Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- Sep 17, 2012 Housing policy virtually a no-show at both parties’ conventions
- Sep 17, 2012 Should Google be censoring videos just because they are linked to violence?
- Sep 16, 2012 Sluggish economy forces Americans to cut corners to pay for medications
- Sep 16, 2012 How to spot financial crimes against seniors
- Sep 16, 2012 Charitable donations benefit telemarketers
- Sep 15, 2012 Google says ‘do not track’ option coming to Chrome by end of year
- Sep 15, 2012 Free ride is over—Amazon.com collecting California sales tax
- Sep 15, 2012 DEA inspects Walgreens in oxycodone probe
- Sep 15, 2012 Pros and cons of the Roth thrift savings plan
- Sep 14, 2012 New medical care networks show savings
- Sep 14, 2012 Who are the unbanked?
- Sep 14, 2012 Low interest rates may get few borrowers off sidelines
- Sep 13, 2012 How to talk yourself out of getting into debt
- Sep 13, 2012 Be sure to check paperwork on student loans
- Sep 12, 2012 Foreclosure fail: Study blames big banks
- Sep 12, 2012 Premiums for family health plans hit $15,745
- Sep 11, 2012 Lessons learned in personal finance
- Sep 11, 2012 Debt collectors cashing in on student loans
- Sep 11, 2012 Consumers cut back on credit card use
- Sep 10, 2012 Before divorce, you should get financially prepared
- Sep 10, 2012 Chicago tops nation in tax burden for travelers
- Sep 10, 2012 FAA to review rules on in-flight use of devices
- Sep 09, 2012 Know the consequences of cutting Medicaid
- Sep 09, 2012 Retirees’ new pastime: Cutting costs in all sorts of ways
- Sep 09, 2012 Debt collectors cashing in on student loan roundup
- Sep 08, 2012 Refinancing deals for homeowners vary widely
- Sep 08, 2012 Consumer Product Safety Cmsn. considers bans plus warning labels
- Sep 08, 2012 Short sellers may take a big hit on their credit scores
- Sep 07, 2012 Twitter tops Facebook in mobile ad sales
- Sep 07, 2012 With Medicaid, long-term care of elderly looms as a rising cost
- Sep 06, 2012 Cellphone users dump apps to save privacy
- Sep 06, 2012 Prepaid cards’risky’ and loaded with fees
- Sep 06, 2012 Card companies dumping credit-protection plans
- Sep 05, 2012 Don’t like this price? Wait a minute
- Sep 05, 2012 Gas prices rise, but so do auto sales
- Sep 05, 2012 Do you need a bank checkup?
- Sep 05, 2012 Housing improves in hard-hit swing states
- Sep 04, 2012 Start-up for high school students by high school students
- Sep 04, 2012 Fannie, Freddie ease short-sale rules in hardship cases
- Sep 04, 2012 Phased retirement poised to become more common
- Sep 02, 2012 Public pension funds stung by Facebook’s falling stock
- Sep 02, 2012 Labor Day gas prices will set a record
- Sep 02, 2012 Giving to a newborn’s college savings plan
- Sep 01, 2012 What you don’t know about energy can cost you
- Sep 01, 2012 Last plea on school loans: proving a hopeless future
- Sep 01, 2012 Feds probe mobile app privacy safeguards
- Aug 31, 2012 How to say ‘no’ to loved one’s money requests
- Aug 31, 2012 Across USA, pace of jobs recovery is all over the map
- Aug 30, 2012 New rules streamline short sale process
- Aug 30, 2012 Banks simplify checking account disclosures
- Aug 30, 2012 Banks start to ease foreclosure crisis
- Aug 29, 2012 ‘I’m trapped in a high-rate mortgage’
- Aug 29, 2012 Retailers introduce indoor navigation in apps
- Aug 28, 2012 Who really lost the Apple vs. Samsung case? You did
- Aug 28, 2012 Active in cloud, Amazon reshapes computing
- Aug 28, 2012 Employers try new ways to cut health costs
- Aug 28, 2012 Financial crisis feeds parallel cash-free economy
- Aug 27, 2012 GPS technology finding its way into court
- Aug 27, 2012 Apple’s patent victory spells changes in smartphones for consumers
- Aug 27, 2012 Pare student debt or boost savings? Can’t go wrong either way
- Aug 27, 2012 Employing dietitians pays off for supermarkets
- Aug 26, 2012 Retirement fund fees, if ignored, will eat into your nest egg
- Aug 26, 2012 Airlines: You can’t wear that
- Aug 26, 2012 Scam watch: Online auctions, phony credit cards, infomercials
- Aug 25, 2012 Textbook price-check tool met with doubt
- Aug 25, 2012 Gift registries gain popularity among cash-strapped students
- Aug 25, 2012 How to know if you have enough auto insurance
- Aug 24, 2012 Virginia becomes hub for risky car-title loans
- Aug 24, 2012 Big income losses for those near retirement
- Aug 24, 2012 Romney uses secretive data-mining, exec says
- Aug 24, 2012 Kids average $15 a week in allowance
- Aug 23, 2012 U.S. housing watchdog goes long on short sales
- Aug 23, 2012 More time for reviews of foreclosures
- Aug 23, 2012 Get ready for a Bitcoin debit card
- Aug 23, 2012 America’s favorite credit card
- Aug 22, 2012 Patients would pay more if Romney restores Medicare savings
- Aug 22, 2012 Senior victims lose average of $104,500 to financial abuses
- Aug 22, 2012 Gen Y most likely to hold low-paying jobs in retail
- Aug 21, 2012 5 unnecessary college expenses
- Aug 21, 2012 Denied a bank account? You have options
- Aug 21, 2012 FTC opposes Verizon ‘cramming’ settlement
- Aug 21, 2012 Customer car satisfaction at 20-year high
- Aug 20, 2012 Aggressive debt collection tactics drawing federal scrutiny
- Aug 20, 2012 Cautious moves on foreclosures haunting Obama
- Aug 19, 2012 Parent who co-signed student loans is saddled with debt
- Aug 19, 2012 Smartphone payment space packed with competition
- Aug 18, 2012 Alternative to credit scores
- Aug 18, 2012 What to know about a short sale bail
- Aug 17, 2012 Moms are bearing the brunt of recession, study shows
- Aug 17, 2012 More computer monitoring of federal workers worries privacy advocates
- Aug 17, 2012 For Buckyballs Toys, child safety is a growing issue
- Aug 17, 2012 Rejected: ‘I was denied a bank account!’
- Aug 16, 2012 Fixes for online control system
- Aug 16, 2012 Retailers seek to cash in on mobile-payment trend
- Aug 16, 2012 Used car scams: It’s easier to get burned online
- Aug 16, 2012 Elderly suffer from financial abuse
- Aug 15, 2012 Door-to-door scam operations on the rise
- Aug 15, 2012 J&J will remove dangerous chemicals from products by 2015
- Aug 14, 2012 Bank fees on the rise
- Aug 14, 2012 Tackling money market funds’ hidden risks
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