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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2010

March

Mar 05, 2010

• The high cost of quake insurance will rock your bank account
• Smartphones have changed the way we travel

Mar 04, 2010

• Renters beware of rent increase after signing the lease (Chinese)
• Downgrade of financial protection agency threatens overhaul plan
• How cybercriminals invade social networks
• Overdraft fee limits won’t cripple banks
• FreeCreditReport.com isn’t free
• Cap on credit card penalty fees proposed

Mar 03, 2010

• Lone holdout gives in, Senate OKs jobless benefits
• A timeline for home buyers who want the tax credit
• Toyota’s fix is a bust, owners claim
• Energy savers may get rebates

Mar 02, 2010

• Refinancing program extended for troubled homeowners
• States may ban credit checks on job applicants
• Postal Service to deliver bad news
• Consumer protection may be headed for the Fed

Mar 01, 2010

• Financial reform endgame
• Students pay to work at unpaid internships
• Renewed effort in Senate to reach financial regulation
• Payday lenders advance on unemployment checks
• ‘Crammers’ ring up millions

February

Feb 28, 2010

• Secret lives of America’s debtors
• Consumer’s quest shines light on ID theft

Feb 26, 2010

• FDIC to test mortgage reductions for underwater borrowers
• ‘Up to’ claims for Internet connection speeds next to worthless
• 5 new tax breaks you don’t want to miss
• Traction for banking regulation

Feb 25, 2010

• Mortgage servicers offer aid plan for jobless
• Work-share program cuts hours vs. jobs
• SEC passes rules to prevent stock meltdowns
• U.S. may bend on consumer agency
• Loan-sharking Inc.

Feb 24, 2010

• Don’t try to do this online
• Anthem Blue Cross plans to go ahead with rate hikes in California
• Clean, cheap power from fuel cells in a box?
• At FDIC, bracing for a wave of failures

Feb 23, 2010

• Making the most of new credit card protections
• Congress says Toyota misled the public
• Cash-for-clunkers rebates for new appliances
• F.T.C. links data breach to file sharing
• Obama offers new health-care reform proposal
• En vigor ley contra abusos en tarjetas

Feb 22, 2010

• Obama proposal targets insurance-rate increases
• Wide variance in Energy Star products

Feb 19, 2010

• Cruise offer gets beached
• Bleak economy pushing health insurers to raise rates
• Trove of stolen logons in hands of ‘amateur’ hackers
• Administration to provide more aid to homeowners

Feb 18, 2010

• Consumer protection agency targets bogus job scams
• Systems hacked in one of largest cyber attacks

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