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Consumer Alerts

• Jan 30, 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
• Dec 03, 2019  This #GivingTuesday, help us to help others get ahead!
  It’s GivingTuesday! #GivingTuesday is a global movement celebrating the generosity of people like you. This Tuesday, join the
• 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.
• Feb 25, 2019  America Saves and Military Saves Week 2019
  America Saves and Military Saves Week 2019 is here! Started in 2007, America Saves and Military Saves Week is a national
• Feb 21, 2019  Tell the CFPB: Don’t throw us to the (loan) sharks!
  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) leadership, under the pro-business administration, has announced plans to gut a long-awaited, commonsense rule mandating
• Dec 12, 2018  Report shows students pay more for college-sponsored accounts
  Wells Fargo charges students the most in fees, on average, to have a bank account, according to a government report.
• Oct 22, 2018  New report: Hardest hit consumers are underreporting fraud problems
  The Federal Trade Commission receives fraud and identity theft complaints from millions of consumers each year, yet African American and
• Oct 16, 2018   A major victory for cheated students on borrower defense regulations
  Consumer Action strongly supports today’s federal court ruling, which clears the way for the Borrower Defense Rule to

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