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Consumer Alerts

• Apr 17, 2018  New Medicare cards on their way
  

  In an effort to cut down on ID theft and fraud, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is…

• Apr 10, 2018  A new way to report tax-related identity theft
  

  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are teaming up to make it easier for consumers…

• Mar 05, 2018  It's National Consumer Protection Week
  

  Consumer Action is celebrating National Consumer Protection Week! Of course, we are into consumer protection year round, but this week…

• Mar 02, 2018  New report: U.S. Education Secretary has failed American students
  

  U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's policy decisions have been a boon for for-profit colleges, student loan companies, and school privatization advocates during…

• Feb 06, 2018  Wired $ to a scammer via Western Union? Read this!
  

  You've probably heard that if you wire money to a scammer, it's gone forever. Well, here is an exception. If…

• Jan 30, 2018  Make your tax refund work for you!
  

  Every year, the middle of April marks the end of the federal tax return filing season. For many of us,…

• Jan 26, 2018  EITC Awareness Day: Tax credit for low- and moderate-income workers
  

  Today is Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day. Created in 1975, the EITC is a tax credit designed to…

• Dec 20, 2017  Defrauded student loan borrowers may end up with little debt relief
  

  Partial debt relief was the plan unveiled today by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, leaving defrauded student loan…

• Oct 09, 2017  Payday rule helps protect consumers from debt traps
  

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced a groundbreaking rule that reins in short-term…

• Oct 05, 2017  Shopping guide helps you choose the right bulb
  

  Confused by some of the new lightbulb products? A new guide is available to help narrow your choices. The

• Sep 26, 2017  Steps to protect your personal data after the Equifax data breach
  

  While we still don’t know the full ramifications of the Equifax data breach that exposed the personal data of 143…

• Sep 25, 2017  Preventing reverse mortgage foreclosures
  

  Reverse mortgages can help older homeowners rely on their home equity to remain in their homes when their incomes are…

• Sep 01, 2017  Disaster assistance for victims of natural disasters
  

  (Updated Oct. 23, 2017)  Once the physical safety of you and your loved ones is secure, here are some resources…

• Aug 11, 2017  Want to start a class action lawsuit?
  

  Sometimes, when you have exhausted all avenues to settle a complaint with a company, you may wonder if you can…

• Jun 21, 2017  Protect contact lens consumer rights
  

  It has been 13 years since President George W. Bush signed the Fairness for Contact Lens Consumers Act into law,…

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