What people are saying

“Today's [Saving and Investing for Long-term Prosperity] workshop was very informative and I especially appreciated the portion that described how brokers are different from investment advisers and financial planners. I feel that having this workshop organized by Consumer Action gave me confidence that the information was honest and balanced.”

--Lena Robinson (view our webinars and videos on our YouTube channel)

Make 2024 the year to reduce annual energy costs

By Monica Steinisch

Consumer Action is continuing its work to educate California consumers about PG&E’s various assistance programs that make essential utility services more affordable and efficient for qualifying households. Read more.

Register for Tuesday's webinar on avoiding foreclosure!

By Monica Steinisch

Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 6, for a free train-the-trainer webinar on avoiding foreclosure—part of Consumer Action’s ongoing work to expand homeownership access and security. Read more.

Do you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit? Find out here

By Monica Steinisch

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) puts money back into the pockets of low- and moderate-income workers who file a tax return. Updated every year, our free, multilingual EITC guide helps filers claim the dollars they're entitled to. Read more.

Coalition Efforts

By Monica Steinisch

Consumer Action often joins its allies in letters, comments and complaints calling for change, standing up for consumer rights, supporting or opposing proposed laws, pressing for enforcement, and objecting to corporate misbehavior, among other activities. We collect these in the Coalition Efforts section of our website. Each month in the INSIDER, we highlight some recent activities. Read more.

CFPB Watch

By Ruth Susswein

In this regular feature, we detail recent actions taken by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). This month, we report on the CFPB’s cancellation of illegal student lending agreements, warnings it has given to credit bureaus about reporting accuracy, and the agency’s proposed cuts in overdraft fees. Read more.

Class Action Database: Verizon settlement calls for $100 million payment

By Monica Steinisch

Consumer Action maintains a database of class actions so that interested consumers can learn more, join a pending action or make a claim. Class action lawsuits are an important element of consumer protection and can force changes to anti-consumer business practices and make bad actors return ill-gotten gains to consumers. Read more.

About Consumer Action

Consumer Action has been a champion of underrepresented consumers nationwide since 1971. A nonprofit organization, Consumer Action focuses on consumer education that empowers low- and moderate-income and limited-English-speaking consumers to financially prosper. It also advocates for consumers in the media and before lawmakers to advance consumer rights and promote industry-wide change.  

By providing consumer education materials in multiple languages, webinars covering a wide range of consumer topics, and a comprehensive website, Consumer Action helps consumers assert their rights in the marketplace and make financially savvy choices. More than 6,500 community and grassroots organizations benefit annually from its extensive outreach programs, training materials and support. Read more.

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