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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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2006

March

Mar 23, 2006

• Headlines | House bill a step in erosion of consumer laws
• Headlines | Idea of simple life takes hold

Mar 22, 2006

• Headlines | Fewer families can afford a home
• Headlines | Netflix settlement reworked after protests

Mar 21, 2006

• Headlines | Universal default forces many into bankruptcy
• Headlines | Ring up my bill, please
• Headlines | Geico charged with ratepayer discrimination

Mar 20, 2006

• Headlines | Making a safe deposit
• Headlines | Language becomes issue for health insurers
• Headlines | Deal of the day: Free checking

Mar 17, 2006

• Headlines | Public to see Medicare rates for common procedures
• Headlines | Banks do battle with debit-card fraud
• Headlines | FTC stops collect call phone bill scam

Mar 16, 2006

• Headlines | Coalition suggests tools to battle phishing
• Headlines | Secret PINs may not be so secret
• Headlines | New Jersey to insure ‘kids’ to age 30

Mar 15, 2006

• Headlines | 10 things your dentist won’t tell you
• Headlines | Credit agencies use new math on scores
• Headlines | Getting a driver’s license to get harder
• Headlines | Medicine vs. privacy: Patient chip implants

Mar 14, 2006

• Headlines | Credit agencies aim to simplify scoring
• Headlines | IRS reports ‘phishing’ scam
• Headlines | Key codes lock out car owners

Mar 13, 2006

• Headlines | 10 ways to save on your taxes
• Headlines | IRS proposes to let tax preparers sell your information
• Headlines | Survey finds more information kept from public

Mar 12, 2006

• Headlines | Top investor traps for ‘06

Mar 10, 2006

• Headlines | Census: We live longer, healthier
• Headlines | Best/worst neighborhoods to buy homes

Mar 09, 2006

• Headlines | When to say “Freeze!”
• Headlines | The 411 on directory assistance
• Headlines | Debit card thieves get around PINs
• Headlines | House Commerce Committee OKs phone privacy act
• Headlines | House vote dumps state food safety laws
• Headlines | Shredders pose danger to kids and pets

Mar 08, 2006

• Headlines | House approves safeguards to Patriot Act
• Headlines | Home loan applications rise despite higher rates
• Headlines | Data risk and consequences

Mar 07, 2006

• Headlines | Sun Belt, suburbs get more diverse
• Headlines | It’s ‘Copyright Awareness Week’
• Headlines | Ask DOJ to reject AT&T, BellSouth merger

Mar 06, 2006

• Headlines | Living longer - a good thing?
• Headlines | The nuances of secured credit cards

Mar 05, 2006

• Headlines | AT&T to buy BellSouth for $67 billion

Mar 03, 2006

• Headlines | California OKs telephone bill of rights
• Headlines | Senate rejects idea of ethics overseer
• Headlines | New York AG probes big title insurers
• Headlines | Move to criminalize phone-records theft

Mar 02, 2006

• Headlines | Tips for buying a used car
• Headlines | Credit alerts, freezes can help fight ID theft

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