What people are saying

“This was one of the best trainings I have had! Each segment presented was filled with valuable information that I'll be able to disperse to others and apply to myself. Thank you!!” --Pasadena "Just Say No to Scams" train-the-trainer attendee Lark Crable, Outward Bound Adventures, Pasadena, CA (visit our website to learn about upcoming trainings and webinars)

Consumer Action takes money management trainings to three states

More than 150 community educators and advocates from West Palm Beach, Dallas and Nashville participated in Consumer Action's 2025 series of Money Management 1-2-3 trainings. Participants came away with knowledge, resources and tools to support and enhance the financial literacy work they do with their clients and communities. Read more.

Workshops and publication help consumers plug money drains

It’s easy to lose track of recurring expenses, especially if they’re relatively small or payment is automated. A new publication and a series of workshops help consumers plug these money drains. Read more.

Coalition Efforts

Consumer Action often joins its allies in letters, comments and complaints calling for change, standing up for consumer rights, supporting or opposing proposed laws, pressing for enforcement, and objecting to corporate misbehavior, among other activities. We collect these in the Coalition Efforts section of our website. Each month in the INSIDER, we highlight some recent activities. Read more.

CFPB Watch

One more card is played to save Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staff from extinction while its acting director threatens to end the entire agency within months. The Consumer Watchdog’s future is as clear as mud. Read more.

Class Action Database: AT&T on the line for $177 million in data breach lawsuit

Consumer Action maintains a database of class actions so that interested consumers can learn more, join a pending action or make a claim. Class action lawsuits are an important element of consumer protection and can force changes to anti-consumer business practices and make bad actors return ill-gotten gains to consumers. Read more.

About Consumer Action

Consumer Action has been a champion of underrepresented consumers nationwide since 1971. A nonprofit organization, Consumer Action focuses on consumer education that empowers low- and moderate-income and limited-English-speaking consumers to financially prosper. It also advocates for consumers in the media and before lawmakers to advance consumer rights and promote industry-wide change.

By providing consumer education materials in multiple languages, webinars covering a wide range of consumer topics, and a comprehensive website, Consumer Action helps consumers assert their rights in the marketplace and make financially savvy choices. More than 6,500 community and grassroots organizations benefit annually from its extensive outreach programs, training materials and support. Read more.

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