MoneyWise
Press Release Archive
2008
May
07
- MoneyWi$e goes to Louisiana (Capital One and Consumer Action sponsor free financial literacy trainings). New Orleans — National consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and Capital One Financial Corporation announced that their joint MoneyWi$e financial literacy partnership will provide two…
05
- Banking regulators target credit card abuses (Rules take first step to rein in unfair interest rate hikes). Representatives of national consumer organizations today applauded federal banking regulators for proposing initial rules to curb some abusive credit card lending practices. The groups also…
April
15
- House holds financial literacy hearing (Consumer Action statement added to the hearing record). The House Financial Services Committee, chaired by Rep. Barney Frank, today holds a hearing on financial literacy and education to examine the effectiveness of governmental…
January
- Anti-predatory lending advice in Spanish (Consumer Action helps Americans for Fairness in Lending target Spanish-speakers). Americans for Fairness in Lending (AFFIL) announced today that it has launched a new Spanish-language website [http://www.affil.org/es] to help counter…
2007
December
04
- Senate highlights unfair credit card rate hikes. Today the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing, "Credit Card Practices: Unfair Interest Rate Increases" to examine the circumstances under which credit card…
May
24
- Consumer Action's 2007 Credit Card Survey released (‘Any time, any reason’ changes in terms give consumers no place to hide from high penalty rates and interest rate tricks).
For immediate release, Thursday, May 24, 2007—Consumer Action (CA) today releases its 2007 Credit Card Survey, which reveals new details…
16
- Credit card reform bill aims at consumer abuses (National consumers groups support the legislation). National consumer organizations today applauded Senator Carl Levin (D-Michigan) for introducing broad legislation to curb abusive credit card lending practices. The “Stop Unfair Practices in…
March
28
- MoneyWi$e financial literacy project visits New Jersey. Consumer Action and Capital One will hold a free MoneyWi$e financial training seminar for community groups in the New York metropolitan area on March 28…
February
09
- Consumer Action anuncia nueva campaña educativa sobre telecomunicaciones en California (Esfuerzos educativos durante la Semana Nacional de Protección al Consumidor). Consumer Action (CA), una organización sin fines de lucro nacional de educación y defensa al consumidor basada en San Francisco, anunció hoy el Proyecto de…
- CA announces new California telephone education campaign (Effort marks National Consumer Protection Week).
Consumer Action (CA), a San Francisco-based national non-profit education and advocacy organization, today announced a Telecommunications Community Education Project to educate low and moderate-income consumers…
2006
October
30
- MoneyWi$e issues free multilingual ID theft guide.
Ninety-three percent of Americans are well aware of the growing crime of identity theft. Yet despite free access to credit reports and numerous educational…
05
- Second annual America’s Financial IQ survey. Oct. 5, 2006 – Despite the fact that almost six out of 10 Americans consider themselves “very” or “highly” knowledgeable when it comes to personal…
July
24
- MoneyWi$e program awards financial education grants.
Consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and Capital One Financial announced today that their joint MoneyWi$e financial literacy partnership will award stipends…
2005
November
02
- Elder fraud guide released by MoneyWi$e partners (Consumer Action and Capital One helps seniors spot scams and fight back). More than five million elderly people are victimized by financial fraud each year, and with millions of baby boomers quickly approaching retirement age, elder fraud is a growing concern in the United States. With this in mind, national consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and leading financial services provider Capital One have developed a free new guide, Just Say No to Senior Scams. The guide offers tips seniors can use to spot and protect themselves from scams and is part of the Capital One-Consumer Action MoneyWi$e financial education series.
September
06
- National MoneyWi$e Survey Shows Americans Are Not Financially Fit. Capital One and Consumer Action find majority of Americans lack basic understanding of credit scores and the fundamentals of personal finance.
2004
March
08
- Consumer Action and Capital One Launch New MoneyWi$e Web Site (MoneyWi$e Provides Consumers with Access to Free Financial Education). As part of their national financial literacy partnership, non-profit Consumer Action and credit card issuer Capital One today launched a new, free online financial education and money management resource for consumers, the MoneyWi$e website.
2003
August
13
- MoneyWise: A Consumer Action-Capital One Financial Education Project (Free Financial Education Brought to You by Consumer Action and Capital One).
Winner: Innovative Financial Education Program 2003 NACAA Consumer Education Awards
Consumer Action and Capital One formed the MoneyWi$e national financial literacy partnership to educate consumers…
2002
October
17
- MoneyWi$e Series Now Includes Rebuilding Credit.
Four-Part Program Provides Individuals and Community-based Organizations with Free Financial Education Materials
San Francisco, CA (Oct. 17, 2002) – Consumer Action, a national non-profit education…
July
23
- Consumer Action and Capital One Partner To Provide Basic Banking Information.
Focus on Immigrant Population Including Latinos
Falls Church, Va., (July 23, 2002) - According to the Federal Reserve Bank, nearly 13 million or one out…
February
21
- How is the Northeast Coping as Economic Slowdown Persists?.
Money Wi$e Financial Literacy Program Reveals Research & New Resources
February 21, 2002 -- A nationwide survey of U.S. residents conducted on behalf of Capital…
- How is the West Coast Coping as Economic Slowdown Persists?.
Money Wi$e Financial Literacy Program Reveals Research & New Resources
February 21, 2002 -- A nationwide survey* of U.S. residents conducted on behalf of Capital…
- New National Poll: How Are Americans Coping as Economic Slowdown Persists?.
February 21, 2002 -- A nationwide survey of U.S. residents conducted on behalf of Capital One and Consumer Action's Money Wi$e program gives some key…