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Consumer Action’s Alerts highlight trends in consumer complaints, scams, outrageous fees and other notable consumer information.

Apply for SAVE: The new student loan repayment plan (Aug 28, 2023)
Student loan repayment will restart in September, after a three-year pause. Nevertheless, there are loan forgiveness programs still available that
Consumers stand up for CFPB as agency prepares to defend itself before Supreme Court (Feb 27, 2023)
The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted a case for next fall, Consumer Financial Services Association of America (CFSA)
Public Service Loan Forgiveness waivers end this month. Apply NOW! (Oct 04, 2022)
Only weeks remain for student loan borrowers to apply for a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) waiver. Last fall, the

Watch out for tax scams during the pandemic (Jun 30, 2021)
The Internal Revenue Service's 2021 “Dirty Dozen” list warns taxpayers, tax professionals and financial institutions to be
Nuevas y no tan nuevas estafas de las que hay que cuidarse (Scams to watch out for) (Jun 04, 2021)
NOTE: For an English version of the scams covered in this alert, see our May 2021 Scam Gram! newsletter here. Consumer
Cuídese de tres nuevas estafas durante la pandemia (Three new COVID scams) (Apr 27, 2021)
NOTE: For an English version of the scams covered in this alert, see the "Tips!" section in our

Changes to California law protect consumers who owe time-barred debts (Oct 31, 2018)
A recent change to California law significantly limits the ability of debt collectors to collect a time-barred debt from a
Protecting yourself from predatory towing (Dec 17, 2017)
From Consumer Connection, a publication of the California Department of Consumer Affairs. Tow truck drivers risk their lives every day
New privacy protections for CalFresh and CalWORKs beneficiaries (Sep 22, 2016)
CalFresh (California’s food stamp program) and CalWORKs (the state’s welfare to work program) help disadvantaged families