Press Releases

2008

July

Jul 23, 2008

• Consumer Action releases 2008 Credit Card Survey

Jul 18, 2008

• Consumer Action comments on Fed credit card proposals

May

May 07, 2008

• MoneyWi$e goes to Louisiana

May 05, 2008

• Banking regulators target credit card abuses

April

Apr 17, 2008

• Consumer Action testifies on credit card abuses

Apr 15, 2008

• House holds financial literacy hearing

Apr 03, 2008

• U.S. Senate ignores help for homeowners

Apr 01, 2008

• Final report on tax refund loans released

February

Feb 07, 2008

• Maloney bill targets credit card abuses

Feb 06, 2008

• Consumer Action joins auto-fraud database lawsuit

January

Jan 15, 2008

• Anti-predatory lending advice in Spanish

2007

December

Dec 04, 2007

• Senate highlights unfair credit card rate hikes

November

Nov 15, 2007

• Coalition opposes predatory mortgage bill

October

Oct 31, 2007

• Groups recommend ‘Do Not Track List’

Oct 24, 2007

• Consumer/civil liberties response to housing bill

May

May 24, 2007

• Consumer Action’s 2007 Credit Card Survey released

May 16, 2007

• Consumer Action and American Express extend credit card education project
• Credit card reform bill aims at consumer abuses

April

Apr 26, 2007

• Credit card hearing warns issuers to change practices

March

Mar 28, 2007

• MoneyWi$e financial literacy project visits New Jersey

Mar 07, 2007

• Levin hearing exposes widespread credit card abuses

Mar 06, 2007

• Disaster-related foreclosure resources for Gulf homeowners

February

Feb 14, 2007

• Consumer Action joins genetic engineering alliance

Feb 09, 2007

• Consumer Action anuncia nueva campaña educativa sobre telecomunicaciones en California
• CA announces new California telephone education campaign

January

Jan 25, 2007

• Consumer Groups Ask Congress to Rein in Credit Card Abuses

Jan 05, 2007

• California Lifeline and the Annual Recertification Process (Chinese)

2006

December

Dec 28, 2006

• Do Not Call Registry and the Prerecorded Telemarketing (Chinese)

Dec 20, 2006

• Help Gulf Coast victims keep homes

October

Oct 30, 2006

• MoneyWi$e issues free multilingual ID theft guide

Oct 11, 2006

• New GAO credit card study highlights anti-consumer practices

Oct 05, 2006

• Second annual America’s Financial IQ survey

July

Jul 24, 2006

• MoneyWi$e program awards financial education grants

Jul 21, 2006

• Consumer groups ask Senate to investigate impact of credit card interchange fees on consumers

June

Jun 28, 2006

• New California Car Buyer’s Bill of Rights

Jun 12, 2006

• Eight out of 10 wireless shoppers say they need more information

May

May 17, 2006

• Expensive “free trial” targets victims’ bank accounts

April

Apr 25, 2006

• Consumer groups support free online filing of tax returns

February

Feb 09, 2006

• Many Latino consumers will pay more if USF surcharge is changed

2005

December

Dec 12, 2005

• What you need to know about credit cards

Dec 06, 2005

• Consumer Action’s new prepaid wireless survey finds clear benefits

November

Nov 02, 2005

• Elder fraud guide released by MoneyWi$e partners

October

Oct 27, 2005

• Don’t Get Tricked by ‘Zombies’ This Halloween

Oct 06, 2005

• Credit Reporting Agencies Reject an Important Step to Help Hurricane Survivors

September

Sep 27, 2005

• Consumer Action, Humana Unveil Family Health Budget

Sep 06, 2005

• National MoneyWi$e Survey Shows Americans Are Not Financially Fit
• The MoneyWi$e: ‘America’s Financial IQ’ Survey

July

Jul 28, 2005

• 2005 credit card study shines light on industry practices

June

Jun 01, 2005

• Bill outlawing credit card ‘universal default’ passes N.Y. State Assembly

May

May 17, 2005

• Joint recommendations for abating unfair credit card practices

May 16, 2005

• Senate Banking Committee to Scrutinize Credit Card Industry

March

Mar 29, 2005

• If history is a guide, telecom mergers will mean higher rates across the board for consumers

Mar 23, 2005

• Helen Nelson (1913-2005) will be greatly missed by the consumer movement

Mar 22, 2005

• New multilingual brochure educates consumers on Earned Income Tax Credit

Mar 03, 2005

• New Asian-language consumer education materials go online

February

Feb 28, 2005

• Bankruptcy bill would create harsh barriers for consumers and reward abusive lenders

Feb 24, 2005

• Alliance aims to eradicate binding mandatory arbitration clauses

2004

December

Dec 14, 2004

• Consumer groups praise SEC for consumer tests on point-of-sale disclosures

November

Nov 19, 2004

• Postal Rate Comm fails to ensure public that monopoly postage revenues won’t bankroll bad business

September

Sep 04, 2004

• Non-profit groups form Ban The Spam coalition

August

Aug 04, 2004

• Credit card advertised on Spanish-language TV is a very bad deal

June

Jun 30, 2004

• California’s Landmark Financial Privacy Law Upheld

May

May 25, 2004

• 2004 Annual Credit Card Survey uncovers increases in anti-consumer practices

May 17, 2004

• CA is plaintiff in suit to force private arbitration firm to comply with disclosure law

April

Apr 06, 2004

• Facts about the Microsoft California class action settlement

March

Mar 08, 2004

• Consumer Action and Capital One Launch New MoneyWi$e Web Site

February

Feb 04, 2004

• Phone deregulation’s promise of lower rates not fulfilled

2003

December

Dec 19, 2003

• Verizon vs. RIAA ruling protects privacy of Internet users

October

Oct 23, 2003

• Talking to Teens About Money

Oct 06, 2003

• US Supreme Court upholds consumers’ right to reject mandatory arbitration

August

Aug 13, 2003

• MoneyWise: A Consumer Action-Capital One Financial Education Project

July

Jul 31, 2003

• Consumer Groups Deliver Suggestions for Improving FCRA

June

Jun 04, 2003

• 2003 Overdraft Protection Survey

May

May 29, 2003

• AT&T hit with class action on behalf of voice mail hacking victims
• Phone Scam Results in Astronomical Charges

May 22, 2003

• Consumer Action sues ACE Cash Express

April

Apr 23, 2003

• Consumer Action and SBC introduce free guide to avoiding telemarketing fraud

Apr 16, 2003

• Consumer Action sues American Express

Apr 15, 2003

• Groups ask FCC to expand Universal Service Fund assistance

March

Mar 11, 2003

• 2003 Credit Card Rates Survey Press Release

February

Feb 11, 2003

• Federal Appeals Court Victory for Consumers

Feb 03, 2003

• FTC denies consumer petition to ‘Ban the Spam’

2002

December

Dec 11, 2002

• 2002-2003 Long Distance Survey

October

Oct 22, 2002

• Secured Credit Cards are the Focus of New Educational Series

Oct 17, 2002

• MoneyWi$e Series Now Includes Rebuilding Credit

Oct 15, 2002

• Call for Postal Rates Accountability

September

Sep 04, 2002

• Protest Spam ‘Epidemic’
• Ken McEldowney remarks on Ban The Spam

August

Aug 12, 2002

• Consumer Action Calls For SEC Audit Reform

July

Jul 23, 2002

• Consumer Action and Capital One Partner To Provide Basic Banking Information

March

Mar 22, 2002

• 2002 Credit Card Survey Press Release

February

Feb 21, 2002

• How is the West Coast Coping as Economic Slowdown Persists?
• New Survey Reveals Shift in Spending, Saving & Financial Priorities
• How is the Northeast Coping as Economic Slowdown Persists?
• New National Poll: How Are Americans Coping as Economic Slowdown Persists?

2001

July

Jul 31, 2001

• Ting-Consumer Action Sues AT&T Over Binding Arbitration Clause