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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2006

November

Nov 01, 2006

• Group asks FTC to probe Web ads
• GAO urges closer oversight of private tax collectors

October

Oct 31, 2006

• Safety first when buying a car
• Zillow appraisal site accused of discrimination
• Savings loses to debt, living expenses
• Credit card gobbledygook masks sleazy practices

Oct 30, 2006

• Should credit affect insurance?

Oct 29, 2006

• Tax breaks to note now
• In uniform or not, beware costly payday loans

Oct 28, 2006

• Home real estate tax deductions eyed

Oct 27, 2006

• Firefox/Google anti-fraud effort a privacy threat?

Oct 26, 2006

• California moves to fire HMO regulator
• Entrepreneurs share their secrets
• IRS help can be hard to get

Oct 25, 2006

• Private student loans pose greater risk
• Low fat foods may promote weight gain
• Asking why health care racial disparities exist

Oct 24, 2006

• Fees a big chunk of rental car cost
• Low pay, high rent, wit’s end
• Hackers hit large securities trader accounts
• People still buying non-traditional mortgages
• Soldiers in debt considered security risks

Oct 23, 2006

• Mistakes that made flipping flop
• Translation service crosses language barrier
• Privacy pitfalls of no-swipe credit cards
• Consumers lose in electric deregulation

Oct 22, 2006

• Arbitration: Is justice served?
• Shop around before you get sick

Oct 20, 2006

• VISA publishes interchange merchant fees
• Feds keep losing your data

Oct 19, 2006

• Two held for stealing homes in ‘squatter scam’
• More Californians risk foreclosure on homes
• IRS cracks down on church politicking
• Blue Cross settlement ‘window dressing’
• Immigrants sending $45 billion home

Oct 18, 2006

• No brakes on credit card fees
• Initiatives to help people stay healthy
• Social Security payments to rise 3.3% in ‘07
• Customer call centers use ‘emotion detection’

Oct 17, 2006

• People still seeking bankrutpcy protection
• FTC hangs up on telemarketers’ pitch

Oct 16, 2006

• Prescription for health care change

Oct 15, 2006

• Climbing out of debt is difficult process

Oct 14, 2006

• All crashes should be as good

Oct 13, 2006

• Vocational training back in vogue
• Real estate groups to stop blocking rival listings
• Binge shoppers risk everything for a fix

Oct 12, 2006

• Whatever happened to customer service?
• Family, friends, neighbors can help seniors evade scams
• Credit card charges crimp consumers

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