Press Releases
Access current and archived press releases from Consumer Action. Press Releases are listed in reverse chronological order, grouped by year, than month to allow for easier browsing.
- Sep 20, 2024 Consumer Action launches grassroots financial literacy initiative
- Jul 18, 2024 National fraud & scam prevention task force launches
- Jul 11, 2024 CFPB proposes rule to help limited-English-speaking homeowners avoid foreclosure
- May 16, 2024 Supreme Court rules that consumer agency funding is constitutional
- Apr 25, 2024 Consumer Action surveys consumers’ satisfaction with smartphone/computer warranties
- Jan 16, 2024 Consumer Action offers free webinar, publication: Avoiding foreclosure
- Aug 04, 2023 Consumer Action names Anna Flores new executive director
- Apr 19, 2023 Federal agency to require collection of mortgage applicants’ language preference
- Apr 17, 2023 Free multilingual consumer guide reflects changes to California data privacy law
- Mar 01, 2023 Advocates welcome collection of homebuyers’ language preference
- Nov 17, 2022 Stop digital-only coupon discrimination
- Jun 09, 2022 Survey reveals most smartphone owners in the dark about warranty claims process
- Jun 07, 2022 Consumer Action receives contract to help low- and moderate-income clients lower utility bills
- May 18, 2022 Consumer Action applauds lawmakers’ move to preserve cash payments
- May 03, 2022 Advocates applaud move to require lenders to get applicants’ language preference
- Apr 06, 2022 Nueva publicación ayudará a la comunidad hispana en California a ejercer sus derechos de privacidad
- Apr 03, 2022 New resource to help Hispanic Californians learn about and exercise their privacy rights
- Feb 04, 2022 Advocates to FDIC: Stop banks from fronting for predatory lenders
- Jan 11, 2022 Survey shows Californians are still unaware of privacy rights
- Nov 08, 2021 Consumer Action publishes free educational guides on FinTech user privacy
- Oct 27, 2021 What to know when it’s time to enroll in Medicare
- Sep 29, 2021 Consumer Action receives support from Capital One
- Aug 08, 2021 Consumer Action publishes consumer guide to Lifeline and the Emergency Broadband Benefit
- Aug 04, 2021 Consumer Action publishes new fact sheets on overcoming vaccine hesitancy
- Aug 03, 2021 Tenant screening reports can risk—even ruin—renters’ chances