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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2012

February

Feb 11, 2012

• Consumer credit jumps by $19.3 billion in December
• Valentine’s Day shoppers spending more this year
• Success of health reform hinges on hiring 30,000 primary care doctors by 2015
• Car dealers wince at a site to end sales haggling

Feb 10, 2012

• First-time unemployment claims sink to early-recession levels
• Airlines secretly cash in on unused tickets
• Should Bumbo baby seat be recalled again?
• Mortgage plan gives billions to homeowners, but with exceptions

Feb 09, 2012

• Which credit card rewards does the IRS care about?
• Privacy group wants FTC to punish Google
• States negotiate $26 billion deal for homeowners

Feb 08, 2012

• 2012 Lunar New Year Greetings from Consumer Action (Chinese)
• That’ll be $2,000 extra for your aisle seat, Mr. Nader
• Government assistance expands
• Touch-screens create online shopping experiences at stores

Feb 07, 2012

• How U. of Charleston cut tuition 22%
• Get more from a second doctor’s opinion
• 610,000 switched banks to protest debit card fees
• For many, affordable healthcare hinges on Supreme Court
• Foreclosure deal doesn’t go far enough

Feb 06, 2012

• Deal is closer for a U.S. plan on mortgage relief
• Bigger US role against companies’ cyberthreats?
• Hospitals mine patient records in search of customers

Feb 04, 2012

• A dream of homeownership, still beyond reach
• Tips for putting a price on your work
• Appliance fires: Is your home safe?

Feb 03, 2012

• Small business strategies
• Why are we only finding out about the VeriSign security breach now?
• Google reveals Android malware ‘Bouncer,’ scans all apps

Feb 02, 2012

• Options to Google’s search services, privacy policy
• Sen. Feinstein backs health insurance rate controls
• Honda loses small claims court suit to consumer
• Obama announces home refinancing plan

Feb 01, 2012

• Consumer agency chief’s appointment is invalid, GOP senators say
• Personal data’s value? Facebook is set to find out
• America is becoming a nation of renters
• IRS tax fraud crackdown targets identity thieves

January

Jan 31, 2012

• Claiming an adult child on your taxes
• F.T.C. fines debt collector $2.5 Million
• IRS clarifies whether airline miles are taxable
• Japanese auto parts makers admit to price-fixing scheme
• N.C. bank commissioner to oversee foreclosure settlement

Jan 30, 2012

• Freddie Mac bets against homeowners
• Scam watch: Consumers conned by would-be lovers
• How I buy groceries without cash
• Who benefits from possible $25B mortgage settlement?
• FDA staffers sue agency over surveillance of personal e-mail

Jan 29, 2012

• Refinery closings could push gasoline prices back to $4
• Some doctors try to squelch online reviews
• Best new car deals for January

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