Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- 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
- Jul 13, 2013 How online retailers get you to spend more
- Jul 13, 2013 Egg freezing: A new frontier in fertility
- Jul 09, 2013 Credit unions raising overdraft fees faster than banks
- Jul 09, 2013 Traveling? Beware these 5 common insurance myths
- Jul 09, 2013 Taking consumer complaints seriously
- Jul 08, 2013 How to stop medical bills from going to a collection agency
- Jul 08, 2013 The nurse practitioner will see you now
- Jul 08, 2013 Would a prenup be a dealbreaker?
- Jul 06, 2013 Illnesses prompt wide Whole Foods cheese recall
- Jul 06, 2013 Is this the end of health insurers?
- Jul 06, 2013 Women more likely to be ripped off on auto repairs
- Jul 01, 2013 Paid via card, workers feel sting of fees
- Jul 01, 2013 Using your will to reward — or punish
- Jul 01, 2013 New ways to read news online
- Jun 30, 2013 Debate over minimum wage reignites decades-old arguments
- Jun 30, 2013 Five facts about professional artists in the United States
- Jun 30, 2013 Student-loan debt keeping first-time buyers out of housing market
- Jun 29, 2013 Vehicle ‘infotainment’ systems out of sync with drivers’ devices
- Jun 29, 2013 How DOMA’s departure could cost gay couples money
- Jun 29, 2013 Daughter’s road to financial freedom shouldn’t rely on mom’s car
- Jun 24, 2013 How not to get cleaned out in a hurricane
- Jun 24, 2013 Employers test plans that cap health costs
- Jun 24, 2013 Airlines rank lower in customer satisfaction than the post office
- Jun 23, 2013 Think you have enough saved for kids’ college costs?
- Jun 23, 2013 Why a health insurance penalty may look tempting
- Jun 23, 2013 Promise of price cut on hospital bills is in limbo
- Jun 23, 2013 A $15 minimum wage is a terrible idea
- Jun 22, 2013 For a fee, seeking owners of unclaimed money
- Jun 22, 2013 It’s true. The office IS just like high school.
- Jun 22, 2013 Banks are starting to lend more freely
- Jun 22, 2013 Wi-Fi is about to get a lot faster and more reliable
- Jun 17, 2013 Graduates get pep talks before facing tough times
- Jun 17, 2013 Vacation travel picking up; for business, not so much
- Jun 17, 2013 State photo-ID databases become troves for police
- Jun 17, 2013 Student housing intent on making the grade
- Jun 16, 2013 Suddenly, retiree nest eggs look more fragile
- Jun 16, 2013 Lenders seek court actions against homeowners years after foreclosure
- Jun 16, 2013 Debit card overdrafts can cost you big bucks
- Jun 15, 2013 Former Bank of America workers allege lies to homeowners
- Jun 15, 2013 Chrysler to freeze pensions
- Jun 15, 2013 Google to provide free Internet access to remote or poor areas
- Jun 15, 2013 Hostels getting swankier for cost-conscious travelers
- Jun 13, 2013 Wal-Mart hiring more temporary workers
- Jun 13, 2013 How Google hands over data
- Jun 13, 2013 Voice-activated technology Is called safety risk for drivers
- Jun 10, 2013 High prices are driving more motorists to rent tires
- Jun 10, 2013 Fees for airline extras have made the trip to Europe
- Jun 10, 2013 Budgeting apps and endless bills
- Jun 10, 2013 For retirees, a million-dollar illusion
- Jun 09, 2013 Figuring out best plan to save for college
- Jun 09, 2013 As home sales heat up again, buyers must resort to cold cash
- Jun 09, 2013 Some companies let employees buy extra time off
- Jun 09, 2013 Are you the 61 percent? Most Americans remain ill-informed about personal finances
- Jun 08, 2013 Tech companies concede to surveillance program
- Jun 08, 2013 The jobs report was pretty solid. So why aren’t wages rising?
- Jun 08, 2013 Big summer for road trips ahead
- Jun 03, 2013 Co-ops to compete with major insurers
- Jun 03, 2013 Courting thrifty shoppers with value and quality
- Jun 03, 2013 Nutritional labels may be coming on some alcoholic drinks
- Jun 03, 2013 TSA stops using ‘nude scanners’
- Jun 02, 2013 Electric cars are getting as cheap as gasoline rivals
- Jun 02, 2013 Feds crack down on foreclosure auction scams
- Jun 02, 2013 Breadwinning wives and nervous husbands
- Jun 01, 2013 Five ways to think about the new Social Security report
- Jun 01, 2013 Health exchange options for small businesses will be limited until 2015
- Jun 01, 2013 The Frills Are Few. The Fees Are Not.
- Jun 01, 2013 Some companies looking at retaliating against cyber attackers
- May 27, 2013 Best & worst airlines
- May 27, 2013 Concert industry struggles with ‘bots’ that siphon off tickets
- May 27, 2013 District tries to lure middle class back to public schools
- May 27, 2013 Tax on airline flights could increase
- May 27, 2013 Split accounts when you and spouse split up
- May 25, 2013 If my data is an open book, why can’t I read it?
- May 25, 2013 U.S. meat labels to detail animal’s origin
- May 25, 2013 Delta ups the ante in battle for NY travel market
- May 25, 2013 FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
- May 20, 2013 Behind the mortgage settlements from the housing crisis
- May 20, 2013 Yahoo buys Tumblr to court younger crowd
- May 20, 2013 Beat-up cellphones are point of pride for some young people
- May 19, 2013 Don’t let your frequent-flyer miles depart without you
- May 19, 2013 Take a cab without carrying cash
- May 19, 2013 Healthy savings, no debt but worried about retirement
- May 18, 2013 Privacy watchdog EPIC files complaint against Snapchat with FTC
- May 18, 2013 Health care in retirement probably costs more than you think
- May 18, 2013 Standing out from the crowd
- May 13, 2013 Health insurance tax ‘scares the daylights’ out of small-business
- May 13, 2013 Requiring employers to provide retirement income estimates
- May 13, 2013 Mid-size airports suffer biggest cuts in airline service
- May 12, 2013 The long shadow of bad credit in a job search
- May 12, 2013 Dangers found in lack of safety oversight for Medicare drug benefit
- May 12, 2013 The war for mobile messaging is on
- May 11, 2013 Patient is out of network, out of luck
- May 11, 2013 Privacy breach on bloomberg’s data terminals
- May 11, 2013 Why aren’t Americans moving anymore?
- May 06, 2013 Tying up loose ends after condo owner dies