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Jun 02, 2020 No bote a la basura la tarjeta de débito con su pago de estímulo económico del gobierno
English version here / Versión en inglés aquí
Tal vez recibió su pago de est
May 07, 2020 Guía de recursos para consumidores afectados por el coronavirus
English version here / Versión en inglés aquí
Chinese version here / 用此連接看中文版
Esta guía se
Apr 28, 2020 La pérdida de trabajos aumenta por el coronavirus, ayuda económica para indocumentados aún difícil de encontrar
[English version here/ Versión en inglés aquí]
Durante el brote de coronavirus, ha sido dif
Mar 11, 2020 Bipartisan Senate vote favors defrauded student loan borrowers
Today, the U.S. Senate voted 53-42 to overturn the U.S. Department of Education’s revised 2019 borrower defense
Feb 07, 2020 Petition: Don't let automakers weaken clean car standards
Clean car standards enjoy support from the majority of Americans who want cleaner air, a stable climate and to save
Jan 31, 2020 Jan. 31 is Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day
Today, Jan. 31, is Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day. Created in 1975, the EITC is a tax credit designed to
Nov 22, 2019 Housing counselors: Get certified
Housing counselors who assist consumers with pre-purchase, foreclosure prevention and rental counseling must be certified by August 1, 2020.
For those intending
Nov 20, 2019 When private companies collect taxes for the IRS
Does the collection company calling really work for the IRS?
If you know you are current on your taxes and
Oct 21, 2019 New CFPB tool helps consumers compare prepaid card fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new prepaid product agreements database allows consumers to find and download the
Aug 28, 2019 Copy and use our free sample complaint letter and email
Sometimes the difference between resolving a consumer complaint and not rests heavily on how you complain.
Consumer Action offers a
Aug 15, 2019 Cruel proposal puts kids at risk of hunger. Take action!
The Trump administration has proposed to cut food stamps from nearly 3.1 million Americans in what it’s calling an
Jul 26, 2019 How to claim your portion of the $700M Equifax settlement
In September 2017, Equifax, one of the country’s largest credit reporting agencies, announced that a major data breach had
Jul 01, 2019 Stop debt collectors from harassing consumers! Act now!
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing a new rule governing debt collectors.
The proposed rule does more to
Jun 20, 2019 Suffered a data breach? Tools to fight identity fraud
Recent reports of a data breach exposing the patient records of 12 million Quest Diagnostics customers reminds us that our personal
Jun 11, 2019 Credit cardholders should opt out of Chase’s return to forced arbitration
Chase recently notified 47 million accountholders that the bank is reinstating a forced arbitration clause in its cardholder agreements. Forced arbitration