Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- May 06, 2013 Grass isn’t always greener across financial lines
- May 06, 2013 New motto for Silicon Valley: first security, then innovation
- May 05, 2013 Monitor credit accounts to catch dings of all sizes
- May 05, 2013 College graduates fare well in jobs market, even through recession
- May 05, 2013 A credit score that ignores the innocuous mistake
- May 04, 2013 FDA studies caffeine’s effects on children, teens
- May 04, 2013 Mortgage rates continue five-week decline
- May 04, 2013 Jobs, wages and the sequester
- Apr 29, 2013 Bill to boost California minimum wage approved by panel
- Apr 29, 2013 Dreamliner is declared safe; flights resumed
- Apr 29, 2013 Loan underwriters make ‘absurd’ demands in effort to verify data
- Apr 28, 2013 Lifestyle is keeping budget goal out of reach
- Apr 28, 2013 The solution Medicare is shutting down
- Apr 28, 2013 When should old medicines be thrown away?
- Apr 28, 2013 A solution Medicare is shutting down
- Apr 27, 2013 Lenders venturing back into subprime market
- Apr 27, 2013 LivingSocial is hacked, affecting 50 million worldwide
- Apr 27, 2013 How Big Data is playing recruiter for specialized workers
- Apr 22, 2013 Strategies for cutting the cost of prescription drugs
- Apr 22, 2013 Want to buy a home? You may be competing with Wall Street.
- Apr 22, 2013 Senate planning vote on Internet sales tax bill
- Apr 22, 2013 Big data, trying to build better workers
- Apr 21, 2013 Data security firm warns of malware exploiting Boston bombings
- Apr 21, 2013 Florida sues BP on 3-year anniversary of oil spill
- Apr 21, 2013 Advocates defend tax initiatives for retirement savings
- Apr 20, 2013 Consumer agency urges standards for financial advisors to seniors
- Apr 20, 2013 Part-time work becomes full-time wait for better job
- Apr 20, 2013 Advances in image analysis worry privacy advocates
- Apr 15, 2013 When public infrastructure goes private
- Apr 15, 2013 TSA to soon allow fliers to carry small folding knives on planes
- Apr 15, 2013 Health insurance options for same-sex couples
- Apr 15, 2013 Small cars don’t always deliver the best fuel economy.
- Apr 15, 2013 Hispanic homebuyers a driving force in housing
- Apr 13, 2013 16 smart things to do with your tax refund
- Apr 13, 2013 F.D.A. issues warning on workout supplement
- Apr 13, 2013 Cyber security bill pits tech giants against privacy activists
- Apr 08, 2013 Sponsors now pay for online articles, not just ads
- Apr 08, 2013 Complaints surge for airlines
- Apr 08, 2013 5 tips for cutting your cable bill
- Apr 08, 2013 Traveling a more environmentally friendly road
- Apr 07, 2013 Rolling over a 401(k) is a pain—and potentially costly
- Apr 07, 2013 10 states where gas prices are plunging
- Apr 07, 2013 The best lie detectors in the workplace
- Apr 07, 2013 No TV? No subscription? No problem
- Apr 06, 2013 A quick electronic signature at the car rental office, and then trouble
- Apr 06, 2013 Instagram beauty contests worry parents, child privacy advocates
- Apr 06, 2013 Cancer clinics are turning away thousands of Medicare patients
- Apr 06, 2013 3 ways to invest a tax refund for smart gains
- Apr 01, 2013 Protecting an elderly mother’s assets
- Apr 01, 2013 Beef with the sequester?
- Apr 01, 2013 Do Southwest Airlines ads portend new fees?
- Mar 31, 2013 Are homes worth more than 4 years ago?
- Mar 31, 2013 Will the GOP’s plan to fight Obamacare in the states backfire?
- Mar 31, 2013 Avoid identity theft during tax season
- Mar 30, 2013 F.D.A. approves a new diabetes drug from J.&J
- Mar 30, 2013 Is the new T-Mobile too good to be true?
- Mar 30, 2013 Your Money: Tax tips to save time, money
- Mar 26, 2013 Don’t let ID thieves steal your tax refund
- Mar 26, 2013 T-Mobile drops contract plans, ends phone subsidies
- Mar 26, 2013 An insider’s view of generic-drug pricing
- Mar 25, 2013 7 tips for staging your home to sell
- Mar 25, 2013 Is there an economic case for ending all guest worker programs?
- Mar 25, 2013 New tools make it easier to find prices for medical procedures
- Mar 25, 2013 Pension funds wary as bankrupt city goes to trial
- Mar 25, 2013 Little progress in last couple decades getting more people with disabilities into workforce
- Mar 18, 2013 Airline group seeks to modernize booking system
- Mar 18, 2013 With sequester in effect, recruiters notice varied impact on hiring strategies
- Mar 18, 2013 Couples in gay marriage case await a landmark ruling
- Mar 18, 2013 Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France
- Mar 17, 2013 Couple gets taxed for tapping IRA; how to pay?
- Mar 17, 2013 Is the seller to blame?
- Mar 17, 2013 Preparing for the price of Alzheimer’s disease
- Mar 16, 2013 Consumer prices jump 0.7% in February, biggest rise since 2009
- Mar 16, 2013 FCC cites robocallers for illegal campaign calls to cellphones
- Mar 16, 2013 F.D.A. raises heart alert on antibiotic in wide use
- Mar 16, 2013 What hospitals charge the uninsured
- Mar 15, 2013 Web browsers consider limiting how much they track users
- Mar 13, 2013 Genachowski: Time to update cable retrans rules?
- Mar 11, 2013 Sandy-damaged homes hit market at bargain prices
- Mar 11, 2013 Click for career enhancement
- Mar 11, 2013 Economic inequality tied to gap in life expectancy
- Mar 10, 2013 To relocate or not? It’s more than math
- Mar 10, 2013 FTC charges 29 people with running text message scams
- Mar 10, 2013 6 great new cars under $18,000
- Mar 10, 2013 Bank of America raises forecast for gain in home prices
- Mar 09, 2013 Whole Foods plans GMO disclosure labels by 2018
- Mar 09, 2013 Majority of mobile malware on Android phones
- Mar 09, 2013 U.S. economy adds jobs but braces for cuts
- Mar 04, 2013 Gov’t: Budget cuts already causing airport delays
- Mar 04, 2013 Where apps meet work, secret data Is at risk
- Mar 04, 2013 Are all those airline fees finally starting to pay off for passengers?
- Mar 03, 2013 The business of the minimum wage
- Mar 03, 2013 More companies reporting cybersecurity incidents
- Mar 03, 2013 Arms buy-back events increase
- Mar 03, 2013 Secrets behind the best hidden online prices
- Mar 02, 2013 Fighting the insurer over Hurricane Sandy
- Mar 02, 2013 College admission roulette: Ask for financial aid, or not?
- Mar 02, 2013 Before taking on more debt, head off these major home repairs
- Feb 25, 2013 Advice and tips for preparing your 2012 income tax return to the IRS
- Feb 25, 2013 Big health insurance rate hikes are plummeting