Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- Sep 09, 2013 NSA can spy on smart phone data
- Sep 09, 2013 Fees on prepaid card would erode son’s allowance
- Sep 09, 2013 Fannie, FHA ease rules for borrowers
- Sep 08, 2013 Prices are rising for new homes, and the land they are built on
- Sep 08, 2013 How to save money on fitness
- Sep 08, 2013 How small debt becomes a big problem
- Sep 07, 2013 Yahoo issues transparency report amid reports of NSA code cracking
- Sep 07, 2013 Some jumbo loans are now even cheaper than conforming mortgages
- Sep 07, 2013 5 bad habits of new car owners that ruin a vehicle’s value
- Sep 05, 2013 Walgreens shoppers may be overpaying by up to 55 percent
- Sep 05, 2013 Gone in 90 seconds: America’s quickest selling cars
- Sep 05, 2013 First-time homebuyers: 5 costly rookie mistakes
- Sep 02, 2013 Best deals on union-made cars for Labor Day 2013
- Sep 02, 2013 Some borrowers may be filling in loan applications during workday
- Sep 01, 2013 A data broker offers a peek behind the curtain
- Sep 01, 2013 Cutting the cost of dental care
- Sep 01, 2013 Don’t be fooled by these 3 labor day ‘deals’
- Sep 01, 2013 A carbon tax that America could live with
- Aug 31, 2013 Why get health insurance in the state marketplaces?
- Aug 31, 2013 Apple launches trade-in program
- Aug 31, 2013 Gay and married couples in new land of taxation
- Aug 29, 2013 Bay area bike share begins today!
- Aug 28, 2013 Health Insurance: How to Get the Most for Your Dollar
- Aug 26, 2013 3 keys to mastering new home loan hurdles
- Aug 26, 2013 21 best apps for college students
- Aug 26, 2013 Cable monopolies hurt consumers and the nation
- Aug 25, 2013 3 tips for living frugally in college
- Aug 25, 2013 Does paying off a no-interest loan early help credit?
- Aug 25, 2013 Addicted to apps
- Aug 25, 2013 Who pays for the ambulance?
- Aug 24, 2013 EverBank to pay $43 million in foreclosure settlement
- Aug 24, 2013 Obama says law school should be two, not three, years
- Aug 24, 2013 Don’t trust Yelp reviews? Six tips for consumers
- Aug 21, 2013 Tesla Model S: The Safest Car Ever Tested
- Aug 19, 2013 How the recession helped students
- Aug 19, 2013 Fast-food workers call for nationwide walkout Aug. 29
- Aug 19, 2013 How baby-boomers could affect the local economy
- Aug 19, 2013 Secret price codes can save consumers big bucks at major retailers
- Aug 19, 2013 “Locally Grown” label sows consumer confusion
- Aug 18, 2013 Dissolving Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac may hurt borrowers
- Aug 18, 2013 Should I pay the Obamacare tax penalty?
- Aug 18, 2013 Heavy coffee use increases chances of death
- Aug 18, 2013 The pros and cons of alternative utility companies
- Aug 17, 2013 How Ticketmaster ruined the concertgoing experience
- Aug 17, 2013 3 ways to build credit – without using credit cards
- Aug 17, 2013 Consumers still in the dark over healthcare overhaul
- Aug 13, 2013 Department of Justice sues to block airline merger
- Aug 12, 2013 Doing the right things, and feeling frustrated
- Aug 12, 2013 More companies paying employees to volunteer
- Aug 12, 2013 Super-cheap airline may be ready to takeoff
- Aug 11, 2013 Son secretly took out huge student loans in parent’s name
- Aug 11, 2013 When a co-pay gets in the way of health
- Aug 11, 2013 4 numbers that could save your life
- Aug 10, 2013 Health insurance ratings to be dropped from state website
- Aug 10, 2013 FCC approves rules to cap prison phone rates
- Aug 10, 2013 Feeling charitable? Use donor advised funds
- Aug 10, 2013 2 e-mail services close and destroy data rather than reveal files
- Aug 05, 2013 Why even rich people are having trouble getting a mortgage
- Aug 05, 2013 Your safer-surgery survival guide
- Aug 05, 2013 How LinkedIn has changed the way you might get your next job
- Aug 05, 2013 How to be an empowered patient
- Aug 05, 2013 TSA misconduct rises, but should travelers worry?
- Aug 03, 2013 The real cost of moving
- Aug 03, 2013 The NSA might be reading your searches, but your local police aren’t
- Aug 03, 2013 An $18 million lesson in handling credit report errors
- Aug 02, 2013 NY State iInvestigates disqualification of customers by banks
- Aug 01, 2013 Facts about fast food pay
- Aug 01, 2013 Over a million are denied bank accounts for past errors
- Aug 01, 2013 5 financial decisions that sound smart but are really dumb
- Aug 01, 2013 We’re one step closer to sanity on cellphone unlocking
- Jul 31, 2013 Video attracts attention to used car buyer’s plight
- Jul 29, 2013 New group being formed to advocate for homeowners’ interests
- Jul 29, 2013 Why Detroit bankruptcy matters
- Jul 29, 2013 8 ways to save money on textbooks
- Jul 29, 2013 Beauty school students left with large debts
- Jul 29, 2013 Fast-food workers’ pay protests pick up steam
- Jul 27, 2013 The perils of online college learning
- Jul 27, 2013 4 ways to avoid hefty overdraft bank fees
- Jul 27, 2013 On rooftops, a rival for utilities
- Jul 22, 2013 Detroit retirees on edge as they face pension cuts
- Jul 22, 2013 Why it’s hard for the government to create green jobs
- Jul 22, 2013 In climbing income ladder, location matters
- Jul 21, 2013 Frayed prospects, despite a degree
- Jul 21, 2013 How a secretive panel uses data that distorts doctors’ pay
- Jul 21, 2013 If Dodd-Frank doesn’t work, here are four things that could
- Jul 21, 2013 Should you hire your own private judge?
- Jul 20, 2013 Dodd-Frank turns three
- Jul 20, 2013 Program links loans to future earnings
- Jul 20, 2013 Which travel rewards program is right for you?
- Jul 18, 2013 Cyber-security firm works to read hackers’ minds
- Jul 18, 2013 Heart disease shortens black life expectancy
- Jul 18, 2013 10 things I learned reporting on Obamacare
- Jul 15, 2013 Attention, shoppers: store Is tracking your cell
- Jul 15, 2013 ‘Randomizers’ could ward off airport profiling accusations
- Jul 15, 2013 Why you should start tweeting at your bank
- Jul 14, 2013 How technology Is transforming health care
- Jul 14, 2013 Huge post-Sandy tax increases fail to materialize
- Jul 14, 2013 No six-figure pay, but making a difference
- Jul 14, 2013 Why college has become so costly
- Jul 13, 2013 Looks like the U.S. is winning its war on childhood obesity