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Consumer Action's Alerts highlight trends in consumer complaints, scams, outrageous fees and other notable consumer information.

Relief for homeowners with Countrywide loans (Dec 22, 2011)
Homeowners who were victims of mortgage discrimination will be entitled to hundreds or thousands of dollars of financial compensation from…
Borrowers' right to foreclosure review (Nov 03, 2011)
Homeowners who've suffered financially because of improper foreclosure practices are entitled to have their case reviewed as part of a…
Act quickly: WellPoint/Anthem Blue Cross class action proposed settlement (Sep 27, 2011)
NOTE: Deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 28. Act now! Victims of the ID Theft Breach at WellPoint/Anthem Blue Cross have until…

FDIC calling? Not! (Sep 09, 2010)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is warning of fraudulent phone calls from scam artists or bill collectors who falsely…
IRS will check homebuyer credit eligibility (Jul 29, 2009)
Today, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced its first successful prosecution related to fraud involving the first-time homebuyer credit and…
Fed warns of phishing 'trojan virus' scheme (Jan 15, 2009)
Don't click on an email that claims to be from the Federal Reserve Bank. It contains a link with malicious…

2012 brings new consumer laws in California (Dec 30, 2011)
Thanks to our friends at the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer Affairs for compiling this great list of the…
2011 consumer laws in the Golden State (Jan 21, 2011)
The Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs has prepared a nifty run-down of California consumer protection laws that went into…
New California Consumer Laws - 2009 (Mar 30, 2009)
The County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs Staff Training Academy has issued a comprehensive guide to new consumer…

Insurance Premium Installment Fees (Jan 17, 2008)
We often hear the phrase, “The poor pay more,” and here’s a couple concrete examples of how people who can’t…
The Opt-Out Fee (Oct 02, 2006)
For years the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), an organization of businesses that send out bulk unsolicited marketing communications, has let…

Consumer Action Insurance Survey (Sep 25, 2008)
Update: The survey closed on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Please watch for the results in our Fall 2008 issue of…
Credit Limit Survey (Jun 24, 2008)
This survey closed on July 15, 2008. Click here to see the results…