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Don't miss out on the Earned Income Tax Credit!

Failing to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on their tax return can cost low- and moderate-income workers thousands of dollars. Updated every year, our free, multilingual EITC guide helps filers claim the dollars they're entitled to. Read more.

Scholarship opportunity: Applications due March 7!

Chime, a FinTech company that is one of Consumer Action’s financial education partners, offers scholarships for students of all ages and pathways. The deadline for 2025 applications is March 7! Read more.

PG&E ESA program assists with no-cost energy-efficient home upgrades

Pacific Gas & Electric’s Energy Savings Assistance program can save the company’s customers money by providing financial assistance for energy-efficient home upgrades. Learn more about who qualifies and how to apply. Read more.

Telephone and data privacy rights are focus of new three-year project

We’re kicking off a three-year project on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act—consumer rights and business responsibilities and restrictions—and data privacy. The initiative will include consumer education and CBO training events, webinars, mini-grants, and new publications. 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, we report on the latest suits, settlements and rules, including actions against Experian and Equifax for “sham investigations,” and a ban on including medical debt in credit reports. Read more.

Class Action Database: $6.5 million settlement is tough pill for PillPack to swallow 

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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