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.
- The smokers’ surcharge
- As graduates return to nest, economy feels the pain
- California attorney general subpoenas Fannie, Freddie
- Study reveals we’d rather buy iphones and video games
- The sharp increase in the food stamps program
- Facebook security breach raises concerns
- Regulators sniffing around mobile privacy issues
- Federal regulators looking into gear shift problems
- Why a 529 college savings plan is a great gift
- Budgeting for the holidays
- Banks qquietly ramping up costs to consumers
- Privacy is now No. 1 issue for Facebook
- Pros and cons of online options for tracking your money
- Black Friday TVs: Walmart, Target, Best Buy get down low
- Follow these five tips for selling your home in winter
- Airbnb’s lodging gets tested, yielding a mixed bag
- Apple: ‘We continue to investigate’ battery issues
- Growing field of ‘smart grid’ technology faces opposition over pricing, privacy
- Terms of Citibank credit insurance not well disclosed
- Best credit cards for holiday shopping
- Growing number of programs across USA help vets to get jobs
- Thanksgiving as day to shop meets rejection
- Facebook will give users more say over their privacy to settle FTC investigation
- Prospect of online sales tax grows
- Judge chafes over Citigroup fraud settlement
- Foreclosure backlogs could take decades to clear
- Mobile apps can help you spend wisely
- GOP sees disconnect between universal phone, healthcare coverage
- Former Google exec jumps into payday lending with ZestCash
- Panel emphasizes safety in digitization of health records
- Toyota recalls 550,000 cars for steering issue
- Credit scores to add more consumer data
- Promises made and remade by firms in S.E.C. fraud cases
- High bank fees benefit Wal-Mart
- Borrowing up, but credit card use falls
- Regulators disagree about approach to online-privacy rules
- Privacy of millions at mercy of a USB device
- Police GPS device use triggers privacy clash
- Leasing a car: five tips
- Shopping by smartphone this holiday season
- Watch out for fake online reviews and review sites
- Last-minute tax savers
- Asleep at the wheel: Study finds motorists admit to drowsy driving
- How much is waiting for the cable guy costing you?
- ‘I’m home!’ Adult children move back in
- Amid Wall Street protests, smaller banks gain favor
- Amazon launches Kindle lending library
- Mobile game favorites of the experts
- Average student-loan debt tops $25,000
- Two-year colleges draw more affluent students
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