What people are saying

“The topic of how climate change is impacting the finances of LMI consumers is one of the most important ones in personal finance today. It is heartening to see Consumer Action, SaverLife, and [Texas RioGrande Legal Aid] recognizing and sharing how extreme weather events disproportionately affect those who are least able to react to them. I look forward to following and championing the research and briefs that these groups will be disseminating.”

 --"Assessing the Impact of the Climate Crisis on LMI Consumers" webinar attendee Jenny Abel, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension (visit our website to learn about upcoming trainings and webinars)

Consumer resources promoted for Identity Theft Awareness Week 2026

The FTC’s Identity Theft Awareness Week 2026 took place January 26-30, and Consumer Action showed up for it with consumer education resources and media appearances. Read more.

Publication helps low-income workers claim Earned Income Tax Credit

It’s tax season, and time to spread the word about the anti-poverty Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Our updated multilingual EITC guide explains everything low-income workers need to know to claim the dollars they’re entitled to. 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

Consumers’ financial complaints surge and relief spirals while the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau struggles to keep its head above water. The CFPB’s fight to survive moves to a new stage later this month. Read more.

Class Action Database: Another company settles over involuntary subscriptions

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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