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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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2011

November

Nov 20, 2011

• Headlines | Don’t be a turkey: Seven ways to play it safe this Thanksgiving
• Headlines | Shopping locally for gifts has benefits and limitations

Nov 19, 2011

• Headlines | Ideeli flash-sale site sells high fashion for less
• Headlines | Black Friday 2011: AT&T selling phones for a penny
• Headlines | 5 ways to think about nuisance fees
• Headlines | Flawed real estate appraisals create problems for buyers, sellers, refinancers

Nov 18, 2011

• Headlines | Two indicted in ‘massive’ Nevada robo-signing case
• Headlines | Charging firms for cash deposits? To banks it makes sense
• Headlines | More complaints being lobbed at aggressive debt collectors
• Headlines | Congress votes to raise FHA mortgage limits to $729,750

Nov 17, 2011

• Headlines | The 1 bank fee that fell flat
• Headlines | The smokers’ surcharge
• Headlines | As graduates return to nest, economy feels the pain
• Headlines | California attorney general subpoenas Fannie, Freddie

Nov 16, 2011

• Headlines | Study reveals we’d rather buy iphones and video games
• Headlines | The sharp increase in the food stamps program
• Headlines | Facebook security breach raises concerns

Nov 15, 2011

• Headlines | Regulators sniffing around mobile privacy issues
• Headlines | Federal regulators looking into gear shift problems
• Headlines | Why a 529 college savings plan is a great gift

Nov 14, 2011

• Headlines | Budgeting for the holidays
• Headlines | Banks qquietly ramping up costs to consumers
• Headlines | Privacy is now No. 1 issue for Facebook

Nov 13, 2011

• Headlines | Pros and cons of online options for tracking your money
• Headlines | Black Friday TVs: Walmart, Target, Best Buy get down low
• Headlines | Follow these five tips for selling your home in winter

Nov 12, 2011

• Headlines | Airbnb’s lodging gets tested, yielding a mixed bag
• Headlines | Apple: ‘We continue to investigate’ battery issues
• Headlines | Growing field of ‘smart grid’ technology faces opposition over pricing, privacy

Nov 11, 2011

• Headlines | Terms of Citibank credit insurance not well disclosed
• Headlines | Best credit cards for holiday shopping
• Headlines | Growing number of programs across USA help vets to get jobs
• Headlines | Thanksgiving as day to shop meets rejection
• Headlines | Facebook will give users more say over their privacy to settle FTC investigation

Nov 10, 2011

• Headlines | Prospect of online sales tax grows
• Headlines | Judge chafes over Citigroup fraud settlement
• Headlines | Foreclosure backlogs could take decades to clear
• Headlines | Mobile apps can help you spend wisely

Nov 09, 2011

• Headlines | GOP sees disconnect between universal phone, healthcare coverage
• Headlines | Former Google exec jumps into payday lending with ZestCash
• Headlines | Panel emphasizes safety in digitization of health records
• Headlines | Toyota recalls 550,000 cars for steering issue

Nov 08, 2011

• Headlines | Credit scores to add more consumer data
• Headlines | Promises made and remade by firms in S.E.C. fraud cases
• Headlines | High bank fees benefit Wal-Mart
• Headlines | Borrowing up, but credit card use falls

Nov 07, 2011

• Headlines | Regulators disagree about approach to online-privacy rules
• Headlines | Privacy of millions at mercy of a USB device
• Headlines | Police GPS device use triggers privacy clash

Nov 06, 2011

• Headlines | Leasing a car: five tips

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