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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

October

Oct 05, 2006

• Headlines | Housing discrimination by Corcoran Group alleged
• Headlines | Health-care homework headache

Oct 04, 2006

• Headlines | Mortgage applications rebound
• Headlines | Lousy service often will send customers away
• Headlines | You can fight cell phone spam

Oct 03, 2006

• Headlines | Across nation, housing costs rise as burden
• Headlines | Study your employer’s health options carefully
• Headlines | California appeals court: Banks can’t seize tax refunds
• Headlines | Traffic, housing costs reshaping commutes

Oct 02, 2006

• Headlines | California ends secrecy about meat recalls
• Headlines | Schools give student data to banks
• Headlines | College credit can mean long-term hardship
• Headlines | Constituent messages not reaching Capitol Hill

Oct 01, 2006

• Headlines | Critics riled that teen book plugs makeup
• Headlines | Mortgage income verification targets fraud
• Headlines | Extended service plans rarely benefit consumers

September

Sep 29, 2006

• Headlines | Sony laptop battery recall widens

Sep 28, 2006

• Headlines | Watching over ID-theft victims

Sep 27, 2006

• Headlines | Internet pioneer speaks for Net Neutrality
• Headlines | E-health records spread state by state
• Headlines | Internet Explorer issues security flaw stopgap
• Headlines | No growth in high-deductible health policies

Sep 26, 2006

• Headlines | Health insurance costs rise 7.7%
• Headlines | Flu vaccine myths, misconceptions
• Headlines | Airlines drop ban on liquids, gels
• Headlines | Federal panel urges health coverage for all

Sep 25, 2006

• Headlines | Airlines liquid ban to be relaxed?
• Headlines | Many seniors fall into Medicare drug ‘donut hole’
• Headlines | ID theft infects medical records

Sep 24, 2006

• Headlines | A penny here, a savings fund there
• Headlines | Bank of America pitches to captive customers
• Headlines | Best debt for students is no debt

Sep 23, 2006

• Headlines | Homeowners end equity line uncertainty

Sep 22, 2006

• Headlines | Credit card companies offer to fight child pornography
• Headlines | Wal-Mart’s $4 generic prescription drugs
• Headlines | CDC drops AIDS test counseling guidelines

Sep 21, 2006

• Headlines | Real estate flippers slammed by market
• Headlines | Crowded flights—know your rights if you’re bumped
• Headlines | Senators criticize regulation of new mortgages

Sep 20, 2006

• Headlines | Confessions of a mortgage salesman
• Headlines | AT&T won’t follow California marketing directive
• Headlines | Increased accountability for federal judges
• Headlines | Breaking the cycle of payday loans

Sep 19, 2006

• Headlines | Remodeling drives new rewards cards
• Headlines | Killer bacteria hunted in California fields

Sep 18, 2006

• Headlines | Free online appraisal is great idea but needs work

Sep 17, 2006

• Headlines | For insurance, adult children ride piggyback
• Headlines | Kid-friendly policies don’t help singles
• Headlines | How mortgage lenders compare
• Headlines | Tax anticipation loans criticized

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