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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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2013

February

Feb 10, 2013

• Headlines | Battling college costs, a paycheck at a time

Feb 09, 2013

• Headlines | Cellphone service without signing on the dotted line
• Headlines | On the waiting list at the debt-rating club
• Headlines | IRS delays issuing tax refunds; fiscal cliff to blame?
• Headlines | Is Southwest Airlines losing the luv?

Feb 08, 2013

• Headlines | Maybe long-term unemployment isn’t the new normal
• Headlines | Microsoft hits Google with e-mail privacy campaign
• Headlines | 5 things to know about car leases
• Headlines | IRS identity theft crackdown leads to 109 arrests

Feb 07, 2013

• Headlines | Why 4G may lead to bigger smartphone bills
• Headlines | When an older gadget is better
• Headlines | Overhaul of rating agencies bogs down
• Headlines | Entrepreneurs’ concerns start with crowdfunding rules
• Headlines | Android phones vulnerable to hackers, scammers

Feb 06, 2013

• Headlines | 18 charged in global credit card fraud
• Headlines | Debt collection horror stories
• Headlines | Postal Service to stop delivering mail on Saturdays

Feb 05, 2013

• Headlines | CVS’ Medicare drug program causing headaches for enrollees
• Headlines | Best value colleges strive to cut sticker shock

Feb 04, 2013

• Headlines | Homeowners facing foreclosures should be wary of scams
• Headlines | In revamped cafeterias, USDA gets a taste of its own medicine
• Headlines | FCC proposes large public WiFi networks, tech companies take sides

Feb 03, 2013

• Headlines | Why couples clash over cash
• Headlines | Closing account won’t help credit scores
• Headlines | Traveler tips: How to avoid hacking while overseas

Feb 02, 2013

• Headlines | Hackers may have accessed 250,000 Twitter accounts
• Headlines | Bank of America’s online banking crashes
• Headlines | FTC: Give mobile device users more privacy disclosures—or else
• Headlines | Scholars sketch bleak economic picture for black Americans

Feb 01, 2013

• Headlines | After adding online privacy protections, FTC chief resigns
• Headlines | Absurd airline fees
• Headlines | Are record low mortgage rates gone for good?
• Spanish Headlines | Cómo y cuándo encontrar pasajes aéreos baratos

January

Jan 31, 2013

• Headlines | Validity of consumer bureau at stake
• Headlines | Good drivers with low incomes punished by insurers
• Headlines | Can fighting fees help couple afford a baby
• Headlines | Use care in renegotiating old debts

Jan 30, 2013

• Headlines | Toyota recalls 1 million Corollas, Lexus sedans
• Headlines | Get ready to file your taxes
• Headlines | Sandwich generation takes a hit supporting adult children and aging parents

Jan 29, 2013

• Opinions & Editorials | Curtail the government’s power to snoop
• Headlines | Facebook could pay users in class-action settlement
• Headlines | Retirement: Debt holds many boomers back
• Headlines | Toshl helps track everyday spending

Jan 28, 2013

• Headlines | Attention shoppers: Another credit card fee
• Headlines | The Five: When purchases go wrong
• Headlines | First subject: Paying for college
• Headlines | Keeping an eye on bouncing prices online

Jan 27, 2013

• Headlines | 10 car features you can’t live without
• Headlines | Mixing, matching and charging less for a phone plan

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