Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- Dec 05, 2013 NSA collects 5 billion records a day on cellphones
- Dec 05, 2013 Average student loan debt jumps 10 percent
- Dec 05, 2013 Internet firms step up efforts to stop spying
- Dec 02, 2013 What to buy and avoid on Cyber Monday
- Dec 02, 2013 California’s health insurance exchange: 5 things to watch in December
- Dec 02, 2013 How I found a surprisingly good health plan
- Dec 01, 2013 America’s meanest airlines: 2013
- Dec 01, 2013 Parents juggle job loss, costs of children with retirement planning
- Dec 01, 2013 5 Ways to cheat the 4 percent withdrawal rule
- Nov 25, 2013 What to buy and avoid on Cyber Monday
- Nov 25, 2013 The single-payer alternative
- Nov 25, 2013 Overlook the value of interns at great peril
- Nov 25, 2013 7 smart ways to save on holiday travel
- Nov 24, 2013 How to pay down credit card debt
- Nov 24, 2013 California enrolls 80,000 in health plans; older people lead the way
- Nov 24, 2013 How to bring your own phone to another carrier
- Nov 23, 2013 Will same-day delivery shake up the holiday shopping season?
- Nov 23, 2013 Choosing child care when you go back to work
- Nov 23, 2013 New meat label to track livestock from birth to slaughter
- Nov 18, 2013 Retirees, here’s how health care law affects you
- Nov 18, 2013 8 easy steps to make online shopping safer
- Nov 18, 2013 How to begin owning stock
- Nov 18, 2013 Extension of benefits for jobless Is set to end
- Nov 17, 2013 Caught in a revolving door of unemployment
- Nov 17, 2013 Helping an elderly parent or relative pay bills
- Nov 17, 2013 In New York, RVs are one answer to soaring rents
- Nov 16, 2013 5 strange things that could damage your credit
- Nov 16, 2013 The payoff in waiting to collect social security
- Nov 16, 2013 Everyone agrees this cellphone rule is dumb
- Nov 14, 2013 Do some research before giving to disaster relief
- Nov 14, 2013 A virtual farmer’s market delivers real food
- Nov 14, 2013 6 simple moves to sell your home faster
- Nov 11, 2013 Amazon to deliver on Sundays using USPS fleet
- Nov 11, 2013 Big Data’s little brother
- Nov 11, 2013 3 signs you’re about to be scammed
- Nov 10, 2013 They loved your G.P.A. then they saw your tweets
- Nov 10, 2013 5 secrets of frugal grocery shoppers
- Nov 10, 2013 Score on Black Friday by doing research now
- Nov 09, 2013 Retirement savings for the median worker
- Nov 09, 2013 Standing up for the rights of new fathers
- Nov 09, 2013 Are airline credit card annual fees worth it?
- Nov 04, 2013 Want to keep people out of the hospital? Give them a place to live.
- Nov 04, 2013 Under Health Care Act, millions eligible for free policies
- Nov 04, 2013 Time Warner Cable gets what’s coming to it
- Nov 03, 2013 What to expect from company health insurance plans in 2014
- Nov 03, 2013 Tricks to avoid a scary tax bill next year
- Nov 03, 2013 344,000 minivans recalled by Honda for brake problem
- Nov 02, 2013 Climate change seen posing risk to food supplies
- Nov 02, 2013 How to prepare your car for winter
- Nov 02, 2013 Wal-Mart kicks off online holiday shopping deals
- Oct 28, 2013 Millenials to work into their 70s
- Oct 28, 2013 Fortunate to be able to take ‘practice retirement’
- Oct 28, 2013 Survey: For young children, mobile devices now a mainstay
- Oct 27, 2013 Rentals that let you fly the coop
- Oct 27, 2013 College tuition prices grow at slowest rate in more than 30 years
- Oct 27, 2013 Some health insurance gets pricier as Obamacare rolls out
- Oct 26, 2013 How to save money when booking travel online
- Oct 26, 2013 Acing your student loans
- Oct 26, 2013 Bottled water sales rising as soda ebbs
- Oct 21, 2013 Like it? Social ads turn users into unwitting endorsers
- Oct 21, 2013 Breast milk donated or sold online Is often tainted, study says
- Oct 21, 2013 Stores use your phone’s WiFi to track your shopping habits
- Oct 20, 2013 Windfall won’t ensure a comfortable retirement
- Oct 20, 2013 Home downsizing has become more difficult, but It still pays
- Oct 20, 2013 Credit cards provide more security against fraud than debit cards
- Oct 19, 2013 Foster Farms apologizes for salmonella outbreak
- Oct 19, 2013 Government shutdown may crimp holiday shopping
- Oct 19, 2013 Best budgeting strategies for the self-employed
- Oct 14, 2013 Airlines target passengers with new luxury extras
- Oct 14, 2013 6 worst money mistakes you can make In your 20s
- Oct 14, 2013 Debt-ceiling breach would push economy into free fall
- Oct 14, 2013 Patients mired in costly credit from doctors
- Oct 12, 2013 Car seats remain a vexing safety issue
- Oct 12, 2013 Google to put user photos, comments in online ads
- Oct 12, 2013 The best credit card for perks
- Oct 07, 2013 How the F.A.A. caught up to an always-on society
- Oct 07, 2013 Advertisement Ultra-cheap airfares of little use? Not for airlines
- Oct 07, 2013 Suspicious of online banking? Here’s why you can trust it
- Oct 06, 2013 Government shutdowns are even worse for museums than you think
- Oct 06, 2013 Mugged by a mug shot online
- Oct 06, 2013 Student loan vs. a home equity loan for college
- Oct 05, 2013 A techie walks us through healthcare.gov’s two big problems
- Oct 05, 2013 Technology is improving prescription eyeglasses
- Oct 05, 2013 The money mistakes awaiting college students
- Sep 30, 2013 Is your college student properly insured?
- Sep 30, 2013 7 ways to slash your cellphone bill
- Sep 30, 2013 The push for universal pre-k
- Sep 30, 2013 Beware of fraud by closing agents at real estate settlements
- Sep 29, 2013 Insurance agencies, explained
- Sep 29, 2013 Be smart about giving to charity
- Sep 29, 2013 The shutdown: Agency by agency
- Sep 28, 2013 The House’s food stamps cuts aren’t just cruel. They’re dumb.
- Sep 28, 2013 Wall Street feels new heat
- Sep 28, 2013 Obama administration backs use of race in college admissions
- Sep 23, 2013 Generous aid for relatives came at great personal cost
- Sep 23, 2013 Paying off debt vs. stashing cash for emergencies
- Sep 23, 2013 Obamacare’s small business exchanges not all ready
- Sep 23, 2013 Estate planning tips for people under 40
- Sep 22, 2013 Users sue LinkedIn over harvesting of e-mail addresses
- Sep 22, 2013 13 money tips for married couples