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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

November

Nov 20, 2009

• Headlines | Immigration officials to audit 1,000 more companies
• Headlines | Dirty secrets of Black Friday ‘doorbusters’
• Headlines | With F.H.A. help, easy loans in expensive areas

Nov 19, 2009

• Headlines | American Express to buy Revolution Money
• Headlines | Comparing House and Senate health care proposals
• Headlines | Middle class bankruptcies rising
• Headlines | Another wave of foreclosures looms
• Headlines | Ambitious bills could remake financial landscape

Nov 18, 2009

• Headlines | The danger of marketing prescription drugs online
• Headlines | Obama creates task force targeting financial fraud
• Headlines | 3 airlines extend, raise surcharges for busy days
• Headlines | File-sharing software ban sought in House
• Headlines | Philadelphia gives homeowners a way to stay put

Nov 17, 2009

• Chinese Headlines | Consumer Action Outreach staff heads training in East Coast (Chinese)
• Chinese Headlines | Consumer rights advocates in New York (Chinese)
• Headlines | Tax credit is coming back to bite millions
• Headlines | Confessions of a credit card telemarketer
• Headlines | Online maps: Everyman offers directions
• Headlines | Deep divisions linger on health care

Nov 16, 2009

• Headlines | Fed issues rules on excessive gift card fees
• Headlines | Healthcare bills could jeopardize state health mandates
• Headlines | Retailers tempt shoppers with free shipping

Nov 15, 2009

• Headlines | Overdraft fees: Finally, fair warning
• Headlines | Financial decisions to make as you divorce
• Headlines | Tax relief to snag before year ends

Nov 14, 2009

• Headlines | New tax credit may be worth pouncing on
• Headlines | Retailers place hope in gift card sales

Nov 13, 2009

• Headlines | Reid mulls Medicare tax increase for high earners
• Headlines | Dangers of window blind cords illustrated
• Headlines | Fed rule will limit overdraft fees
• Headlines | Housing agency’s cash reserves down sharply

Nov 12, 2009

• Headlines | 5 ways to kill your credit scores
• Headlines | Sears launches trade-in program for cellphones, cameras
• Headlines | Drug industry presses FDA on ads online
• Headlines | Dodd proposes single bank regulator
• Headlines | Hispanic advocates jump into health debate

Nov 11, 2009

• Headlines | The sad illusion of happy customers
• Headlines | Trial mortgage modifications offered to nearly 1 million
• Headlines | Senate plan would expand regulation of risky lending

Nov 10, 2009

• Headlines | Google’s gift: Free WiFi in 47 airports
• Headlines | Maclaren recalls 1 million strollers
• Headlines | Banks put squeeze on customers ahead of new rules
• Headlines | Tax credit sparks homebuyers’ questions

Nov 09, 2009

• Headlines | TSA screening more than just carry-on bags
• Headlines | Rent haute couture to your door via the Netflix model
• Headlines | Confusion over giving through charity Kiva.org

Nov 08, 2009

• Headlines | Facing foreclosure? Here’s what you can do
• Headlines | House narrowly passes health-care overhaul
• Headlines | MoneyGram settles charge of abetting wire fraud
• Headlines | Credit cards canceled without warning

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