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, than month to allow for easier browsing.

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2006

July

Jul 27, 2006

• Medical tourism takes off
• Data may be exposed at IRS

Jul 26, 2006

• Conquer the currency conversion conundrum
• $336 million settlement in credit card currency conversion case
• Custom credit cards distract from rates/terms
• Should kids be left fortunes?
• Income tax cuts must be offset elsewhere

Jul 25, 2006

• Vishing: A new twist in identity theft
• Hillary Clinton eyes middle class and working poor

Jul 24, 2006

• Five scams consumers need to know about
• Consumer Reports starts shopping magazine
• A sneakier kind of spam

Jul 22, 2006

• Naïve consumers pay all the fees

Jul 21, 2006

• California insurers sue over driving record plan
• FDA scientists blast drug agency’s priorities
• NIH: Drug errors claim lives, waste resources

Jul 20, 2006

• California targets title insurance premiums
• Bush talks no more of poverty
• Prudent student credit card choices

Jul 19, 2006

• Don’t be fooled by bogus lottery scams
• Your card, your kids’ credit histories?

Jul 18, 2006

• Preventing kids’ backover deaths
• SEC eyes elderly free lunch scams
• The most recalled cars of 2006

Jul 17, 2006

• Phishers find easy pickings on social sites
• Minimum wage push pays off?
• Bush administration plans medicare changes
• Savvy seniors more likely to be conned

Jul 14, 2006

• House renews 1965 Voting Rights Act
• e-Passports: Ready or not here they come
• Transferring your cell phone contract

Jul 13, 2006

• Privacy expert urges free credit monitoring
• Federal toxics bill could wipe out state protections
• Federal protection for consumers

Jul 12, 2006

• Read the fine print before charging abroad
• Uninsured pay 60% more for prescription drugs
• Who pays for Internet superhighway?
• Data miners dig a little deeper

Jul 11, 2006

• Identity theft increase tied to meth users
• IRS warns of scam ‘phishing’ e-mails
• Medicare drug plans info often wrong
• Regional carriers’ wireless alternatives
• Five ways to destroy your credit

Jul 10, 2006

• Virtual checkbook: The next generation
• Retailers want a place in your wallet
• Fed credit card report conclusions questioned
• 10 needed changes to rules and fees

Jul 07, 2006

• ‘Orwellian’ college database idea widely assailed
• Citizen rules eased for Medicare

Jul 06, 2006

• Low grades for proposed college student database

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