What people are saying

“With so much greed and so many scams going on, I find your warnings invaluable. It's the only chance we have to try to avoid getting scammed. Very grateful.”

--SCAM GRAM reader Helga I. Fellay, Carmel Valley, CA (subscribe to our mailing list to get the SCAM GRAM delivered directly to your inbox)

Celebrate with us! 53 years of consumer education and advocacy

A virtual convening on credit and consumer reporting, followed by an in-person awards ceremony and reception in D.C., is how we’ll mark our 53rd anniversary. We hope to see you there! Read more.

Still time to register for webinar on scams targeting young adults

Next week, we’ll be presenting a webinar on how and why scammers are targeting young adults. Our panel of experts will offer insights and advice you won’t want to miss. Register now! Read more.

Consumer Action launches grassroots FinLit initiative  

A new project, being implemented with funding from Walmart, will take Consumer Action staffers on the road to deliver training, resources and grants in support of community-based financial literacy efforts. Read more.

Coalition Efforts

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

In this regular feature, we detail recent actions taken by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). This month, the CFPB warns consumers of nontraditional home loans “set up to fail,” and predatory sales pitches for solar panels and other “green” products that promise more than they can deliver. Read more.

Class Action Database: Closing the door on Realtors' fixed commissions

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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