Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- Mar 15, 2023 Here’s what deposit insurance covers
- Mar 13, 2023 Insurers slashed Hurricane Ian payouts insiders reveal
- Feb 28, 2023 Supreme Court hears challenges to student loan forgiveness
- Feb 21, 2023 Why the South has such low credit scores
- Feb 21, 2023 FTC charges GoodRx with illegally disclosing customer health information
- Feb 07, 2023 Americans flunked this online privacy test
- Feb 06, 2023 Even after you bought a car, dealerships can ‘yo-yo’ you and take it back
- Jan 26, 2023 White House unveils Renters Bill of Rights
- Jan 23, 2023 NJ bill would require digital-only coupon alternative
- Jan 18, 2023 Annoyed by grocery store loyalty apps? How to save anyway
- Jan 10, 2023 Biden’s new student loan repayment plan
- Jan 05, 2023 A breach at LastPass has password lessons for us all
- Dec 29, 2022 Big e-vehicle tax credit possible early next year
- Dec 29, 2022 What to know about Southwest flight refunds and lost luggage
- Dec 22, 2022 Here’s how Congress wants to overhaul retirement plans
- Dec 20, 2022 Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 Billion over consumer banking violations
- Dec 19, 2022 Epic games to pay $520 million over children’s privacy and trickery charges
- Dec 19, 2022 Victims of wire-transfer fraud reveal how they lost thousands to scammers
- Dec 19, 2022 How Medicare Advantage plans overcharged taxpayers by millions
- Dec 13, 2022 3 ways student borrowers were protected in 2022
- Dec 13, 2022 The age of free online returns is ending
- Nov 23, 2022 Student loan debt repayment pause extended
- Nov 17, 2022 Consumer groups want grocers to ditch digital-only deals
- Nov 14, 2022 U.S. fines airlines $7.5 m and they must refund customers for cancelled flights
- Nov 02, 2022 Americans fed up with tiny airline seats flood FAA with complaints
- Nov 01, 2022 Sharp spike in Black, Asian and Latino homeownership
- Oct 27, 2022 U.S. mortgage rates soar past 7%
- Oct 24, 2022 She signed in with Google and strangers got access to all her files
- Oct 18, 2022 Applying for Biden’s student loan forgiveness? Here’s what to know
- Oct 17, 2022 You can now buy hearing aids over the counter
- Oct 04, 2022 Few customers get refunds for Zelle fraud
- Sep 29, 2022 Student loan debt relief program launches in October
- Sep 22, 2022 Air passengers could see sweeping reforms and easier refunds
- Sep 01, 2022 Bank of America tests no-down-payment mortgages for minorities
- Sep 01, 2022 The best times to find cheap flights
- Aug 30, 2022 Inside the rise of ‘stealerships’ and shady car buying
- Aug 24, 2022 Who qualifies for $10,000 in student debt cancellation?
- Aug 24, 2022 Beware of fake warnings in text messages
- Aug 18, 2022 Military veterans are more vulnerable to scams than civilians
- Aug 18, 2022 Dept of ED cancels more ITT student loan debt
- Aug 04, 2022 New airline refund rules may be coming
- Aug 04, 2022 Here’s how you know you’re no longer contagious with Covid
- Aug 01, 2022 Corporate landlords ‘aggressively’ evicted tenants during pandemic
- Jul 26, 2022 LinkedIn privacy settings you should change now
- Jul 25, 2022 We need to keep building houses, even if no one wants to buy
- Jul 07, 2022 Apple unveils new security feature to block spyware
- Jul 07, 2022 To get banned abortion pills, patients turn to legally risky tactics
- Jul 05, 2022 Insurers and employers have to reveal health care prices
- Jul 04, 2022 Google: To protect women, collect less data about everyone
- Jun 22, 2022 Justice Department and Meta settle landmark housing discrimination case
- Jun 21, 2022 Customers say banks refuse to pay when money is stolen on Zelle
- Jun 15, 2022 What parents need to know about child ID theft
- Jun 14, 2022 Doctor check-in software harvests your health data
- Jun 13, 2022 Cheaper than payday loans, but earned wage access fees can add up
- Jun 07, 2022 Massive rent increases hit mobile homes
- Jun 02, 2022 You can ask Google to take your personal data out of its search results
- Jun 02, 2022 Education Dept. to clear $5.8B in debt of Corinthian Colleges students
- Jun 02, 2022 Nobody reads privacy policies. How to give us real privacy choices.
- May 26, 2022 Twitter pays $150 million penalty for breaking privacy promises again
- May 17, 2022 Buy now, pay dearly?
- May 17, 2022 Income-targeted student loan forgiveness invites a ‘train wreck’
- May 11, 2022 Consumers lured Into predatory car repair loans
- May 05, 2022 Bank of America to pay $10 million for illegal garnishments
- Apr 28, 2022 Medicare Advantage plans often deny needed care
- Apr 26, 2022 Senators question Zelle over its response to reports of rising fraud
- Apr 26, 2022 How to opt out of Venmo’s new arbitration clause
- Apr 20, 2022 More student loan borrowers will get help
- Apr 18, 2022 Find out and fix what big data says about you
- Apr 18, 2022 8 questions about student loan default and “fresh start”
- Apr 13, 2022 The federal consumer bureau sued TransUnion over deceptive sales tactics
- Apr 12, 2022 Aging in place easier with smart home technology
- Apr 11, 2022 The student loan pause won’t last forever
- Apr 05, 2022 Your digital footprint: It’s bigger than you realize
- Apr 03, 2022 How the most affordable student loan program failed low-income borrowers
- Mar 31, 2022 New government site to help Americans find Covid antiviral pills
- Mar 29, 2022 Your shadow credit score could decide if you get an apartment
- Mar 21, 2022 Remote appraisals of homes could reduce racial bias
- Mar 21, 2022 Credit reporting companies will remove stains from repaid medical debt
- Mar 21, 2022 A new 9-1-1 for mental health is on the way
- Mar 16, 2022 Wells Fargo rejected half Its Black applicants for refinancing
- Mar 15, 2022 How California is building the nation’s first privacy police
- Mar 14, 2022 Fraud Is flourishing on Zelle. Banks say it’s not their problem
- Mar 14, 2022 An iPhone that costs half as much has plenty of appeal but…
- Mar 05, 2022 Tuition-free college movement gains momentum
- Mar 01, 2022 Rents reach ‘insane’ levels across US with no end in sight
- Feb 28, 2022 Don’t get left behind when your airline travel credits expire
- Feb 17, 2022 Beware the hidden risks In Buy Now, Pay Later plans
- Feb 17, 2022 The $1.7 billion student loan deal that was too good to be true
- Feb 17, 2022 DeVry, ITT Tech defrauded borrowers to receive loan cancellation
- Feb 16, 2022 See where investors bought a record share of homes
- Feb 16, 2022 Senators unveil children’s online safety bill
- Feb 09, 2022 Contractor to drop facial recognition requirement for all government agencies
- Feb 08, 2022 Equifax breach settlement: Money for some, free monitoring for all
- Feb 07, 2022 When private equity becomes your landlord
- Feb 02, 2022 Serious about tackling inflation? Then address soaring housing costs
- Feb 01, 2022 Free weekly credit report offer extended through 2022
- Feb 01, 2022 Rents are up more than 30 percent in some cities
- Jan 27, 2022 Experian, Equifax, TransUnion rarely act on credit file complaints, report says
- Jan 24, 2022 AGs sue Google stating they deceive consumers about use of location data
- Jan 20, 2022 Efforts to rein in Big Tech may be running out of time
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