Category Archives: Latest In Consumer News
Car insurers gave everyone a pandemic discount. Now some are raising rates
Read the story on LA Times or download it here
California Acts to Protect Auto Insurance Consumers from Paying COVID-19 Windfall Profits to Insurers
Consumer Federation of America
Over 125 health experts defend safety of reusables during COVID-19 pandemic
Greenpeace International
Gen Z borrowers are unaware of Covid-19 student loan relief programs, study finds
Many student loan borrowers were suffering when the pandemic shuttered the economy. CNBC article
California should reframe business-oversight agency to protect consumers
San Francisco Chronicle Editorial
Nearly 4 million people have received federal Economic Stimulus Payments on prepaid cards. Many have thrown them out because they look like a scam.
Info on how to use the card and AVOID SERVICE FEES at https://www.nclc.org/images/Issue-Brief-Money-Network-EIP-Cards.pdf
22 Groups Urge CA Legislature to Protect Students’ Financial Aid During COVID-19
The Institute for College Access and Success
Editorial: California should reframe business-oversight agency to protect consumers
Full article in SF Chronicle
A quarter of Americans are late on rent, mortgage payments; teleworkers fare better than most
Full article in BOBSULLIVAN.NET Consumer & Cybercrime News