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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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2010

January

Jan 25, 2010

• Headlines | Web sites let online lives outlast the dearly departed
• Headlines | Obama stimulus reduced our pain, experts say
• Headlines | States go after texting drivers

Jan 24, 2010

• Headlines | Spend less, save more, money guru advises
• Headlines | A new take on mortgage refinancing

Jan 23, 2010

• Headlines | Free checking could go the way of free toasters
• Headlines | 24 state’s laws under attack in campaign finance ruling
• Headlines | Rethinking how to dispose of unsold inventory
• Headlines | Guidance on tax credit for repeat home buyers
• Headlines | Protections, pitfalls ahead in plastic use

Jan 22, 2010

• Headlines | Till fees do us part
• Headlines | Toyota recall: Gas pedal issue affects more than 2M vehicles
• Headlines | Treasury weighs fixes to program to fend off foreclosures

Jan 21, 2010

• Headlines | Obama to propose limits on bank risks
• Headlines | At Hulu, ‘free’ may turn into ‘fee’
• Headlines | N.Y. Times to charge for full access to website
• Spanish Headlines | Especial: ¿De dónde saco $$$ para mi propia empresa?
• Spanish Headlines | Tiempos nuevos: los productos que ya no le conviene comprar
• Spanish Headlines | La brújula del mercado bursátil, aunque ineficiente, es difícil de superar

Jan 20, 2010

• Headlines | Graco recalls 1.5 million strollers
• Headlines | Obama pressing for protections against lenders
• Headlines | Payroll taxes increase for many employers across USA
• Headlines | New FHA measures may cost home buyers
• Headlines | Chase bank seems a bit too loose with clients’ data

Jan 19, 2010

• Headlines | Scammers solicit ‘donations’ for Haitian relief
• Headlines | FBI broke law in phone record searches
• Headlines | U.S. cellphone donations surpass $22 million

Jan 18, 2010

• Headlines | Charge cards: How the ‘other’ plastic works
• Headlines | Benefits of stimulus questioned

Jan 17, 2010

• Headlines | It’s raining reforms
• Headlines | Loophole in HUD’s new ‘good faith estimate’ rules
• Headlines | For financial advice, arriving at the right balance
• Headlines | Credit cards and reluctant regulators

Jan 15, 2010

• Headlines | Consumer protection agency in doubt
• Headlines | You can’t file for your $8,000 homebuyer tax credit
• Headlines | Burst of mobile giving adds millions in relief funds

Jan 14, 2010

• Headlines | Bankers torn on their role in financial crisis
• Headlines | Keep cheap jewelry away from kids
• Headlines | Obama plans tax on big banks to cover bailout
• Headlines | FTC collecting on debt chasers
• Spanish Headlines | Regulador alerta sobre riesgo de joyería barata para los niños

Jan 13, 2010

• Headlines | Look who’s peeking at your paycheck
• Headlines | A scam that hits the jackpot for stupidity
• Headlines | California ACORN breaks off into new nonprofit
• Headlines | Deals to restrain generic drugs face a ban
• Spanish Headlines | El poder del individuo
• Spanish Headlines | FBI alerta de posibles fraudes en las donaciones para Haití

Jan 12, 2010

• Headlines | Obama considers new fee on banks
• Headlines | Delta hikes checked-bag fee to $23
• Headlines | Home-appraisal rules drive down values

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