News Headlines

Taken from the front pages of newspapers around the nation, News Headlines is your source for consumer issues. Access current and archived News Headlines collected by Consumer Action. News Headlines are listed in reverse chronological order, grouped by year, then month to allow for easier browsing.

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2013

March

Mar 09, 2013

• U.S. economy adds jobs but braces for cuts

Mar 08, 2013

• Best places to buy foreclosures
• When a drug costs 30 times what it once did
• What surgeons leave behind costs some patients dearly

Mar 07, 2013

• Bill to stop abuse and fraud in payday lending
• Consumers who turn to payday loans may fall into debt traps
• Do you know your rights against telemarketers?
• Elderly man loses home following lottery fraud
• Health reform, the reward to work and Massachusetts
• Robots in the workplace: Job creators or terminators?

Mar 06, 2013

• Scammers now accepting Green Dot MoneyPaks
• ‘By the grace of god’: How workers survive on $7.25 per hour
• Tax tips: Seven ways for homeowners to save
• California, on brink of recovery, braces for setback on federal aid

Mar 05, 2013

• Employer credit checks keep jobless out of workforce
• Tips for disputing credit report errors
• Card complaints zing companies
• Plan for Fannie and Freddie’s mortgage securities
• Consumers should be allowed to unlock cellphones for service switches

Mar 04, 2013

• Bleeding the borrower dry
• Gov’t: Budget cuts already causing airport delays
• Where apps meet work, secret data Is at risk
• Are all those airline fees finally starting to pay off for passengers?

Mar 03, 2013

• The business of the minimum wage
• More companies reporting cybersecurity incidents
• Arms buy-back events increase
• Secrets behind the best hidden online prices

Mar 02, 2013

• Fighting the insurer over Hurricane Sandy
• College admission roulette: Ask for financial aid, or not?
• Before taking on more debt, head off these major home repairs

Mar 01, 2013

• Foreclosure settlement to distribute $3.6 billion
• Easing U.S., slowly, out of home financing
• Sequester deadline day is here, but the effects won’t be instantaneous
• Little reaction to 401(k) fee disclosure

February

Feb 28, 2013

• National mortgage settlement inadequate
• Bringing order to loyalty cards, e-tickets and more
• Justices appear skeptical over challenge to required arbitration
• Gap in Internet access between rich, poor students

Feb 27, 2013

• Young adults are too broke to get loans
• Social Security: 5 things you need to know
• Impact of budget cuts depends on where you live and who you are

Feb 26, 2013

• Bank of America should play the tape of disputed sales call
• AT&T wants to bill you for everything
• Americans anxious about retirement

Feb 25, 2013

• Major banks aid in payday loans banned by states
• Advice and tips for preparing your 2012 income tax return to the IRS
• Big health insurance rate hikes are plummeting
• Airlines get early jump on fare hikes in 2013
• Month-to-month motel tenants have same rights as other renters

Feb 24, 2013

• Testing the TurboTax and H&R Block tax apps

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