ConsumerAffairs

ConsumerAffairs is a web-based company that was established in 1998 by Jim Hood. Its main office is located in Stateline, Nevada, and it also has a branch in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This organization is neither a government body nor a non-profit. It offers consumer news and a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform named ConsumerAffairs for Brands, which helps businesses engage with their customers. The CEO of the company is Zac Carman.

National

English

Online/Digital

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Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#23076

United States

#4349

Home and Garden/Home Improvement and Maintenance

#14

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Home health monitoring can reduce hospitalizations, study finds

6 days ago | consumeraffairs.com | Mark Huffman

• None Hospitalizations cut by 59% for high-risk patients using University of Michigan’s home monitoring program. • None $12 million return on investment achieved through reduced readmissions, making the program cost-effective. • None Largest and longest study to date confirms benefits of remote patient monitoring for various chronic conditions beyond COVID-19.
Temu and Shein are raising prices for consumers in the U.S.

6 days ago | consumeraffairs.com | Mark Huffman

• None Price Hikes Due to Policy Changes: Temu and Shein plan to raise prices for U.S. consumers starting April 25, 2025, in response to the end of the "de minimis" tariff exemption, which previously allowed duty-free imports under $800. • None Business Model Under Pressure: The policy change, prompted by a Trump-era executive order, challenges their low-price model.
Tariffs are causing fewer Americans to buy a home, creating potential bargains

6 days ago | consumeraffairs.com | Dieter Holger

• Nearly a quarter of Americans are scrapping plans for major purchases, including buying a home, and nearly a third are delaying purchases. • Americans are avoiding homebuying at a time when sales are faltering and prices have flatlined. • There may be deals if a decline in homebuying lowers home prices. Tariffs are causing Americans to scrap big ticket purchases, presenting opportunities for those with deeper pockets.
Metros where adults are most likely to live with their parents

6 days ago | consumeraffairs.com | Dieter Holger

• Nearly a fifth of U.S. adults have been living with their parents in recent years. • Young adults in the West and Northeast are most likely to live with their parents. • Parents with their children living at home say they are thrilled to have them. With fears about the economy running high, many Americans may be considering moving back in with their parents. But plenty of American adults were already living with their parents before President Trump's trade war and ensuing market turbulence.
Americans considering bankruptcy reach highest levels since pandemic

1 week ago | consumeraffairs.com | Dieter Holger

• Americans making legal inquiries for declaring bankruptcy reached their highest levels in the first quarter of 2025 since 2020. • Tariffs, sky-high debt, costly mortgages and a weak housing market are driving more Americans to bankruptcy. • There is a high risk of a surge of bankruptucies this summer. There are more Americans considering filing for bankruptcy than since the pandemic, following debt and tariffs reaching new heights.
Early antibiotic use might raise risk of allergies, asthma, study finds

1 week ago | consumeraffairs.com | Kristen Dalli

• None Antibiotic use and allergy risk: The study found that infants and toddlers who were most frequently prescribed antibiotics had a higher risk of developing food allergies, hay fever, and asthma. • None Medical record analysis: The researchers analyzed electronic medical records of over one million babies in the U.K. to determine the association between antibiotic use and the development of chronic pediatric conditions.
Mortgage rates shot higher this week

1 week ago | consumeraffairs.com | Mark Huffman

• Mortgage rates rise with bond market volatility: Mortgage rates increased significantly this week, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage climbing from 6.62% to 6.83%. This sharp jump is attributed to turmoil in the bond market driven by broader economic uncertainty, particularly concerns over tariffs and weakening demand for U.S. Treasuries. • Economic uncertainty make the difference: Typically, bond markets act as a safe haven during stock market volatility.
Judge rules Google is violating antitrust laws

1 week ago | consumeraffairs.com | Mark Huffman

• Google is one of the largest sellers of online advertisingGoogle is one of the largest sellers of digital advertising and a federal court has ruled that it violated antitrust laws as it acquired that status. Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a ruling Thursday, finding that Google had unlawfully linked its publisher ad server together with its exchange, giving it monopoly power in the online ad marketplace.
Lifelong exercise may guard against cognitive decline

1 week ago | consumeraffairs.com | Mark Huffman

Key Takeaways:Physical fitness may reduce risk of brain atrophy: A new study from UT Southwestern Medical Center finds that high cardiorespiratory fitness can help preserve brain volume and cognitive function as people age. Exercise linked to brain region key for cognition: Physically fit adults showed greater preservation of the right superior parietal region of the brain, associated with reasoning, memory, and fluency.
Eli Lilly reports successful Phase 3 trial for its new diabetes pill

1 week ago | consumeraffairs.com | Mark Huffman

Key TakeawaysOrforglipron becomes first oral GLP-1 receptor agonist to complete Phase 3 trial: Eli Lilly’s once-daily pill achieved significant reductions in blood sugar and weight in type 2 diabetes patients with no food or water restrictions required. Promising efficacy and tolerability results: The ACHIEVE-1 trial showed A1C reductions of up to 1.6% and weight loss of up to 15.8 pounds, with a safety profile consistent with other GLP-1 class medications.