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2017

September

19

• Headlines | Replacing touch ID with face ID is a worse idea than you think. Face ID, as the name implies, uses four sensors embedded in the front of the iPhone X to scan a user’s face and then unlock the phone.

15

• Headlines | Equifax says vulnerability behind breach; FTC confirms investigation. It’s been a week since credit reporting agency Equifax admitted it had lost sensitive personal data for 143 million American consumers — one of the worst data breaches yet. Now, the company says it knows…

14

• Headlines | Equifax’s free credit freeze won’t fully protect you, here’s what to do. In the days since the credit reporting firm Equifax disclosed the breach of 143 million consumers’ private financial data, howls of outrage have only grown louder. Assume thieves have your information. Your chance to limit…

11

• Headlines | With a $1,000 price tag, Apple’s iPhone crosses a threshold. When Apple unveils its new top-of-the-line iPhone on Tuesday, it isn’t just expected to offer features like infrared facial recognition and wireless charging for the first time. The company will also enter new territory on…

08

• Headlines | How to wipe a computer clean of personal data. Before selling, donating, or recycling your outdated laptop, protect your privacy with this important step.
• Headlines | Fifth Third Bank launches student loan repayment app. The Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank has introduced the Fifth Third Momentum app that is meant to assist student loan borrowers in repaying their student loans, according to a press release issued on September 5th.

07

• Headlines | Equifax says cybersecurity incident could affect 143 million consumers. Equifax said it discovered the breach on July 29. "Criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files," the company explained. Leaked data includes names, birth dates, social security numbers, addresses…

01

• Headlines | Uber will stop tracking riders after they are dropped off. Uber's controversial policy of tracking riders after the trip ends is officially over! The ride-hailing company confirmed the news on Tuesday, amid attempts to fix its reputation. The post-trip tracking feature was first enabled last…

August

31

• Headlines | 35 % of Americans are enrolled in auto pay — and It’s news to them. Tempted to give that new streaming service or gym membership a trial run? Be sure to read the fine print.  According to a new survey by CreditCards.com, 35 percent of U.S. adults have set up…
• Headlines | 3 myths that could tank your credit score. Myth No. 1: Closing out credit card accounts will boost your score Many people assume that if they close out a bunch of credit card accounts, their credit scores will rise. After all, having fewer…
• News Video | The FCC moved to undo net neutrality. So what’s next?. The Federal Communications Commission voted May 18 to begin undoing Obama-era Internet regulations that disallowed Internet providers from favoring or blocking websites. Here's what's next for the commission and your Internet.

29

• Headlines | Meet the sometime streamer. Cost-conscious and empowered by the Internet's convenience-at-a-click mentality, these consumers take advantage of free trials, no-contract commitments and the media industry's own struggle in the face of technological change to help guard their wallets.

15

• Headlines | Freedom from cable isn’t free. In the old days of video streaming — that is, not so long ago — consumers could cut the cable cord and subscribe to one or two services, enjoying a vast array of movies and…

03

• Headlines | There’s money to be made in taking complaints. A new breed of human resources start-ups is cropping up to help companies figure out how their employees feel. Like Glint, Convercent lets companies send customized “pulse” surveys, gather confidential responses in real time, and…

July

27

• Headlines | 2017s most common travel scams & how to avoid them. Anyone who is well travelled will tell you that, regardless of how prepared you are for your journey, it’s likely that you’ll come across a scam or two here and there – it’s more common…

26

• Headlines | Republicans introduce bills to scrap new bank arbitration rule. Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced bills calling for the repeal of a just-announced regulation that would make it easier for consumers to bring class-action lawsuits against banks. The rule unveiled last…
• Headlines | Lawmakers call for a net neutrality faceoff between Google and Comcast. For years, tech companies and Internet providers have been at each others' throats on Internet policy — and net neutrality especially. Now, House Republicans are teeing up a big showdown on the issue, inviting the biggest…

25

• Press Releases | Consumer Action condemns the House’s vote to repeal class actions. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution (H.J. Res. 111) today to repeal the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule to restore consumers’ right to band together to hold banks and lenders accountable…

20

• Press Releases | Consumer Action opposes Congress’s attack on class actions. Members of both the U.S. House and Senate took a hatchet to consumer protection today by introducing Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) recent arbitration rule. The rule restores…
• Headlines | Hiring a bank lawyer to attack CFPB bank rules. President Trump and Republicans in Congress have broadcast their every intention to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The president’s budget attempted to defund it and leading Republicans have called for its director to be…
• Headlines | Voters support CFPB, strict financial regulation. As Republicans push to overhaul Dodd-Frank, a new poll shows that voters favor strict regulation of financial institutions and the goals of the controversial CFPB. “By wide margins, voters want to see tough oversight of…

14

• Headlines | Customer records for millions Of Verizon subscribers exposed. A cyber security firm says information for at least 14 million Verizon residential and small business wireline customers was found on an unsecured web server, allowing anyone on the Internet to access it. Verizon says…

13

• Headlines | New rule bans restrictive arbitration clauses in bank contracts. If you have a bank account, chances are your bank has a contract clause that requires you to go through arbitration if you feel you've been harmed by company practices. As the CFBP's website video…
• Headlines | Net neutrality day to protest FCC’s proposed rollback. Google, Facebook, Netflix, Twitter, and 80,000 other top websites and organizations have joined together for a "Day of Action" to protest a retreat from the concept of "net neutrality." They are angry that the Trump…

01

• Headlines | FCC urged to take tougher action to stop illegal robocalls. In comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Friday, Consumers Union, the policy and mobilization arm of Consumer Reports, and other leading consumer groups urged the agency to clear the way for phone companies…

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