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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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2012

January

Jan 03, 2012

• Headlines | Better not to claim Social Security benefits early
• Headlines | FTC hard-pressed to secure refunds for victims

Jan 02, 2012

• Headlines | If you resolve to pay off credit cards this year, do it right
• Headlines | Bamboozled: scams, banking problems, questionable deals
• Headlines | New ‘geofencing’ apps offer deals and services

Jan 01, 2012

• Headlines | Consumer protection made big gains in 2011

2011

December

Dec 31, 2011

• Headlines | New year will bring new laws and regulations for small business
• Headlines | Uninsured turn to daily deal sites for health care
• Headlines | Verizon backs off plan to charge $2 convenience fee amid consumer backlash
• Headlines | Anonymous exposes 75,000 credit card numbers

Dec 29, 2011

• Headlines | What to do with your old cellphones, cameras and computers
• Headlines | Cloud storage sites by Amazon, others compared
• Headlines | Incandescent light bulb phaseout begins Jan. 1
• Headlines | 2011: when the device in your pocket became the center of your world

Dec 28, 2011

• Headlines | Your cell phone is out of your control
• Headlines | Santa do you wrong? Gift return tips
• Headlines | The biggest cut in unemployment benefits

Dec 27, 2011

• Headlines | Time Warner Cable’s price going up again
• Headlines | A plan for 2012 you’ll actually follow
• Headlines | Airfares with less fine print
• Headlines | Consumer takes legal fight away from lawyers

Dec 26, 2011

• Headlines | Hacking victims targeted after speaking to media

Dec 24, 2011

• Headlines | 7 ways to make the most of gift cards
• Headlines | Hidden costs of dental neglect
• Headlines | Logging in with a touch or a phrase
• Headlines | Wage floor is increasing in 8 states in new year

Dec 23, 2011

• Headlines | Best and worst secured credit cards for 2012
• Headlines | 5 months later, still no consumer director
• Headlines | Consumers have more options to reduce energy bills
• Headlines | Retailers are slashing prices ahead of holiday
• News Video | Rising broadcast fees will cost consumers

Dec 22, 2011

• Headlines | Victims in Countrywide mortgage case could get thousands
• Headlines | How people shopped online this holiday season
• Headlines | Facebook agrees to privacy changes in Europe
• Headlines | Bank of America to pay $335M to settle claims of unfair Countrywide loans

Dec 21, 2011

• Headlines | State tax changes on the way in 2012
• Headlines | Mystery donors paying off layaway accounts for needy
• Headlines | A piecemeal approach to health law in states
• Headlines | 3 million could lose jobless pay in impasse

Dec 20, 2011

• Opinions & Editorials | The Middle-class agenda
• Headlines | No more fees: Company to launch free ATMs
• Headlines | Tips to avoid car-crash insurance mistakes
• Headlines | Flexible spending account deadline near

Dec 19, 2011

• Headlines | As patient records are digitized, data breaches are on the rise
• Headlines | Sprint’s decision to stop using carrier IQ
• Headlines | Consumers will lose $10M to cyber crime this holiday season
• Headlines | Consumers are wising up on 529 college plans

Dec 18, 2011

• Headlines | Rules to stop pupil and teacher from getting too social online
• Headlines | 529 college savings plans have their downsides
• Headlines | Prepping for your annual review

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