
COVID-19 Consumer Tips
How do you avoid phishing and other online scams? Can you get a refund for travel expenses? How do you protect your credit? U.S. PIRG Education Fund has assembled a set of consumer tips and guides, and will add more in the days to come.



Here’s a guide to your rights depending on how you pay If the COVID-19 pandemic affects your ability to pay, here’s what you need to know If you’re one of the 3.6 million homeowners in forbearance and entered a program in March when Congress passed a law protecting homeowners, your initial six-month forbearance will end in a few weeks. Two months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discovered that toxic hand sanitizers were being sold to consumers, the problem is taking troubling new turns.
Choosing the best way to pay: Cash, credit cards, debit cards, P2P, checks or online payments
If you’re behind on your mortgage payments, here are some tips
Is your mortgage forbearance ending?
Looking out for hand sanitizers not strong enough to kill COVID-19
