Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- Dec 16, 2012 Fiscal cliff’s impact on small business
- Dec 16, 2012 Don’t impoverish yourself to pay kids’ student loans
- Dec 16, 2012 How to attack the gender wage gap? Speak up
- Dec 16, 2012 Hassle-free gift returns
- Dec 15, 2012 Holiday shopping 2012: Shipping deadlines and Free Shipping Day
- Dec 15, 2012 Does it pay to know your type?
- Dec 15, 2012 Why a tax credit for small businesses goes underused
- Dec 15, 2012 Southwest raising fee for third bag, adding charge for no-shows
- Dec 10, 2012 Airline passenger advocates say some proposals ignored
- Dec 10, 2012 Casino-style gambling likely on smartphones
- Dec 10, 2012 Airline veteran dishes about passenger behavior
- Dec 10, 2012 Making a hacker-proof brokerage password
- Dec 09, 2012 Drugstore loyalty cards: Four questions to ask
- Dec 09, 2012 Learning from the best
- Dec 09, 2012 The ABCs of college financial aid
- Dec 09, 2012 911 texting will be available to most by 2014
- Dec 09, 2012 A tumultuous trip to mobile app transparency
- Dec 08, 2012 Can I refinance with bad credit?
- Dec 08, 2012 Verizon patent application for TV snooping tech rejected
- Dec 08, 2012 Agencies set up plans to manage cuts if Congress, Obama fail to reach deficit deal
- Dec 08, 2012 Who do online advertisers think you are?
- Dec 03, 2012 A feisty start-up is met with regulatory snarl
- Dec 03, 2012 Taking a stand for office ergonomics
- Dec 03, 2012 Shippers UPS, Amazon have trouble filling holiday jobs
- Nov 26, 2012 Survey finds lots of unused vacation time
- Nov 26, 2012 Bionic mannequins spy on shoppers to aid sales
- Nov 26, 2012 Courts divided over searches of cellphones
- Nov 26, 2012 Majority of parents express concerns about online data collection
- Nov 26, 2012 So you’re a good driver? let’s go to the monitor
- Nov 25, 2012 Cyber Monday 2012: Deals to look out for
- Nov 25, 2012 Social Security benefits: Five tips
- Nov 25, 2012 How the experts dodge online shopping scams
- Nov 25, 2012 As drug industry’s influence over research grows, so does the potential for bias
- Nov 24, 2012 Sales are back at J.C. Penney
- Nov 24, 2012 Dealing with doctors who only take cash
- Nov 24, 2012 AT&T selling refurbished iPhone 5 for $99
- Nov 24, 2012 New Facebook policy conflicts with European law
- Nov 23, 2012 FCC chairman backs Dish Network plan to compete with wireless giants
- Nov 23, 2012 Tech gear to avoid this Christmas
- Nov 23, 2012 Postal Service to test same-day delivery of online orders
- Nov 21, 2012 Facebook to provide more secure HTTPS connection for U.S. users
- Nov 21, 2012 Holiday wish list must-haves
- Nov 21, 2012 Millions will qualify for new options under the health care law. Most have no idea.
- Nov 19, 2012 Banks say they’ve given $26B in homeowner relief so far
- Nov 13, 2012 Petraeus case raises concerns about Americans’ privacy
- Nov 12, 2012 Foreign students flood U.S. universities
- Nov 12, 2012 Firms help vets move into manufacturing careers
- Nov 12, 2012 Child’s education but parents’ crushing loans
- Nov 11, 2012 What to consider before buying a franchise
- Nov 11, 2012 Lessons from the 2012 election
- Nov 11, 2012 Hurricane sandy and the disaster-preparedness economy
- Nov 11, 2012 Appraisal can complicate selling, refinancing a home
- Nov 10, 2012 Ducking Google in search engines
- Nov 10, 2012 Bargains disappearing for distressed properties
- Nov 10, 2012 ‘Fiscal cliff’ talks will boil down to one obscure acronym
- Nov 10, 2012 Rick Steves: The best and worst of Europe
- Nov 05, 2012 IRS extends deadlines for those hit by Sandy
- Nov 05, 2012 Middle class faces quick impact from fiscal cliff
- Nov 05, 2012 Airlines will have to work at thinking up new fees
- Nov 05, 2012 Consumer Reports Index: Americans see major decline in financial difficulties
- Nov 03, 2012 California’s initiative process adds up to a huge waste of money
- Nov 03, 2012 Rural community colleges face distinct challenges
- Nov 03, 2012 When is a kids’ online game actually an ad?
- Nov 03, 2012 How to get catastrophe tax deduction
- Nov 01, 2012 FTC files lawsuits against five robo-call companies
- Oct 29, 2012 States with the highest and lowest taxes
- Oct 29, 2012 Enormous student loans paint parents into a corner
- Oct 29, 2012 All US exchanges shut down ahead of hurricane landfall
- Oct 28, 2012 Grad school, a leg up — in debt
- Oct 28, 2012 Burden for rebuilding infrastructure may fall to states
- Oct 28, 2012 A part time life, as hours shrink and shift
- Oct 27, 2012 UBS said to plan 10,000 job cuts as investment bank shrinks
- Oct 27, 2012 Holiday shopping wars
- Oct 27, 2012 Senators urge FDA to act on energy drinks
- Oct 22, 2012 Detergent pods an emerging public health hazard, says CDC
- Oct 22, 2012 Psst, taxes go up in 2013 for 163 million workers
- Oct 22, 2012 Crunch time nears for booking best holiday airfares
- Oct 21, 2012 As airlines raise fees instead of fares, taxpayers pick up the tab
- Oct 21, 2012 When the web’s chaos takes an ugly turn
- Oct 21, 2012 Debt settlement is rarely a done deal
- Oct 21, 2012 5 tricks for scaring up Halloween bargains
- Oct 20, 2012 Banana Boat recalls sunscreen due to fire risk
- Oct 20, 2012 Mobile trend trips tech titans
- Oct 20, 2012 Gas prices could soon drop 50 cents a gallon
- Oct 15, 2012 Social Security benefits to rise 1% to 2% in 2013
- Oct 15, 2012 How to enhance your online image
- Oct 15, 2012 Flipping houses is once again a booming business
- Oct 14, 2012 Talk to credit counselor, attorney when debt is unmanageable
- Oct 14, 2012 A big breakthrough in tiny loans
- Oct 14, 2012 Do not track? Advertisers say ‘don’t tread on us’
- Oct 13, 2012 CVS Caremark prescription refills under scrutiny, source says
- Oct 13, 2012 The psychic toll paid in a special needs house
- Oct 13, 2012 The evolution of airfares, in one chart
- Oct 13, 2012 Fed actions to reduce mortgage rates may be helping banks more than borrowers
- Oct 07, 2012 Boomer women worry more about financial future
- Oct 07, 2012 FCC frees up cable operators from program access rules
- Oct 07, 2012 Using property to fund retirement
- Oct 06, 2012 California struggles with high gas prices
- Oct 06, 2012 Eight fall home repairs you can’t afford to ignore
- Oct 01, 2012 Hands off homeowners’ tax break, HUD chief says