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Consumer Action has been a champion of underrepresented consumers nationwide since 1971. A nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, Consumer Action focuses on financial education that empowers low to moderate income and limited-English-speaking consumers to financially prosper.
Our diverse staff provides expert commentary on key consumer issues and current marketplace issues affecting low- to moderate-income and limited-English-speaking consumers. We may be able to offer you access to individuals who have contacted our hotline and given us permission to share their names and narratives.
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On this page, you can browse Consumer Action’s own press releases as well as our custom digest of daily consumer news headlines from major U.S. news organizations. Click here for Spanish headlines.
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Press Releases
- Consumer Action joins grassroots push to ban law enforcement use of facial recognition
- FHFA decision harms limited English consumers, advocates warn
- Consumer poll finds Americans incorrectly believe plastic is most recyclable material
- D.C. stands up for consumers in deceptive hotel pricing scheme
- Consumer Action survey finds respondents want location data used only for the purpose for which it’s collected
Headlines
- Americans’ struggles with medical bills a foreign concept in other countries
- Why you should prioritize paying off student debt over saving for retirement
- There’s a reason we don’t know much about AI
- Walmart collecting old car seats in exchange for gift cards
- China’s TikTok social media app may be a bit misleading
News Video
- Exploring Facebook love scams
- Airline mechanics feel pressured to overlook potential safety problems
- Teach kids to be smart consumers
- Asians love digital banking, Americans not so much
- My husband got secret credit cards and maxxed them out
Opinions & Editorials
- Should we love or hate ‘negative’ interest rates?
- An opportunity to make corporations more pro-consumer
- CPFB head misguided in reliance on consumer education
- Paying for college is changing middle-class life
- Consumer bureau’s reckless plan for debt collection
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Spanish Headlines
- ¿La gaseosa de dieta es más dañina que la azucarada?
- Cómo proteger a los niños del ciberacoso
- Estados abren nueva pesquisa antimonopolio contra Google
- FDA advierte a Juul por afirmaciones sobre uso de vapeadores
- Cientos de personas en todo el país se han enfermado a causa del ‘vaping’, incluyendo una muerte en el condado de L.A.
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Chinese Headlines
- Some elders from Massachusettes were defrauded of $250K from phone fraud (Chinese)
- The statewide rent control law is passed to the governor for signature (Chinese)
- Bill AB5 gig-work bill passed -the newspaper industry sees challenges ahead (Chinese)
- California homeowners can get cyber protection insurance - preventing hackers demanding ransom (Chinese)
- The braking issue of GM cars caused 100 accidents - 3.8M vehicles recalled (Chinese)
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Spanish Press Release
- California LifeLine program helps low-income consumers (Spanish)
- Consumer Action launches national wireless education initiative with support from AT&T (Spanish)
- National Lifeline Awareness Week (Spanish)
- California Lifeline Program Helps Keep People Connected (Spanish)
- Keep an eye on five emerging cell phone issues (Spanish)
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Chinese Press Release
- California LifeLine program helps low-income consumers (Chinese)
- Consumer Action launches national wireless education initiative with support from AT&T (Chinese)
- National Lifeline Awareness Week (Chinese)
- Wireless fraud uncovered in Asian community (Chinese)
- Bank failure and FDIC deposit insurance (Chinese)
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Vietnamese Press Release
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