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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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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
- Trump’s ‘Consumer’ Bureau gives predatory lenders green light to exploit consumers
- Four U.S. financial firms stand out by respecting customer communication preferences
- Proposed DOT rules will undermine agency’s ability to protect passengers
- Coalition formed to protect right to pay with cash
- White House must protect privacy in response to COVID-19
Headlines
- Consumer Bureau scraps restrictions on payday loans
- U.S. will pay $1.6 billion to Novavax for coronavirus vaccine
- Facebook decisions were “setbacks for civil rights,” audit finds
- Virus-tracing apps are rife with problems
- FICO will now score consumers’ readiness for a financial crisis
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
- Privacy isn’t a right you can click away
- Why the CFPB’s loss at the Supreme Court is really a win
- Employer-based healthcare, meet massive unemployment
- U.S. workers need more power
- IRS should not try to claw back $1.4 billion sent to dead people
( View More Opinions & Editorials )
Spanish Headlines
- Columna: Las reseñas falsas deben seguir en línea; aunque no estoy muy seguro
- Grupos apoyados por Google critican nuevas advertencias de Apple sobre rastreo a usuarios
- Acuerdos secretos podrían mantener un medicamento contra el COVID-19 fuera de alcance para millones de personas
- El cheque de estímulo por coronavirus ha permitido mantener a 12 millones de personas fuera de la pobreza, revela un estudio
- Latinos y afroamericanos son los que más pagan impuestos de propiedad en Estados Unidos
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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
- 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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