Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- Oct 18, 2012 Checking fees can spiral out of control
- Oct 18, 2012 Proposed rule would help stay-at-home moms get credit cards
- Oct 17, 2012 Obama’s housing scorecard
- Oct 17, 2012 Target to match online rivals’ holiday prices
- Oct 16, 2012 Change to student debt relief will benefit well-off most
- Oct 16, 2012 Three systems to keep teen drivers safe
- Oct 16, 2012 Sprint Nextel-Softbank deal could save unlimited data plans from extinction
- Oct 16, 2012 Europe calls for more Google transparency about data collection
- Oct 15, 2012 Social Security benefits to rise 1% to 2% in 2013
- Oct 15, 2012 How to enhance your online image
- Oct 15, 2012 Flipping houses is once again a booming business
- Oct 14, 2012 Talk to credit counselor, attorney when debt is unmanageable
- Oct 14, 2012 A big breakthrough in tiny loans
- Oct 14, 2012 Do not track? Advertisers say ‘don’t tread on us’
- Oct 13, 2012 CVS Caremark prescription refills under scrutiny, source says
- Oct 13, 2012 The psychic toll paid in a special needs house
- Oct 13, 2012 The evolution of airfares, in one chart
- Oct 13, 2012 Fed actions to reduce mortgage rates may be helping banks more than borrowers
- Oct 12, 2012 Wireless consumers don’t know how location data are shared
- Oct 12, 2012 Smart credit card use during holidays pays off
- Oct 11, 2012 Is BofA’s foreclosure review really independent?
- Oct 11, 2012 Wells Fargo accused in U.S. mortgage fraud lawsuit
- Oct 11, 2012 Mortgage modification scam watchdog cheers federal crackdown
- Oct 11, 2012 How to make your phone number more private on Facebook
- Oct 11, 2012 Using holiday promotions to save
- Oct 10, 2012 Why all three credit bureaus need your payment history
- Oct 10, 2012 Medicare won’t issue new IDs to identity-theft victims
- Oct 10, 2012 Toyota recalls 7.43 million vehicles
- Oct 09, 2012 Retirement planning 2.0: Retrain your brain
- Oct 09, 2012 Hackers are holding data for ransom
- Oct 09, 2012 CVS customers say prescription refills weren’t OKd
- Oct 09, 2012 Wal-Mart goes head-to-head with banks with prepaid card
- Oct 07, 2012 Boomer women worry more about financial future
- Oct 07, 2012 FCC frees up cable operators from program access rules
- Oct 07, 2012 Using property to fund retirement
- Oct 06, 2012 California struggles with high gas prices
- Oct 06, 2012 Eight fall home repairs you can’t afford to ignore
- Oct 05, 2012 ‘Spam season’ is upon us; keep your inbox clean
- Oct 05, 2012 Homeowners associations clamp down on rentals
- Oct 04, 2012 Fan website fined for illegally collecting data on children
- Oct 04, 2012 In Prosecutors, debt collectors find a partner
- Oct 04, 2012 Cleaning up your credit report
- Oct 04, 2012 Internet companies oppose update of child privacy law
- Oct 03, 2012 Best banks 2012
- Oct 03, 2012 Apps aid holiday shopping
- Oct 03, 2012 Internet companies oppose update of child privacy law
- Oct 02, 2012 Changes in mortgage servicing
- Oct 02, 2012 American Express to refund $85 million to customers
- Oct 02, 2012 EBay gives buyers, sellers ultimatum on arbitration
- Oct 02, 2012 Many states not prepared for health-care law
- Oct 01, 2012 Hands off homeowners’ tax break, HUD chief says
- Oct 01, 2012 Attacks on 6 banks frustrate customers
- Oct 01, 2012 Airlines continue to cut flights, keep airfares up
- Sep 30, 2012 Birthdays and benefits: A nudge on Social Security
- Sep 30, 2012 How to erase a debt that isn’t there.
- Sep 30, 2012 The lowest fare? Ask the crowd.
- Sep 30, 2012 Hospitals to be fined for readmitted patients
- Sep 29, 2012 FDA warns of risks of online pharmacies
- Sep 29, 2012 FCC moves ahead with airwaves auction
- Sep 29, 2012 Mortgage lenders set higher standards for the average borrower
- Sep 29, 2012 The best credit card for you
- Sep 28, 2012 Major banks hit with biggest cyberattacks
- Sep 28, 2012 iPhone 5 insurance: Should you get it?
- Sep 28, 2012 Rental car companies agree not to use recalled vehicles
- Sep 28, 2012 Plan seeks stricter oversight of money-market funds
- Sep 27, 2012 People are refinancing again and again
- Sep 27, 2012 Mortgage settlement attracts scammers
- Sep 27, 2012 In cyberattacks, hacking humans is highly effective
- Sep 26, 2012 Study finds domestic violence, ‘coerced debt’ often go together
- Sep 26, 2012 Used-car clunkers to avoid
- Sep 26, 2012 Scam targets seniors’ Social Security benefits
- Sep 25, 2012 Online data not an issue, privacy is
- Sep 25, 2012 Free checking costs a lot more as bank fees rise
- Sep 25, 2012 Discover to refund customers for deceptive card practices
- Sep 25, 2012 Health insurance costs speed up
- Sep 25, 2012 Firm’s bid for domain names raises fears of fraud
- Sep 24, 2012 Preparing financially for a family
- Sep 24, 2012 What Olive Garden and Red Lobster tell us about the economy
- Sep 24, 2012 Female entrepreneurs and maternity leave
- Sep 23, 2012 Website questioned about unexpected credit card charges
- Sep 23, 2012 Money Watch: Avoid tax penalty with 401k withdrawals
- Sep 23, 2012 FHA eases burdensome condo financing rules
- Sep 23, 2012 Trader Joe’s recalls peanut butter
- Sep 22, 2012 Medicare bills rise as records turn electronic
- Sep 22, 2012 Is acupuncture essential health care? Weight-loss surgery? Under Obamacare, states choose.
- Sep 22, 2012 Members of Congress introducing bill to limit arsenic in rice products
- Sep 21, 2012 GM recalling almost 474,000 cars over problem with gear shift
- Sep 21, 2012 What to do with $1,000 now!
- Sep 21, 2012 Medicare recipients save $4.5 billion on prescriptions
- Sep 20, 2012 Two million more to pay penalty under Obamacare
- Sep 20, 2012 Delta cracks down on mileage tracking sites
- Sep 20, 2012 Website questioned about unexpected credit card charges
- Sep 20, 2012 HUD may have paid over $1B in false claims
- Sep 19, 2012 The 47 percent: Here’s who pays no federal income tax
- Sep 19, 2012 Kohl’s hiring more than 52,000 holiday employees
- Sep 19, 2012 Extreme ways to pay for college
- Sep 18, 2012 After job loss leads to debt, rebuild your credit score
- Sep 18, 2012 Broke college students turn to fertility clinics, sugar daddies
- Sep 17, 2012 Test-drive retirement before taking it on the road
- Sep 17, 2012 Summer hotel rates see a jump
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