Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Press Releases
- Aug 15, 2018 Consumer Action adds ‘Ocular Innovation’ video to its Vision Action Center
- Aug 10, 2018 DeVos’ latest regulation rollback a blank check to scam schools written by taxpayers
- Aug 09, 2018 SEC faces lawsuit over forcing e-delivery of shareholder reports
- Jul 26, 2018 Consumer Action condemns the Education Department’s borrower defense rule
- Jul 16, 2018 Protect the CFPB’s critical complaint process
- Jun 25, 2018 Threats to privatize the U.S. Postal Service jeopardize universal access
- Jun 07, 2018 SEC ignores investor sentiment about mutual fund disclosure delivery
- Jun 04, 2018 Groups tell temporary CFPB director: Hands off the public database!
- May 24, 2018 If companies can protect user data in Europe, they can protect it everywhere
- May 09, 2018 Mick Mulvaney turns his back on student borrowers, closes Office of Students and Young Consumers
- May 08, 2018 New Vision Action Center educates consumers on their rights
- Apr 30, 2018 Consumer groups stand up to threats to take complaint database dark
- Mar 29, 2018 CFP Board puts investors first in its new standards
- Mar 27, 2018 California eye doctors keeping patients in the dark
- Mar 09, 2018 Consumer groups support legislation to protect airline travelers
- Mar 01, 2018 New coalition advocates for access to online vision care
- Feb 27, 2018 Data insecurity and data protection
- Feb 06, 2018 Consumer advocates argue for a strong, independent CFPB
- Feb 01, 2018 Transfer of CFPB consumer complaints unit offers no clear benefit
- Jan 31, 2018 Consumers win appeal for CFPB independence
- Dec 19, 2017 Options for affordable federal student loan repayment are shrinking
- Dec 18, 2017 Groups demand action on toys that spy on children
- Dec 08, 2017 Consumer advocates file in support of acting CFPB director
- Dec 01, 2017 Attack on consumers continues as Congress targets payday rule
- Nov 14, 2017 Groups fight FCC Chair’s plan to ‘effectively destroy’ low-income LIfeline
- Oct 30, 2017 Groups support model state broadband privacy legislation
- Oct 25, 2017 Congress repeals rule to protect consumer rights to class action
- Oct 06, 2017 Consumer advocates launch ad opposing air traffic control privatization
- Oct 05, 2017 New national rule promises to rein in payday lenders
- Aug 22, 2017 Consumer Action guides consumers to avoid investing costs, pitfalls
- Jul 25, 2017 Consumer Action condemns the House’s vote to repeal class actions
- Jul 20, 2017 Consumer Action opposes Congress’s attack on class actions
- Jul 18, 2017 Webinar offers advice about responding to debt collection calls
- Jul 10, 2017 Consumer Action applauds new arbitration rule
- Jun 29, 2017 Consumer Action responds to today’s GAO report on Lifeline
- Jun 09, 2017 A new era of retirement investment advice you can trust!
- May 31, 2017 Poll highlights attitudes about data usage for financial inclusion
- May 24, 2017 To do its job protecting consumers, CFPB must be independent and free from political influence
- Mar 23, 2017 Alas, Senate votes to slam broadband privacy rules
- Mar 08, 2017 Consumer protections at risk
- Feb 27, 2017 Activist event targets Wells Fargo’s arbitration clause
- Feb 07, 2017 Congressional attack on prepaid card protections
- Feb 07, 2017 Helping Spanish speakers field debt collection calls
- Feb 03, 2017 New regime plans to ‘trump’ consumer protections
- Feb 01, 2017 Free guides help online shoppers deal with post-holiday returns and order issues
- Jan 30, 2017 Consumer Action strongly supports updates to Federal Trade Commission’s Contact Lens Rule
- Jan 10, 2017 Filling the financial information gap in limited English communities
- Nov 15, 2016 Consumer Action applauds proposed changes to Contact Lens Rule
- Nov 15, 2016 Low-income consumers have options for affordable internet
- Oct 27, 2016 FCC votes to protect privacy of internet service customers
- Oct 18, 2016 Consumer Action urges SEC to mothball shareholder report plan
- Oct 06, 2016 Veterans Financial Coalition teaches groups to help vets in Texas
- Oct 06, 2016 FCC chairman updates Internet service provider privacy proposal
- Sep 30, 2016 One million reasons why consumers need the CFPB
- Sep 29, 2016 Consumer advocates disappointed private debt collectors to begin collecting federal tax debts
- Sep 29, 2016 FCC delay on pay-TV set-top box competition stings
- Sep 28, 2016 Consumer Action joins White House campaign to ‘Lock Down Your Login’
- Sep 12, 2016 Praise for California’s pioneering energy-efficiency standards for computers
- Aug 30, 2016 Consumer Action takes a closer look at a most valuable consumer tool
- Aug 23, 2016 Consumer Action joins 280 groups in supporting rule that would restore your right to sue
- Aug 11, 2016 New rules limit debt collection robocalls by Feds
- Aug 09, 2016 Consumer Action partners with eConsumerServices to support consumer financial literacy
- Jul 29, 2016 Consumers get the last word on complaints
- Jul 28, 2016 CFPB proposes to strengthen debt collection rules
- Jul 28, 2016 Veterans Financial Coalition teaches CBOs to help vets in San Diego
- Jul 21, 2016 DOJ sues to block Anthem-Cigna, Aetna-Humana health insurance mergers
- Jul 21, 2016 CFPB celebrates its fifth anniversary
- Jun 15, 2016 Facial recognition privacy ‘best practices’ have no teeth
- Jun 03, 2016 Payday, car title loan rule could save U.S. consumers millions
- May 26, 2016 Fair treatment for homeowners with limited English proficiency
- May 18, 2016 Congress debates consumers’ right to a fair trial
- May 11, 2016 Consumer Action supports FCC privacy proposal
- May 10, 2016 FCC proposes to protect consumers from robocalls by federal debt collectors
- May 05, 2016 Financial firms can’t stop you from joining class action lawsuits
- Apr 15, 2016 President supports FCC proposal to unlock pay-TV set-top boxes
- Apr 07, 2016 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, we’ve got your back!
- Apr 06, 2016 DOL fiduciary rule will protect retirement investors from ‘conflicted advice’
- Apr 06, 2016 Consumer consent and privacy: New principles released by Consumer Action
- Apr 01, 2016 The FCC deserves praise for Lifeline modernization proposal
- Mar 31, 2016 FCC proposes privacy protections for broadband customers
- Mar 30, 2016 Netflix’s underhanded tactics deceive customers and cast aspersions on Internet providers
- Mar 10, 2016 FCC Chairman outlines plan to protect broadband customers’ privacy
- Feb 18, 2016 Consumer Action applauds FCC set top box plan
- Jan 20, 2016 Poll shows strong support for regulation of paid tax preparers
- Jan 20, 2016 Groups call for safe data practices, enforcement by FCC
- Jan 13, 2016 Consumer Action urges reversal of e-delivery proposal for shareholder reports
- Jan 07, 2016 Consumer Action and CreditBridge Collaboration: Credit Scores in the U.S.
- Jan 07, 2016 Consumer Action asks FCC not to narrow criteria for Lifeline phone service
- Dec 16, 2015 Correcting and protecting your credit record
- Nov 18, 2015 How to communicate with debt collectors
- Nov 12, 2015 Consumer Action joins coalition to keep health care competitive
- Oct 27, 2015 What to know before you pay on the go
- Oct 12, 2015 Nice job California! CalECPA passes
- Oct 07, 2015 CFPB sees value in protecting consumers’ right to collective redress
- Sep 22, 2015 Consumer Action and Visa team up for Veterans Financial Coalition training programs
- Jul 28, 2015 Free publication eases consumer transition to ‘chip’ cards
- Jul 22, 2015 Groups urge SEC to keep shareholder reports accessible to all
- Jun 18, 2015 Rest in Peace: Controlling your online life after you die
- Jun 16, 2015 Consumer group stakeholders withdraw from NTIA facial recognition process
- Mar 03, 2015 NEW: ‘What you need to know about automotive recalls’ from Consumer Action
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