May 26, 2011 Rules offer big cash awards to whistle-blowers
- May 26, 2011 Mortgage servicers subpoenaed in foreclosure probes
- May 26, 2011 New gas mileage labels give more information
- May 25, 2011 8 factors that devalue a good home
- May 25, 2011 Google expected to introduce a wireless payment system
- May 25, 2011 Easy ways to score free plane tickets
- May 25, 2011 Americans say ‘no’ to electrics despite high gas prices
- May 24, 2011 Some tax-resolution companies are scams
- May 24, 2011 Mortgage-only defaulters may be safe credit risks
- May 24, 2011 Businesses criticize reward plan for whistleblowers
- May 24, 2011 FHA down payments could go up
- May 23, 2011 Credit card companies could stop spam now
- May 23, 2011 Small firms learn size doesn’t matter to hackers
- May 20, 2011 Best frequent flyer programs
- May 20, 2011 Should you sign up for a ‘professional’ card?
- May 20, 2011 Insurers told to justify rate increases over 10 percent
- May 20, 2011 Higher gas prices pinch consumers
- May 20, 2011 Study sees way to win spam fight
- May 19, 2011 Verizon customers targeted in website scam
- May 19, 2011 Verizon, Sprint tie for first in customer satisfaction
- May 19, 2011 New consumer bureau proposes simple mortgage forms
- May 19, 2011 SEC proposes new rules for credit-ratings firms
- May 19, 2011 Retailers fight back over debit swipe fees
- May 18, 2011 Save money by not letting your food go to waste
- May 18, 2011 10 biggest money wasters
- May 18, 2011 In consumer behavior, signs of gas price pinch
- May 18, 2011 Web giants fight California privacy bill
- May 17, 2011 Renters beware: You need insurance too
- May 17, 2011 Why are short sales so long
- May 17, 2011 Netflix drives most Internet traffic
- May 17, 2011 N.Y. investigates banks’ role in fiscal crisis
- May 16, 2011 Latest scam highlights risks for debit-card users
- May 16, 2011 MWV joins with the NLC to launch medication adherence awareness
- May 16, 2011 Sniping over swipe fees swells
- May 14, 2011 Credit error? It pays to be on the VIP list
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