Our Events

News and photos about Consumer Action's recent activities and events.

• Debt collection trainings a big success (Jun 05, 2017)
  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reported that in in 2016 it handled a whopping 88,000 debt collection complaints from…
• Consumer Action, FICO co-host credit, financial counseling webinars (Mar 05, 2017)
  FICO® Score Open Access for Credit & Financial Counseling is a valuable program that enables credit and financial counseling providers…
• Consumer Empowerment Conference a huge success (Jan 05, 2017)
  Scores of consumer advocates, housing and credit counselors, and financial education coaches from community-based organizations (CBOs) around the nation gathered…
• Debt collection resources empower those who owe (Dec 05, 2016)
  Every year, millions of people must deal with the consequences of delinquent debt. To help these consumers understand their rights…
• Financial and retirement planning at your doorstep (Sep 05, 2016)
  Consumer Action and the non-profit National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) have joined forces to offer an ongoing webinar series…
• Coast-to-coast trainings on IP transition and prepaid cards (Mar 31, 2016)
  Consumer Action's Linda Williams and Nelson Santiago recently traveled from coast to coast conducting trainings and workshops to educate community-based…
• Consumer Action held Prepaid Card training sessions in San Diego (Mar 29, 2016)
  Consumer Action recently held a community training for nonprofits in San Diego for our  "Choosing a prepaid card" project sponsored by Visa…
• MoneyWi$e webinars teach about credit and identity theft (Oct 05, 2015)
  Two informative web-based trainings developed by Consumer Action under its Moneywi$e financial literacy partnership sponsored by Capital One recently provided…
• Consumer Action hosts community financial inclusion trainings (Jun 05, 2015)
  The Checking and Savings Accounts: A wise choice educational module is designed to…
• Five and counting for Consumer Action’s National Conference (Jan 05, 2015)
  Now in its fifth year, the Consumer Action National Consumer Empowerment Conference is a hub for community activists who…
• Serving America's servicemembers, military families and veterans (Dec 05, 2014)
  Last July, Consumer Action announced it was joining forces with the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE),…
• Helping servicemembers and vets protect their finances (Sep 05, 2014)
  Consumer Action has just launched a new suite of educational materials designed to enable servicemembers and veterans to recognize…
• Financial inclusion travels to Texas, East Coast (Aug 05, 2014)
  Consumer Action, with a grant from the Rose Foundation and support from our own Money Management Project, earlier this…
• Good credit in Filipinotown (Apr 03, 2014)
  The non-profit Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) is a long-time partner in Consumer Action’s network of community-based organizations.…
• Young Women CAN! manage money (Apr 03, 2014)
  In early March, a member of Consumer Action’s outreach team participated in the Young Women CAN! Event hosted by…

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