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Reporters may call Consumer Action in Washington, D.C., at 301-718-2511, and in San Francisco at 415-777-9648. Our press spokespersons include .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) in D.C., and .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (English/Spanish) in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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About Consumer Action
Consumer Action has been a champion of underrepresented consumers nationwide since 1971. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, Consumer Action focuses on education that empowers consumers to financially prosper. We are a top-rated nonprofit at Great NonProfits.org and a Platinum seal holder on Guidestar.org.
Our diverse staff provides expert commentary on key consumer issues and current marketplace issues affecting low- and moderate-income and limited-English-speaking consumers.
What’s on this page?
On this page, you can browse Consumer Action’s own press releases as well as a curated digest of daily consumer news selected by our staff from the headlines of major U.S. news organizations. Click here for Spanish headlines.
Press Releases
- Consumer Action offers free webinar, publication: Avoiding foreclosure
- Consumer Action names Anna Flores new executive director
- Federal agency to require collection of mortgage applicants’ language preference
- Free multilingual consumer guide reflects changes to California data privacy law
- Advocates welcome collection of homebuyers’ language preference
Headlines
- Lawmakers unveil plan to expand online privacy protections
- AT&T data breach affects 73M current, former customers
- In hospitals, affordable housing gets the long-term investor it needs
- Drug companies push to block law that would cut prescription prices
- How a healthcare cyberattack may affect your prescription drug access
News Video
- Airline mechanics feel pressured to overlook potential safety problems
- Teach kids to be smart consumers
- Asians love digital banking, Americans not so much
- My husband got secret credit cards and maxxed them out
- Bay Area sudden spa closure triggered investigation (Chinese)
Opinions & Editorials
- Hidden ‘junk fees’ nickel and dime us out of hard-earned dollars
- The Supreme Court could toss the CFPB’s consumer protections
- The solution to Biden’s student loan problems
- Consumer convenience is key to making bottle bills work
- The dirty little secret of credit card rewards
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Spanish Headlines
- Estudio: Vacuna de Pfizer contra COVID da protección a niños
- Cómo protegerse de las estafas más frecuentes
- Legisladores de California debaten plan de salud universal
- Cómo crear crédito cuando no lo tienes
- Piden ley sobre privacidad tras reporte sobre “lobby” de Amazon
( View More Spanish Headlines )
Chinese Headlines
- Consumer Action Community Outreach at Oakland Chinese New Year Event
- Consumer Action 52nd Anniversary (The China Press)
- Consumer Action 52nd Anniversary (World Journal)
- CA PG&E events on 7/15, 7/29 at SF Ortega & Sunset
- Consumer Action outreach team helping communities register PG&E discounted programs
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Spanish Press Release
- Nueva publicación ayudará a la comunidad hispana en California a ejercer sus derechos de privacidad
- How to get help with your mortgage during COVID-19 (Spanish)
- California LifeLine program helps low-income consumers (Spanish)
- Consumer Action launches national wireless education initiative with support from AT&T (Spanish)
- National Lifeline Awareness Week (Spanish)
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Chinese Press Release
- How to get help with your mortgage during COVID-19 (Chinese)
- California LifeLine program helps low-income consumers (Chinese)
- Consumer Action launches national wireless education initiative with support from AT&T (Chinese)
- National Lifeline Awareness Week (Chinese)
- Wireless fraud uncovered in Asian community (Chinese)
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Vietnamese Press Release
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