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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

October

Oct 27, 2009

• Headlines | Millions of homes to get smart meters
• Headlines | Target: mortgage modification scams
• Headlines | Healthcare bill will include public option

Oct 26, 2009

• Headlines | Insurers poised to reap benefits of healthcare overhaul
• Headlines | Retailers tracking our web habits

Oct 25, 2009

• Headlines | Loaded propositions
• Headlines | Citibank shows why credit cardholders need protection
• Headlines | Money talks to have before marriage
• Headlines | Losing out after winning an online auction
• Headlines | Scrutinizing 2010 insurance options

Oct 24, 2009

• Headlines | Old credit disputes can scuttle loan
• Headlines | Food industry halts ‘Smart Choices’ label

Oct 23, 2009

• Headlines | House panel backs creation of Consumer Financial Protection Agency
• Headlines | Home buyer tax credit fraud called ‘disturbing’
• Headlines | FCC to draft net neutrality rules, steps toward web regulation
• Headlines | 5 evil things credit card companies can (still) do

Oct 22, 2009

• Headlines | Going to college almost requires degree in thrift
• Headlines | U.S. to cut pay for bailed-out bosses
• Headlines | Telecom firms face net-neutrality defeat
• Spanish Headlines | El zar de pagos de EE.UU. presenta las reglas de remuneración

Oct 21, 2009

• Headlines | Health insurer tries to avoid owning up to error
• Headlines | Is it time to dump your ARM?
• Headlines | FDA to clarify standards for the front of food labels
• Headlines | White House skeptical on renewing home buyers credit
• Headlines | For car buyers, the brand romance is gone
• Spanish Headlines | A la hora de invertir en acciones, el tiempo no es siempre el mejor aliado

Oct 20, 2009

• Headlines | Group seeks answers for retirement ‘crisis’
• Headlines | Bill to limit automatic overdrafts, fees
• Headlines | Latest fee for paying off credit card
• Headlines | Home buyers, small firms to get a boost
• Headlines | Healthcare public option gains support

Oct 19, 2009

• Headlines | Healthcare bills lack protections against denials
• Headlines | Still hazy on cloud computers’ security
• Headlines | Group it for online bargains
• Headlines | Big financial firms lose clout on Capitol Hill
• Headlines | Health sites harness power of social networks

Oct 18, 2009

• Headlines | Roth IRAs open to wealthier Americans in 2010
• Headlines | How healthcare reform affects consumers
• Headlines | Dow 10,000: Proceed with caution
• Headlines | Making sense of high-deductible health plans
• Headlines | Obama threatens insurers’ anti-trust exemption

Oct 17, 2009

• Headlines | Beware fast credit fixes

Oct 16, 2009

• Headlines | Steal your own identity
• Headlines | Holiday airfare is soaring daily
• Headlines | Lawmakers back $250 Social Security checks
• Headlines | Easy steps can cut winter heating bills
• Spanish Headlines | La crisis revierte la democratización del crédito

Oct 15, 2009

• Headlines | Foreclosures: ‘Worst three months of all time’
• Headlines | Wal-Mart to offer prepaid cellphone service
• Headlines | For social networks, it’s game on

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