Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- Jul 01, 2019 16 brands of dog food may be linked to canine heart disease
- Jun 18, 2019 U.S. says $168 million ITT for-profit student loans to be forgiven
- May 24, 2019 40% of Americans would struggle to cover a $400 emergency
- May 15, 2019 CFPB remembers its job is to protect consumers
- May 15, 2019 The Whatsapp hack: Is any app safe?
- May 15, 2019 San Francisco bans facial recognition by government agencies
- May 15, 2019 What you should know about adult vaccines
- Mar 22, 2019 States seek tighter regulation of for-profits
- Feb 01, 2019 Plan for a ‘Frugal February’?
- Feb 01, 2019 HHS takes on middlemen that inflate drug prices
- Jan 22, 2019 You practically need a Ph.D. to figure out frequent-flier status
- Jan 18, 2019 Netflix is raising its prices. Here’s why
- Jan 18, 2019 The shutdown is breaking government websites, one by one
- Jan 18, 2019 The 10-year-challenge is harmless, right?
- Jan 18, 2019 Debt is keeping young people from buying homes
- Dec 18, 2018 ¿Se le fue la mano con la tarjeta estas fiestas?
- Dec 11, 2018 Equifax data breach was “entirely preventable”
- Dec 11, 2018 Wells Fargo tops government report on fees paid by students
- Oct 26, 2018 A dark consensus about screens and kids
- Oct 26, 2018 New type of credit score aims to widen pool of borrowers
- Oct 26, 2018 The Amazon selling machine
- Oct 26, 2018 It’s time to start worrying about graduate-student debt
- Oct 25, 2018 Yahoo to pay $50M, other costs for massive security breach
- Oct 25, 2018 Lenders reveal their secret sauce to Credit Karma
- Oct 19, 2018 How to make your kids less materialistic
- Oct 19, 2018 Here’s one way to cut the cost of college
- Oct 19, 2018 Why you should rarely pay extra toward your student loans
- Oct 09, 2018 American Airlines limits help for travelers with delayed, canceled flights
- Sep 28, 2018 SEC alleges Tesla’s Elon Musk lied to investors
- Sep 18, 2018 How (and when) to limit kids’ tech use
- Aug 10, 2018 Trump pulls back Obama-Era protections for women workers
- Aug 03, 2018 I got scammed buying tickets off Craigslist
- Aug 03, 2018 Some flights have extra restrictions
- Aug 02, 2018 Locked out of bank account over citizenship questions
- Jul 24, 2018 IRS debt collection of poor people’s tax debts criticized
- Jun 15, 2018 How consumers can take action to protect themselves online
- Jun 14, 2018 Beware the Nigerian email scam
- May 16, 2018 The surprising return of the repo man
- Apr 25, 2018 How to protect your children from identity theft
- Apr 24, 2018 For the first time, Facebook spells out what it forbids
- Apr 24, 2018 How schools can teach kids to be smart consumers
- Apr 24, 2018 Who pays for autonomous driving fatalities?
- Apr 24, 2018 How merchants flood Amazon with fake reviews
- Apr 24, 2018 Doctors may not be keeping up with telemedicine
- Apr 23, 2018 I paid off my wife’s student loans and she filed for divorce two years later
- Apr 20, 2018 Amazon defined by billions—workers’ median pay is $28,446
- Apr 20, 2018 U.S. to fine Wells Fargo $1 billion
- Apr 17, 2018 1000s of apps in Google Play Store may be illegally tracking children
- Apr 17, 2018 Avoid eating romaine lettuce (again!)
- Apr 13, 2018 Federal judges indicate they could remove Mulvaney as acting CFPB chief
- Apr 09, 2018 A year after Dao, has anything changed for airline travelers?
- Apr 03, 2018 Sinclair under fire for local news anti-‘false news’ screed
- Apr 03, 2018 Are airlines treating consumers fairly?
- Apr 03, 2018 Health savings account changes could trip up some consumers
- Apr 03, 2018 What it was like to finally write my will
- Apr 03, 2018 Tesla may have violated federal rules by releasing information about fatal California crash
- Mar 20, 2018 Self-driving car kills pedestrian
- Mar 20, 2018 More than half of US homes now subscribe to a streaming service
- Mar 20, 2018 Facebook under fire for data leaks via apps
- Mar 20, 2018 Nine tips for paying less for medical costs
- Mar 13, 2018 Why consumers are increasingly trading privacy for convenience
- Mar 13, 2018 CFPB absurdly sees ‘a positive picture for consumers’ in credit card market
- Mar 13, 2018 Companies form to attack bots on Instagram
- Mar 13, 2018 Bill would repeal some mortgage rules
- Mar 13, 2018 Buyer beware as big airlines embrace ‘basic economy’ fares
- Mar 05, 2018 Uber, Lyft drivers earning a median profit of $3.37 per hour, study says
- Feb 20, 2018 Under Trump, CFPB promises to do the bare minimum, and nothing more
- Feb 20, 2018 4 signs you shouldn’t do your own tax return
- Feb 20, 2018 How banks could control gun sales if Washington won’t
- Feb 20, 2018 Bank loans signed in the hospital leave patients vulnerable
- Feb 20, 2018 Zero-down home loans are back. Be very leery
- Feb 13, 2018 Trump administration has plans to defang CFPB
- Feb 13, 2018 California eyes Aetna for denying coverage without medical review
- Feb 13, 2018 Ford, Mazda add pickups to air-bag danger list
- Feb 13, 2018 Insurer limited disability plan for doctor who took HIV-prevention drug
- Feb 13, 2018 Overall housing market recovered—but not in every community
- Feb 06, 2018 CFPB said to be letting Equifax off the hook for data breach
- Feb 06, 2018 Plan giving employers more control of tip wages comes under fire
- Feb 06, 2018 Fed order could cut $400M from Wells Fargo’s profit this year
- Feb 06, 2018 Falling markets show another side of tax stimulus plan
- Feb 06, 2018 Democrats lash out at CFPB after it drops Equifax probe
- Jan 30, 2018 Child advocates urge Facebook to end Messenger Kids
- Jan 30, 2018 Federal 5G wireless network proposal prompts pushback
- Jan 30, 2018 Don’t be fooled by fake IRS calls or emails
- Jan 30, 2018 Unclear if insurance covers California mudslide damage
- Jan 30, 2018 What consumers can expect from credit card issuers in ‘18
- Jan 23, 2018 Do you need a financial advisor or will robo advisor do?
- Jan 23, 2018 Millennials: 1 in 6 now have $100,000 socked away
- Jan 23, 2018 Steep tariffs on washing machines and solar products
- Jan 23, 2018 Eight mistakes to avoid when buying your first home
- Jan 09, 2018 Why didn’t my Social Security benefits go up?
- Jan 09, 2018 Credit card debt hits new record, raising warning sign
- Jan 09, 2018 Proposal would give babies born in the U.S. $20,000
- Jan 09, 2018 Tech backlash raises questions about impact of iPhones on kids
- Jan 03, 2018 Pharma, under attack for drug prices, starts industry war
- Dec 28, 2017 Five New Year’s resolutions to protect your technology
- Dec 19, 2017 Learn the truth about overdraft fees
- Dec 19, 2017 Tax bill would end deductions for interest on home equity loans
- Dec 19, 2017 For roughly half of Americans, stock market’s record highs don’t help
- Dec 19, 2017 How care for elders, not children, denies women a paycheck