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Reporters may call Consumer Action in Washington, DC, at 202-544-3088 or 301-718-2511, and in San Francisco at 415-777-9648. Our press spokespersons include .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) in DC; and .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (English/Spanish) in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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About Consumer Action
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 consumers to financially prosper. We are a top rated nonprofit at Great NonProfits.org and a Platinum seal holder on Guidestar.org.
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.
What’s on this page?
On this page, you can browse Consumer Action’s own press releases as well as a curated digest of daily consumer news selected by our staff from the headlines of major U.S. news organizations. Click here for Spanish headlines.
Press Releases
- Consumer Action’s ‘Share Financial Data with Care’ project to educate FinTech app users to be ‘security savvy’
- Credit report errors have gotten worse during Covid
- Consumer Action offers mini-grants to help AZ agencies to improve financial health
- New debt collection rule is a mixed bag for consumer rights
- Airlines urged to adopt traveler-friendly 737 Max policies
Headlines
- Government agencies increasingly are accessing private information
- VaccineFinder.org helps people find COVID vaccines
- Nation’s most populous county mandates extra $5 in ‘hero pay’
- Scammers are texting, calling people about COVID-19 shots
- ‘Do I owe taxes on my stimulus checks?’
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
- Financial reform can make the U.S. stronger
- The Texas weather is a chilling reminder of our battered power grid
- Usually, education increases during tough economies. Why not now?
- Use pandemic relief to turn renters into homeowners
- How afraid should corporate America be of Biden?
( View More Opinions & Editorials )
Spanish Headlines
- EEUU: Decomisan 10 millones de mascarillas N95 falsas
- Otra amenaza de bacterias en carritos de supermercado y bolsas plásticas
- Los californianos de bajos ingresos recibirán un estímulo estatal de 600 dólares
- Prolifera la desinformación sobre causas de nevadas en EEUU
- Miles de militares EEUU se niegan a vacunarse contra COVID
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Chinese Headlines
- PG&E predicted another round of safe power outages - possibly on Tue Oct 26 (Chinese)
- Want to apply for a loan? These three areas of use are not worth it (Chinese)
- Northern California Kincaid fire doubled in 24 hours - now is in a state of emergency (Chinese)
- Subaru recalled 46K vehicles for engine issues and valve defects (Chinese)
- Flower and wine delivery man stole customer’s credit card and swiped $4000 (Chinese)
( View More Chinese Headlines )
Spanish Press Release
- How to get help with your mortgage during COVID-19 (Spanish)
- 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)
( View More Spanish Press Release )
Chinese Press Release
- How to get help with your mortgage during COVID-19 (Chinese)
- 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)
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Vietnamese Press Release
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