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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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2007

February

Feb 10, 2007

• Headlines | Taking the bait on a phishing scam
• Headlines | The incredible shrinking downpayment

Feb 09, 2007

• Headlines | Is ID theft really declining?
• Headlines | Online house hunting transforms market
• Headlines | Slow start for health coalition
• Headlines | PIRG report exposes unfair textbook pricing
• Headlines | Secretive hedge funds profit at expense of market?
• Headlines | Call to let your phone loose

Feb 08, 2007

• Headlines | Predatory mortgages labeled ‘crisis’
• Headlines | Five tax audit red flags
• Headlines | Putting a freeze on ID theft
• Headlines | Airline trends: Flying late, arriving light

Feb 07, 2007

• Headlines | FTC: ID theft still top complaint
• Headlines | Senators hear subprime mortgage abuses
• Headlines | The 10 consumer commandments

Feb 06, 2007

• Headlines | Maryland credit freeze bill faces opposition
• Headlines | ID thieves play the numbers
• Headlines | Bush Pell Grant plan would reduce lender subsidies
• Headlines | Mortgage fine print deceives couple

Feb 05, 2007

• Headlines | Traps when routing refund to IRA
• Headlines | RALs drain off millions in taxpayer refunds

Feb 03, 2007

• Headlines | Appraisers under pressure to inflate values

Feb 02, 2007

• Headlines | ABCs of getting a car loan
• Headlines | More states let consumers freeze credit

Feb 01, 2007

• Headlines | Privacy issues on agenda for Congress
• Headlines | More Americans protecting IDs
• Headlines | GAO: food safety system needs revamp
• Headlines | U.S. workplace not family-friendly
• Headlines | Earned income tax credit gets push

January

Jan 31, 2007

• Headlines | Avoid telephone tax refund mistakes
• Headlines | Prepaid debit cards encourage kids to spend
• Headlines | Cell phone insurance class action
• Headlines | Purchase protection pitch has familiar tone
• Headlines | FDA widens safety review of new drugs
• Headlines | Wallet watch: Congress eyes revenue raisers
• Headlines | Sony settles CD anti-piracy damage claims
• Headlines | Consumers warned of loan scams

Jan 30, 2007

• Headlines | House bill would block Wal-Mart bank
• Headlines | Frequent flier miles expire faster
• Headlines | IRS offers split refund deposits

Jan 29, 2007

• Headlines | Learning health plan rules the hard way
• Headlines | Some brokerage 1099 forms will be late

Jan 27, 2007

• Headlines | Stricter standards for mortgage lenders and brokers?
• Headlines | Borrowers meet people with money to lend on Prosper.com
• Headlines | Why pay credit card annual fee?

Jan 26, 2007

• Headlines | Even small credit card error can cost big bucks
• Headlines | Critics seek clampdown on credit firms
• Headlines | Leafy greens growers set food safety standards

Jan 25, 2007

• Headlines | Debit card overdraft fees soar

Jan 24, 2007

• Headlines | Hassle of getting a mail-in rebate

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