Spotlight Archive

• Thursday, August 13, 2009
  New Credit Card Survey 2009 now online »
  Consumer Action's 2009 Credit Card Survey contains information on credit card rates, fees, terms and industry practices for 39 cards from 22 issuers.
  
  
• Wednesday, June 03, 2009
  Looking for a job and finding a scam »
  Finding work in today's economy isn't easy. To make matters worse, some of the millions of Americans going online to find work are, instead, being scammed. According to MSN and Marketwatch, some consumers are falling victim to fake job postings that lure an unsuspecting applicant into becoming a "mule" for illegal operations, such as wiring money or shipping stolen merchandise. The job description might sound legitimate, using the words "international wire transfers" or "repackaging merchandise" to attract would-be employees, and some scammers are even setting up fake professional-looking corporate websites for the job posts.
  
  
• Thursday, May 28, 2009
  CONSUMER ACTION 2009 fundraising event »
  On Wednesday, June 24, 2009 in San Francisco, Consumer Action will celebrate its 38th Anniversary.
  
  
• Thursday, March 05, 2009
  2009 MoneyWi$e Stipend Program »
  Consumer Action and Capital One are proud to announce the selection of stipend programs for 2009. Seventeen community organizations that attended the MoneyWi$e trainings hosted in Texas and Louisiana will receive financial support from Consumer Action and Capital One to further advance their financial literacy efforts.
  
  
• Thursday, July 24, 2008
  Take MoneyWi$e interactive classes online »
  Consumer Action and Capital One, long-time partners in the MoneyWi$e financial literacy project, have created an online interactive course to help you manage your money.
  
  
• Tuesday, June 10, 2008
  Less driving may mean insurance savings »
  As the price of gasoline tops $4 a gallon nationwide, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has released a consumer alert based on its analysis showing that consumers who are driving less could save an average of 5%- 15% on their automobile insurance rates—about $47 to $142.
  
  
• Friday, March 14, 2008
  Financial education for the armed forces »
  Outreach staff members Mikael Wagner and Linda Williams are featured in a video segment about Consumer Action’s MoneyWi$e partnership with Capital One and how important financial literacy is to military families.
  
  

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