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Consumer Alerts
- Stay up on recalls: Your family's safety may depend on it! (Dec 10, 2020)
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or - Consumer Action's Health & Wealth Convening resources (Sep 30, 2020)
There are many connections between physical health and financial health, from inadequate health insurance to insufficient protections to - COVID-19 新冠肺炎疫情期間,消費者援助資源指南 (Sep 09, 2020)
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Scam Alerts
- Scammers demand money for their dirty deeds (Jan 21, 2020)
Consumer Action is warning homeowners that scammers are sending mailings “offering” to sell them copies of their own - Beware of offers of 'free money' from the government (Sep 20, 2018)
The federal government grant scam has been around for years. But now, scammers are finding targets through social media. This - Protect yourself from door-to-door home repair scams (Sep 20, 2018)
From our friends at the AARP Fraud Watch Network. The summer months are prime time for home repair scams. This
California Alerts
- Changes to California law protect consumers who owe time-barred debts (Oct 31, 2018)
A recent change to California law significantly limits the ability of debt collectors to collect a time-barred debt from a - July 2012 brings new protections for California car buyers (Sep 27, 2011)
AB 1215 (Blumenfield) has been signed by Governor Brown. Once it takes effect, it will offer important new protections to car - Arbitration no shield for debt collectors (Jul 08, 2009)
The Public Justice Access to Justice Campaign and Mandatory Arbitration Abuse Prevention Project has helped win a major victory for
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