Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- Dec 07, 2023 White House targets drug patents to lower prices
- Nov 13, 2023 Zelle customers to get refunds for money lost to impostor scams
- Nov 11, 2023 How $127 billion in student loans still got canceled
- Nov 02, 2023 How real estate commissions work and why they might get lower
- Oct 30, 2023 Payday lenders aim to evade federal probes
- Oct 25, 2023 41 states sue Meta claiming Facebook is addictive for kids
- Oct 23, 2023 F.C.C. moves toward restoring net neutrality rules
- Oct 13, 2023 Deciphering ABCs of Medicare open enrollment
- Oct 10, 2023 Stop & Shop pilots coupon kiosks for non-digital customers
- Oct 03, 2023 Overwhelmed trying to protect your privacy? Try this new app
- Sep 28, 2023 FCC’s net neutrality battle is back
- Sep 26, 2023 F.T.C., 17 states sue Amazon alleging monopolistic practices
- Sep 21, 2023 Federal government to provide free coronavirus tests again
- Sep 18, 2023 Airlines are hiding the cost of air travel
- Sep 18, 2023 When Wall Street buys most of the homes on your block
- Sep 14, 2023 Credit score facts vs. myths
- Sep 13, 2023 Amazon launches plan to help ‘underserved’ D.C. families buy homes
- Sep 12, 2023 Why so many people are paying to get their paychecks
- Sep 07, 2023 If you’ve got a new car, it’s a data privacy nightmare
- Sep 03, 2023 Home insurers cut natural disasters from policies as climate risks grow
- Aug 31, 2023 Why the SAVE student loan income-driven plan is a game changer
- Aug 29, 2023 Here are the first 10 drugs Medicare will target for price cuts
- Aug 22, 2023 Airline Add-ons: Which airlines charge the most hidden fees?
- Jul 19, 2023 How to tell if a gadget is secure? Look for a new government seal
- Jul 14, 2023 How Philadelphia kept tenants from being evicted
- Jul 14, 2023 Biden administration announces $39 billion in student loan forgiveness
- Jul 12, 2023 Bank of America fined for ‘junk Fees’ and fake accounts
- Jun 29, 2023 Tips to avoid credit card late fees
- Jun 26, 2023 Returning to student loan repayment
- Jun 21, 2023 F.T.C. sues Amazon for tricking users into subscribing to Prime
- Jun 13, 2023 The risks of storing money in apps like Venmo, Cash App
- May 25, 2023 Here is what airlines must do if your flight is canceled or delayed
- May 08, 2023 Biden proposes airlines cover expenses for canceled flights
- May 04, 2023 What the end of the Covid health emergency means for you
- May 01, 2023 To become an Amazon Clinic patient, you sign away some privacy
- Apr 12, 2023 Banks are closing customer accounts, with little explanation
- Apr 04, 2023 A federal tool could soon make it easier to compare credit cards
- Mar 27, 2023 Consumer advocates seek to protect money transfer victims of fraud
- Mar 25, 2023 How Cigna saves millions when its doctors reject claims without reading them
- Mar 15, 2023 Here’s what deposit insurance covers
- Mar 13, 2023 Insurers slashed Hurricane Ian payouts insiders reveal
- Feb 28, 2023 Supreme Court hears challenges to student loan forgiveness
- Feb 21, 2023 Why the South has such low credit scores
- Feb 21, 2023 FTC charges GoodRx with illegally disclosing customer health information
- Feb 07, 2023 Americans flunked this online privacy test
- Feb 06, 2023 Even after you bought a car, dealerships can ‘yo-yo’ you and take it back
- Jan 26, 2023 White House unveils Renters Bill of Rights
- Jan 23, 2023 NJ bill would require digital-only coupon alternative
- Jan 18, 2023 Annoyed by grocery store loyalty apps? How to save anyway
- Jan 10, 2023 Biden’s new student loan repayment plan
- Jan 05, 2023 A breach at LastPass has password lessons for us all
- Dec 29, 2022 Big e-vehicle tax credit possible early next year
- Dec 29, 2022 What to know about Southwest flight refunds and lost luggage
- Dec 22, 2022 Here’s how Congress wants to overhaul retirement plans
- Dec 20, 2022 Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 Billion over consumer banking violations
- Dec 19, 2022 Epic games to pay $520 million over children’s privacy and trickery charges
- Dec 19, 2022 Victims of wire-transfer fraud reveal how they lost thousands to scammers
- Dec 19, 2022 How Medicare Advantage plans overcharged taxpayers by millions
- Dec 13, 2022 3 ways student borrowers were protected in 2022
- Dec 13, 2022 The age of free online returns is ending
- Nov 23, 2022 Student loan debt repayment pause extended
- Nov 17, 2022 Consumer groups want grocers to ditch digital-only deals
- Nov 14, 2022 U.S. fines airlines $7.5 m and they must refund customers for cancelled flights
- Nov 02, 2022 Americans fed up with tiny airline seats flood FAA with complaints
- Nov 01, 2022 Sharp spike in Black, Asian and Latino homeownership
- Oct 27, 2022 U.S. mortgage rates soar past 7%
- Oct 24, 2022 She signed in with Google and strangers got access to all her files
- Oct 18, 2022 Applying for Biden’s student loan forgiveness? Here’s what to know
- Oct 17, 2022 You can now buy hearing aids over the counter
- Oct 04, 2022 Few customers get refunds for Zelle fraud
- Sep 29, 2022 Student loan debt relief program launches in October
- Sep 22, 2022 Air passengers could see sweeping reforms and easier refunds
- Sep 01, 2022 Bank of America tests no-down-payment mortgages for minorities
- Sep 01, 2022 The best times to find cheap flights
- Aug 30, 2022 Inside the rise of ‘stealerships’ and shady car buying
- Aug 24, 2022 Who qualifies for $10,000 in student debt cancellation?
- Aug 24, 2022 Beware of fake warnings in text messages
- Aug 18, 2022 Military veterans are more vulnerable to scams than civilians
- Aug 18, 2022 Dept of ED cancels more ITT student loan debt
- Aug 04, 2022 New airline refund rules may be coming
- Aug 04, 2022 Here’s how you know you’re no longer contagious with Covid
- Aug 01, 2022 Corporate landlords ‘aggressively’ evicted tenants during pandemic
- Jul 26, 2022 LinkedIn privacy settings you should change now
- Jul 25, 2022 We need to keep building houses, even if no one wants to buy
- Jul 07, 2022 Apple unveils new security feature to block spyware
- Jul 07, 2022 To get banned abortion pills, patients turn to legally risky tactics
- Jul 05, 2022 Insurers and employers have to reveal health care prices
- Jul 04, 2022 Google: To protect women, collect less data about everyone
- Jun 22, 2022 Justice Department and Meta settle landmark housing discrimination case
- Jun 21, 2022 Customers say banks refuse to pay when money is stolen on Zelle
- Jun 15, 2022 What parents need to know about child ID theft
- Jun 14, 2022 Doctor check-in software harvests your health data
- Jun 13, 2022 Cheaper than payday loans, but earned wage access fees can add up
- Jun 07, 2022 Massive rent increases hit mobile homes
- Jun 02, 2022 You can ask Google to take your personal data out of its search results
- Jun 02, 2022 Education Dept. to clear $5.8B in debt of Corinthian Colleges students
- Jun 02, 2022 Nobody reads privacy policies. How to give us real privacy choices.
- May 26, 2022 Twitter pays $150 million penalty for breaking privacy promises again
- May 17, 2022 Buy now, pay dearly?
- May 17, 2022 Income-targeted student loan forgiveness invites a ‘train wreck’
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