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Consumer Action's Alerts highlight trends in consumer complaints, scams, outrageous fees and other notable consumer information.

A major victory for cheated students on borrower defense regulations (Oct 16, 2018)
Consumer Action strongly supports today’s federal court ruling, which clears the way for the Borrower Defense Rule to
Antenna users: Your TV stations may be moving frequencies (Oct 16, 2018)
If you are one of the more than 72 million Americans who rely on an antenna to watch free, over-the-air television,
NEW: You can freeze your credit reports for free now (Sep 21, 2018)
As of Sept. 21, consumers nationwide can freeze their credit file and place one-year fraud alerts for free. Under a

Autos (Sep 26, 2013)
NEW: SB 686 Gets Dealers to Fix Recalled Vehicles Most car buyers would not expect that a car they bought through
Housing (Sep 25, 2013)
NEW: SB 603 Protects Renters' Security Deposits 15 million renters live in California, and improper withholding of security deposits is a troublingly
Consumer Protection (Mar 29, 2013)
NEW: AB 329 Would Preserve Fans' Ticket Rights A new consumer-unfriendly kind of ticket is being pushed by Ticketmaster, known

Class action lawsuits (Jan 29, 2014)
PLEASE NOTE: Consumer Action has moved its listing of current class actions. Click here to view the listing. We invite

Beware of offers of 'free money' from the government (Sep 20, 2018)
The federal government grant scam has been around for years. But now, scammers are finding targets through social media. This
Protect yourself from door-to-door home repair scams (Sep 20, 2018)
From our friends at the AARP Fraud Watch Network. The summer months are prime time for home repair scams. This
New Medicare cards on their way (Apr 17, 2018)
In an effort to cut down on ID theft and fraud, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is

New privacy protections for CalFresh and CalWORKs beneficiaries (Sep 22, 2016)
CalFresh (California’s food stamp program) and CalWORKs (the state’s welfare to work program) help disadvantaged families
Covered California issues in-language scam alerts (Dec 09, 2013)
Covered California—the state health care insurance marketplace—recently issued these health care alerts in several languages. Print
July 2012 brings new protections for California car buyers (Sep 27, 2011)
AB 1215 (Blumenfield) has been signed by Governor Brown. Once it takes effect, it will offer important new protections to car

Airlines' second-bag fee (Mar 04, 2008)
Two major airlines, United Airlines and US Airways, have recently announced a new baggage policy that will require consumers traveling
Insurance Premium Installment Fees (Jan 17, 2008)
We often hear the phrase, “The poor pay more,” and here’s a couple concrete examples of how people who
Gift Card Fees (Nov 29, 2006)
Gift cards are the chicken entrée of Christmas presents: an uninspired but inoffensive middle ground that often is the

How to find credit-builder loan programs (May 30, 2012)
Because a strong credit history is so important to financial prosperity, some non-profit organizations offer special loan programs that enable
Survey compares rates, fees and more for major P2P lending sites (May 30, 2012)
Despite the worst of the financial crisis supposedly having passed, even consumers with a decent credit history are having a

Consumer Action Insurance Survey (Sep 25, 2008)
Update: The survey closed on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Please watch for the results in our Fall 2008 issue of Consumer Action News.
Credit Limit Survey (Jun 24, 2008)
This survey closed on July 15, 2008. Click here to see the results in our Summer 2008 issue of Consumer Action News.