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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

February

Feb 15, 2006

• Headlines | College loan crunch
• Headlines | Feds upgrade consumer portal FirstGov.gov

Feb 14, 2006

• Headlines | Skepticism on health savings accounts
• Headlines | Be on the lookout for predatory lenders
• Headlines | Budget tops off rental cars with fuel charge

Feb 13, 2006

• Headlines | Group doesn’t buy that new is better
• Headlines | Social websites scrutinized by police
• Headlines | Beware of tax refund loans

Feb 12, 2006

• Headlines | Piggy banker?

Feb 11, 2006

• Headlines | Want a better deal? Call and ask!

Feb 10, 2006

• Headlines | California Senator eyes worker-health bill
• Headlines | Privacy fears hit Google search
• Headlines | Cable a la carte endorsed

Feb 09, 2006

• Headlines | Some BofA debit cards canceled
• Headlines | Worse than ID theft…Hey, that ain’t me!
• Headlines | McDonald’s: More bad fat in its fries
• Headlines | Congress looks at cell phone privacy

Feb 08, 2006

• Headlines | “Dirty Dozen” tax scams for 2006
• Headlines | Scammers misuse the Better Business Bureau trademarks
• Headlines | Consumer borrowing with credit cards slows
• Headlines | Necessary force resolution doesn’t OK spying

Feb 07, 2006

• Headlines | Bush seeks to slash public broadcast funds
• Headlines | Record sales of sleeping pills causing worries
• Headlines | MySpace: Your kids’ danger?
• Headlines | You really don’t want fries with that

Feb 06, 2006

• Headlines | Before you file, learn about tax law changes
• Headlines | Car rental companies shift liability rules
• Headlines | Serious flaws in mad cow testing program
• Headlines | Beware of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

Feb 05, 2006

• Headlines | Financial scams expected to boom as boomers age
• Headlines | Credit card minimums go up

Feb 03, 2006

• Headlines | AARP ‘State of 50-Plus America’
• Headlines | Difficult for Spanish speakers to check credit
• Headlines | ‘Earmark’ - Money, Not Body Art

Feb 02, 2006

• Headlines | Tax refund loans cost taxpayers billions
• Headlines | Budget measure increases college loans and rates
• Headlines | Split on secondhand smoke
• Headlines | Beware debit card fees at Arco stations
• Headlines | National Electronic Healthcare Network: Wired for exposure

Feb 01, 2006

• Headlines | Identity theft losses grow, Web a small factor
• Headlines | Principles to guide electronic medical records
• Headlines | When ‘free’ merchandise isn’t
• Headlines | Civil liberties group sues AT&T

January

Jan 31, 2006

• Headlines | Saving in 2005 worst since 1933
• Headlines | Consumer groups urge competition in cable
• Headlines | Double whammy: Heating, holiday bills land
• Headlines | E-mail worm bent only on destruction

Jan 30, 2006

• Headlines | ACORN offers free tax assistance in 75 cities
• Headlines | Budget to hurt people on Medicaid, report says
• Headlines | Health workers’ choice debated

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