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Consumer Alerts

• May 14, 2020  Resources for consumers impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak
  Versión en español aquí / Spanish version here Our staff is keeping this resource guide up
• May 07, 2020  Actualizada: Guía de recursos para consumidores afectados por el coronavirus
  English version here / Versión en inglés aquí Esta guía, recién actualizada,
• Apr 28, 2020  La pérdida de trabajos aumenta por el coronavirus, ayuda económica para indocumentados aún difícil de encontrar
  [English version here/ Versión en inglés aquí] Durante el brote de coronavirus, ha sido dif
• Apr 22, 2020  Economic Stimulus: Important deadline today at noon (EST) impacting certain federal benefit recipients
  [Spanish version here] An important IRS deadline arrives today at noon, Eastern Standard Time, closing the brief window that allows
• Apr 22, 2020  Estímulo económico: Se vence plazo importante el míercoles a mediodía para ciertos beneficiarios de programas federales
  Hoy a mediodía, hora del este, se cierra un importante plazo del IRS para que ciertos beneficiarios de
• Mar 11, 2020  Bipartisan Senate vote favors defrauded student loan borrowers
  Today, the U.S. Senate voted 53-42 to overturn the U.S. Department of Education’s revised 2019 borrower defense
• Jan 31, 2020  Jan. 31 is Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day
  Today, Jan. 31, is Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day. Created in 1975, the EITC is a tax credit designed to
• Nov 20, 2019  When private companies collect taxes for the IRS
  Does the collection company calling really work for the IRS? If you know you are current on your taxes and
• Oct 21, 2019  New CFPB tool helps consumers compare prepaid card fees
  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new prepaid product agreements database allows consumers to find and download the
• Aug 28, 2019  Copy and use our free sample complaint letter and email
  Sometimes the difference between resolving a consumer complaint and not rests heavily on how you complain. Consumer Action offers a
• Jul 26, 2019  How to claim your portion of the $700M Equifax settlement
  In September 2017, Equifax, one of the country’s largest credit reporting agencies, announced that a major data breach had
• Jul 01, 2019  Stop debt collectors from harassing consumers! Act now!
  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing a new rule governing debt collectors. The proposed rule does more to
• Jun 20, 2019  Suffered a data breach? Tools to fight identity fraud
  Recent reports of a data breach exposing the patient records of 12 million Quest Diagnostics customers reminds us that our personal
• Jun 11, 2019  Credit cardholders should opt out of Chase’s return to forced arbitration
  Chase recently notified 47 million accountholders that the bank is reinstating a forced arbitration clause in its cardholder agreements. Forced arbitration
• Apr 01, 2019  New protections for prepaid accounts
  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued new standards to protect prepaid card customers that go into effect today.

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