Press Release Archive

2010

August

18

• Consumer Action forms editorial content partnership with Insure.com.

  Consumer Action today announces that it has partnered with online insurance portal Insure.com to use select examples of its original educational content…

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.

March

12

• Consumer Action helps you avoid travel 'gotchas' (Reasons to consider travel insurance for your next trip). During National Consumer Protection Week, Consumer Action releases information on a key financial protection to consider when traveling. The organization has devoted its new issue…

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…

02

• Damaged When Delivered: Inexperienced car haulers threaten safety (Teamsters report presents scary picture of cut-rate car hauling). Auto giants Chrysler and GM are changing their practices so that new cars will be delivered by inexperienced drivers using inappropriate equipment and methods that…

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…

July

02

• Protections for victims of auto bankruptcies.

  Consumer groups petitioned the Federal Trade Commission today, seeking warnings on approximately 30 million Chrysler vehicles produced prior to May 30, when the "New Chrysler"…

May

19

• Consumer groups challenge Chrysler bankruptcy (Seek to preserve rights for lemon owners and victims of defective autos). Leading national consumer groups today filed objections in the federal bankruptcy court in New York that is overseeing the Chrysler bankruptcy proceeding, asking the court…

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…

January

30

• Consumer victory: National wreck registry is a reality. The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) will allow consumers to learn if a used car has been seriously damaged or stolen, based on information tied to the car’s vehicle identification number (VIN).

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…

03

• Consumer Action insurance poll highlights downsides to filing a claim (Widespread misunderstanding of rental car insurance also found). More than two-thirds of respondents had their homeowner’s insurance premiums increased after they filed a claim, according to an online insurance poll released today. One…

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…