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Consumer Alerts
Sep 21, 2018 NEW: You can freeze your credit reports for free now
As of Sept. 21, consumers nationwide can freeze their credit file and place one-year fraud alerts for free. Under a
Aug 27, 2018 Renewing your eyewear prescription online
Advances in telehealth technology now allow individuals to have their eyes examined online for the purpose of renewing eyeglass and
Aug 22, 2018 DeVos’s latest regulation rollback writes a blank check to scam schools—courtesy of U.S. taxpayers
The Department of Education has moved to repeal the gainful employment rule, which seeks to ensure that students who graduate
Aug 09, 2018 Consumer Action on ABC15 Phoenix!
Did you catch Consumer Action’s Alegra Howard on ABC15 with Joe Ducey? Here are the resources she mentioned
Aug 08, 2018 Defend defrauded students who were scammed by their school!
With new proposed borrower defense rule, Department of Education tells defrauded students, “You’re on your own.”
Jul 10, 2018 Protect a complaint process that's CRITICAL to consumers!
We need your help in urging Acting Director Mick Mulvaney to maintain—and expand—public access to Consumer
Jul 03, 2018 Final claims deadline approaches for Volkswagen (VW) settlement
The Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” litigation settlement of more than $15 billion, announced in June 2016, is quickly approaching the deadline
Jun 27, 2018 35,000 former Corinthian College students with private student loans will see debt relief
Nearly 35,000 former Corinthian College students in California will have the remainder of their private student loan balances forgiven, and some
Jun 07, 2018 Keep your Home California foreclosure rescue program set to close
Californians currently at risk of losing their homes or of falling behind on their mortgage payments should take one last
May 23, 2018 Deadline fast approaching for Western Union refunds
Consumers who were cheated by a scammer when wiring money through Western Union, must file a claim by May 31, 2018 to
Apr 17, 2018 New Medicare cards on their way
In an effort to cut down on ID theft and fraud, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is
Apr 10, 2018 A new way to report tax-related identity theft
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are teaming up to make it easier for consumers
Mar 05, 2018 It's National Consumer Protection Week
Consumer Action is celebrating National Consumer Protection Week! Of course, we are into consumer protection year round, but this week
Mar 02, 2018 New report: U.S. Education Secretary has failed American students
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's policy decisions have been a boon for for-profit colleges, student loan
Feb 06, 2018 Wired $ to a scammer via Western Union? Read this!
You've probably heard that if you wire money to a scammer, it's gone forever. Well, here is an