What people are saying

“I'm glad I was able to attend this webinar because I learned so much from these different agencies. They shared really impactful information and resources that will help me assist my clients and myself. I also learned about Consumer Action!”

--“Solutions for Managing Debt in Turbulent Times” webinar participant Bianca Gonzalez, Houston Area Women’s Center (HAWK), Houston, TX (visit our website to learn about upcoming trainings and webinars)

New board members join as strategic planning process begins

Last month, we welcomed three new members to Consumer Action’s board of directors. Each of them brings a wealth of expertise in their field and an abundance of passion for the work we do. The timing couldn’t be better, as our organization embarks on a strategic planning process. Read more.

Webinar highlights resources for managing debt in turbulent times

A number of factors, including economic uncertainty, are making it even more challenging for many consumers to deal with debt. The presenters in our recent webinar offered strategies and resources for managing existing debt, avoiding medical debt, and protecting mental health. Read more.

Consumer Action participates in Drug Shortage Task Force

As a member of the Drug Shortage Task Force, Consumer Action joins allies in raising awareness of the consumer harms resulting from drug shortages and fighting for solutions that ensure patients have access to the medicines they need. 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

Plans to extinguish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continue, while agency leadership drops lawsuits and reopens settled cases, at the expense of harmed consumers. Read more.

Class Action Database: Pair of settlements benefit Evenflo and Gerber customers

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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