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Consumer Action updates daily, headline news from a variety of news sources. The archive provides access in reverse chronological order, grouped by year, than month to allow for easier browsing.

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2009

July

Jul 05, 2009

• Headlines | Tax appeals take toll on local governments
• Headlines | Making sure your adviser is no Madoff
• Headlines | Complaints erupt about lowball home valuations
• Headlines | Student loan plan based on borrower income
• Headlines | Scam: Fraudulent Treasury ‘promissory notes’

Jul 04, 2009

• Headlines | Foreclosure help will reach more homeowners
• Headlines | Chinese drywall blamed for problems in U.S. homes

Jul 03, 2009

• Headlines | Unemployment reaches 9.5 percent
• Headlines | States plot new path to tax online retailers
• Headlines | Is travel insurance necessary?
• Headlines | U.S. shifts strategy on illicit work by immigrants
• Headlines | Heading into the holiday: fewer miles at higher cost

Jul 02, 2009

• Headlines | Online advertisers launch sweeping rules over data privacy
• Headlines | ‘Operation Short Change’ charges fraud
• Headlines | Mortgage refinance program expands
• Headlines | Credit card issuers raising rates ahead of new law
• Spanish Headlines | Facilitan elegir comida saludable

Jul 01, 2009

• Headlines | Cash for clunkers hits bump
• Opinions & Editorials | Cardholders see payment hike as a raw deal
• Headlines | Paying college tuition with credit card gets costlier
• Headlines | Many with insurance still bankrupted by health crises
• Headlines | Obama presents bill to create consumer-finance watchdog

June

Jun 30, 2009

• Headlines | New GM to accept some liability
• Headlines | Consumers hit again as some banks raise credit rates, fees
• Headlines | Ruling adds teeth to state oversight of banks
• Headlines | Blood samples raise privacy questions
• Spanish Headlines | Peligra la recuperación de la vivienda en EEUU
• Spanish Headlines | Acceso a los servicios financieros a través de celulares ha reducido pobreza

Jun 29, 2009

• Chinese Headlines | Consumer Action’s 38th Anniversary Party
• Headlines | Foreclosure plan buried in paper avalanche
• Opinions & Editorials | Insurance company schemes
• Spanish Headlines | GM aceptará reclamos por productos defectuosos

Jun 28, 2009

• Headlines | Time to dive back into the market?
• Headlines | Term insurance rates are rising
• Headlines | The bite of bank fees
• Spanish Headlines | Sobre el ITIN

Jun 27, 2009

• Headlines | How to check your life insurer’s health
• Headlines | Consumer spending up even as more save
• Spanish Headlines | La hipoteca en tiempos de excepción

Jun 26, 2009

• Headlines | Dumped by your card issuer?
• Headlines | Americans saving more, spending less
• Headlines | Credit card protection plan can dig a deeper hole
• Headlines | The online ad that knows where your friends shop
• Headlines | 3 ways to dodge rising fees
• Spanish Headlines | ¿Son confiables las recomendaciones de productos de blogueros?

Jun 25, 2009

• Headlines | A push to regulate prepaid cards
• Headlines | Split over new consumer watchdog agency
• Headlines | ‘Cash for Clunkers’ mostly a clunker
• Headlines | Plans to free up ‘Free Application’ for student aid
• Headlines | Companies rethink 401(k) contributions

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