Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- Sep 30, 2012 Hospitals to be fined for readmitted patients
- Sep 29, 2012 FDA warns of risks of online pharmacies
- Sep 29, 2012 FCC moves ahead with airwaves auction
- Sep 29, 2012 Mortgage lenders set higher standards for the average borrower
- Sep 29, 2012 The best credit card for you
- Sep 24, 2012 Preparing financially for a family
- Sep 24, 2012 What Olive Garden and Red Lobster tell us about the economy
- Sep 24, 2012 Female entrepreneurs and maternity leave
- Sep 23, 2012 Website questioned about unexpected credit card charges
- Sep 23, 2012 Money Watch: Avoid tax penalty with 401k withdrawals
- Sep 23, 2012 FHA eases burdensome condo financing rules
- Sep 23, 2012 Trader Joe’s recalls peanut butter
- Sep 22, 2012 Medicare bills rise as records turn electronic
- Sep 22, 2012 Is acupuncture essential health care? Weight-loss surgery? Under Obamacare, states choose.
- Sep 22, 2012 Members of Congress introducing bill to limit arsenic in rice products
- Sep 17, 2012 Test-drive retirement before taking it on the road
- Sep 17, 2012 Summer hotel rates see a jump
- Sep 17, 2012 Housing policy virtually a no-show at both parties’ conventions
- Sep 17, 2012 Should Google be censoring videos just because they are linked to violence?
- Sep 16, 2012 Sluggish economy forces Americans to cut corners to pay for medications
- Sep 16, 2012 How to spot financial crimes against seniors
- Sep 16, 2012 Charitable donations benefit telemarketers
- Sep 15, 2012 Google says ‘do not track’ option coming to Chrome by end of year
- Sep 15, 2012 Free ride is over—Amazon.com collecting California sales tax
- Sep 15, 2012 DEA inspects Walgreens in oxycodone probe
- Sep 15, 2012 Pros and cons of the Roth thrift savings plan
- Sep 10, 2012 Before divorce, you should get financially prepared
- Sep 10, 2012 Chicago tops nation in tax burden for travelers
- Sep 10, 2012 FAA to review rules on in-flight use of devices
- Sep 09, 2012 Know the consequences of cutting Medicaid
- Sep 09, 2012 Retirees’ new pastime: Cutting costs in all sorts of ways
- Sep 09, 2012 Debt collectors cashing in on student loan roundup
- Sep 08, 2012 Refinancing deals for homeowners vary widely
- Sep 08, 2012 Consumer Product Safety Cmsn. considers bans plus warning labels
- Sep 08, 2012 Short sellers may take a big hit on their credit scores
- Sep 02, 2012 Public pension funds stung by Facebook’s falling stock
- Sep 02, 2012 Labor Day gas prices will set a record
- Sep 02, 2012 Giving to a newborn’s college savings plan
- Sep 01, 2012 What you don’t know about energy can cost you
- Sep 01, 2012 Last plea on school loans: proving a hopeless future
- Sep 01, 2012 Feds probe mobile app privacy safeguards
- Aug 27, 2012 GPS technology finding its way into court
- Aug 27, 2012 Apple’s patent victory spells changes in smartphones for consumers
- Aug 27, 2012 Pare student debt or boost savings? Can’t go wrong either way
- Aug 27, 2012 Employing dietitians pays off for supermarkets
- Aug 26, 2012 Retirement fund fees, if ignored, will eat into your nest egg
- Aug 26, 2012 Airlines: You can’t wear that
- Aug 26, 2012 Scam watch: Online auctions, phony credit cards, infomercials
- Aug 25, 2012 Textbook price-check tool met with doubt
- Aug 25, 2012 Gift registries gain popularity among cash-strapped students
- Aug 25, 2012 How to know if you have enough auto insurance
- Aug 13, 2012 Social-media tools can boost productivity
- Aug 13, 2012 On the Job: Young workers leave U.S. for internships
- Aug 13, 2012 What Paul Ryan’s budget actually cuts — and by how much
- Aug 13, 2012 Problems riddle moves to collect credit card debt
- Aug 13, 2012 How big data became so big
- Aug 12, 2012 Government auctions off surplus online
- Aug 12, 2012 Estate plan needed to divide spouses’ property and reduce taxes
- Aug 12, 2012 Ambiguity in Health Law Could Make Family Coverage Too Costly for Many
- Aug 11, 2012 FTC approves settlement with Facebook on user privacy
- Aug 11, 2012 Stay in touch without racking up big wireless bills
- Aug 11, 2012 Average couple spends $26,989 on wedding; many break budget
- Aug 06, 2012 Discounted room rate is most popular hotel incentive, survey says
- Aug 06, 2012 AT&T plans to phase out 2G service by end of 2016
- Aug 06, 2012 Southwest pays refunds after computer glitch
- Aug 05, 2012 Facebook: About 83 million accounts are fake
- Aug 05, 2012 The best reason yet to ditch Gmail
- Aug 05, 2012 Prepaid cellphones are cheaper. Why aren’t they popular?
- Aug 05, 2012 10 surprising dangers of vitamins and supplements
- Aug 04, 2012 Generic medicines saved $193 billion in 2011
- Aug 04, 2012 S.E.C. gets encouragement from jury that ruled against it
- Aug 04, 2012 Cellphone-safety advocate hopes Congress forces the FCC to update its regulations
- Aug 01, 2012 Verizon can’t block tethering apps, says FCC
- Jul 30, 2012 Report: For-profit colleges serve shareholders not students
- Jul 27, 2012 Wireless tiered plans affecting consumer satisfaction
- Jul 27, 2012 Capital One fined for violating active-duty credit protections
- Jul 22, 2012 Donating your car to charity: 5 tips
- Jul 22, 2012 Friends, loans and consequences
- Jul 22, 2012 Congressional Record app: Legislators’ daily speeches, in your hands
- Jul 22, 2012 Facebook less trusted than amazon, google in data use, poll says
- Jul 21, 2012 American Airlines and US Airways CEOs discuss potential merger
- Jul 21, 2012 Strategies: Women entrepreneurs can learn a lot from men
- Jul 21, 2012 Fare relief: Airlines offering fall sales earlier this year
- Jul 16, 2012 CFPB to supervise credit reporting
- Jul 16, 2012 Cities weigh mortgage ‘condemnation’
- Jul 16, 2012 Newly created jobs go mostly to men
- Jul 16, 2012 College costs shifting to students, Sallie Mae survey finds
- Jul 15, 2012 Kicking the tires at CarGurus
- Jul 15, 2012 Health care options for young, healthy and broke
- Jul 15, 2012 Get the best dollar-store deals
- Jul 14, 2012 Excedrin users turn to the Web to find relief for migraines
- Jul 14, 2012 Homeland Security warns of hackers targeting popular Niagara software
- Jul 14, 2012 Credit cards and college students can be a dangerous mix
- Jul 14, 2012 Visa, MasterCard and banks to pay up to $7.25 billion in ‘card-swiping’ settlement
- Jul 12, 2012 Privacy groups question NTIA’s focus on mobile privacy
- Jul 11, 2012 Verizon Wireless wants to ‘edit’ your Internet access
- Jul 10, 2012 How safe is your hospital?
- Jul 10, 2012 A man depicts the often grim atmosphere in assisted living facilities
- Jul 10, 2012 How did you sleep last night?
- Jul 10, 2012 Government agency proposes simpler mortgage forms