July

21

• Consumer bureau launches complaint hotline (Tell Congress: Hands off the new consumer bureau). July 21, 2011 - The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) opens its doors today under attack by the same legislative body that created it…

June

28

• Real help for unemployed homeowners(Chinese) (協助失業屋主避免住屋面臨法拍危機). To view this release in English click here Real help for unemployed homeowners. To view this release in Spanish click here
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• Consumer Action remembers our fallen heroes. Consumer Action commemorates this day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. Today we honor family, friends and neighbors who died…

25

• Access to consumer complaints keeps everyone accountable. Washington D.C. A coalition of consumer, civil rights, good government, and community groups have called on the new federal financial watchdog, the Consumer Financial Protection…

11

• Consumer Action opposes bills to cripple consumer bureau (House Republicans grasp at ways to weaken new bureau). The House Financial Services Committee is expected to vote Thursday on bills that would damage the new federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) before it…

09

• MoneyWi$e goes to Texas this week (Consumer Action and Capital One Bank sponsor free financial literacy trainings for Houston and McAllen community groups). Financial educators from Consumer Action will train the staff of 77 community-based organizations using free multilingual materials, tools and resources.

March

02

• Congress: Don't abandon homeowners mid-crisis. Washington, DC, March 2, 2011 — As members of the U.S. House of Representatives threaten to dismantle help for struggling homeowners, Consumer Action warns that…

2010

July

15

• U.S. Senate stands with consumers on financial reform. U.S. Senate passes comprehensive financial reform

June

25

• Financial Reform spells a win for consumers. The U.S. House and Senate conference committee passed a final bill today that includes a bureau devoted exclusively to consumer financial protection. “Consumer Action has…

17

• Consumer Action Anniversary and Awards. To mark its 39th year of education and advocacy, Consumer Action celebrates today with a party and awards ceremony in San Francisco.

2009

December

22

• Consumer Action nationwide survey of financial literacy programs (Financial literacy programs in local communities have continued need for printed materials). Consumer Action, a national non-profit consumer education and advocacy organization, has published the results of a survey of community-based organizations (CBOs) titled "Implementation of Community-based…

August

18

• California coalition sets August legislative priorities. Nine consumer rights organizations, including Consumer Action, have sent a letter the California Legislature outlining pro-consumer legislative priorities during the final month of the 2009…

March

31

• Stipends help make communities MoneyWi$e (Consumer Action and Capital One provide small grants to local groups for consumer education). San Francisco — (March 31, 2009) – National consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) announced today that their joint…

2008

November

05

• New website provides consumer education on insurance (Consumer Action debuts Insurance-Education.org 'sub site'). Consumer Action’s new Insurance Education website (www.insurance-education.org) is a free online clearinghouse for educational materials about the multitude of consumer insurance products and the need…

October

29

• Poll finds consumers concerned about credit in current economy (Most Americans want to avoid taking on new debt in next 12 months, study says). A new poll released today by Consumer Action finds that consumers are beginning to feel strain in the current economy, and that many are changing how they use and plan to use credit.

September

24

• CA to Congress: Protect homeowners and taxpayers (Consumer Action calls for accountability in the bailout plan). As Congress decides how and if they should toss a trillion dollar life preserver to the sinking financial services industry today, Consumer Action (CA) urges…

May

07

• MoneyWi$e goes to Louisiana (Capital One and Consumer Action sponsor free financial literacy trainings). New Orleans — National consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and Capital One Financial Corporation announced that their joint MoneyWi$e financial literacy partnership will provide two…

April

15

• House holds financial literacy hearing (Consumer Action statement added to the hearing record). The House Financial Services Committee, chaired by Rep. Barney Frank, today holds a hearing on financial literacy and education to examine the effectiveness of governmental…

03

• U.S. Senate ignores help for homeowners. Consumer Action joined other consumer, civil rights and housing groups in opposing the Senate's formula for homeowners on the brink of foreclosure. Consumer Action and…