Media & Press
Browse Consumer Action's press releases and consumer news headlines culled from U.S. newspapers.
Headlines
- Sep 30, 2011 When it comes to cell phone privacy, you’re an open book
- Sep 30, 2011 Banks to make customers pay fee for using debit cards
- Sep 30, 2011 Discover expects U.S. ‘enforcement action’ over its marketing
- Sep 29, 2011 Facebook’s Ticker broadcasts everything you do
- Sep 29, 2011 Home aid program won’t hit its target
- Sep 29, 2011 Supreme Court is asked to rule on health care
- Sep 28, 2011 GM’s OnStar reverses course on tracking
- Sep 28, 2011 For hackers, next lock to pick
- Sep 28, 2011 Authenticity of Web pages under attack by hackers
- Sep 28, 2011 Health insurance costs shifted to workers
- Sep 27, 2011 Freddie Mac loan deal defective, report says
- Sep 27, 2011 Act to avoid bank services fees
- Sep 27, 2011 Extract some extra mileage from frequent flier points
- Sep 27, 2011 Privacy advocates oppose Facebook changes
- Sep 26, 2011 Consumers cutting back to indulge
- Sep 26, 2011 Kindle Tablet is coming, what it means to consumers
- Sep 26, 2011 Shutdown looms as Congress debates spending plan
- Sep 26, 2011 Next to go: Free checking accounts
- Sep 25, 2011 Why you can’t find a good used car at the right price
- Sep 25, 2011 Now you don’t see extra fees, now you do
- Sep 25, 2011 Working relationships across generations
- Sep 25, 2011 FCC net neutrality official Nov. 20; lawsuits expected to follow
- Sep 25, 2011 Parents wrestle with rear-facing car seat advice
- Sep 25, 2011 Study: Many sickened, one death, from misuse of bedbug pesticides
- Sep 25, 2011 Speculators get a break in new rule
- Sep 25, 2011 For homeowners in trouble, a tough decision
- Sep 24, 2011 Bing introduces Daily Deals
- Sep 24, 2011 20-percent rule for mortgage down payments unlikely in near future
- Sep 24, 2011 Employee incentives drive lower-cost health care
- Sep 24, 2011 What it takes to become a millionaire
- Sep 23, 2011 How to save on your smartphone bill: Track data usage painlessly
- Sep 23, 2011 Seasonal hiring expected to be tepid this year
- Sep 23, 2011 Housing slump hits new mortgage loans
- Sep 23, 2011 Amazon and (hopefully) the end of late fees
- Sep 22, 2011 Firms divide and conquer in consumer cases
- Sep 22, 2011 How to minimize risks of using free public WiFi
- Sep 22, 2011 No cards, no cash. Just a phone
- Sep 22, 2011 Young adults gain health insurance
- Sep 22, 2011 Rising rents lessen affordability of housing
- Sep 22, 2011 Facebook redesign, new features expected
- Sep 21, 2011 Consumer bureau readies its new financial rules
- Sep 21, 2011 Using plastic to pay Anthem bill? Prepare to lose your coverage
- Sep 21, 2011 The rising cost of raising a child: Have kids become too expensive?
- Sep 21, 2011 $1B foreclosure aid program helps fewer than planned
- Sep 20, 2011 Four insurers will supply health data
- Sep 20, 2011 Google launches Google Wallet
- Sep 20, 2011 Proposal: Make airline sites, kiosks accessible to disabled
- Sep 19, 2011 Setting boundaries for Internet privacy
- Sep 19, 2011 What to do when a layoff occurs
- Sep 19, 2011 Lenders may deny credit 10 years after bankruptcy
- Sep 19, 2011 Google launches airfare search tool
- Sep 19, 2011 Security software for mobile devices
- Sep 19, 2011 Airlines continue to cut flights, keep airfares up
- Sep 18, 2011 Recall on contraceptives for packaging error
- Sep 18, 2011 Educational apps help make learning fun
- Sep 18, 2011 AT&T takes wraps off wireless data network
- Sep 18, 2011 Some schools use old, uncrashworthy cars for driver’s ed
- Sep 18, 2011 Saving on mortgage taxes
- Sep 17, 2011 Decoding the wide variations in house appraisals
- Sep 17, 2011 Spotlighting 401(k) plans, thanklessly
- Sep 17, 2011 Google lets wi-fi owners opt out of Registry
- Sep 16, 2011 Update urged on children’s online privacy
- Sep 16, 2011 Three ways to cut everyday expenses
- Sep 16, 2011 Banks ramp up foreclosures
- Sep 15, 2011 Buyer Beware: Flood-damaged vehicles will hit market soon
- Sep 15, 2011 Foreclosures surge in hardest-hit markets
- Sep 15, 2011 Less Web tracking means less effective ads
- Sep 15, 2011 Tight standards make mortgages tough to get
- Sep 14, 2011 Couples’ cash: managing money and marriage
- Sep 14, 2011 Nearly one in six in poverty in the U.S.; children hit hard, Census says
- Sep 13, 2011 Are you up for a second job?
- Sep 13, 2011 Student loan default rates jump
- Sep 13, 2011 Reclaiming your life from identity thieves
- Sep 13, 2011 Reverse mortgages don’t always work
- Sep 13, 2011 College graduates driving increase in bankruptcy
- Sep 12, 2011 Capital gains tax rates benefiting wealthy
- Sep 12, 2011 Airlines raise some fares; 10th increase of the year
- Sep 12, 2011 More consumers spurn cable TV bills
- Sep 11, 2011 Forget the pizza, Groupon has deal on tuition
- Sep 11, 2011 Budgeting for baby: Money advice for new parents
- Sep 11, 2011 5 tips for buying your teen’s first car
- Sep 11, 2011 5 easy steps to stanch the e-mail flood
- Sep 10, 2011 U.S. gets chance to catch up on credit card security
- Sep 10, 2011 Stronger cautions backed on bone drugs for women
- Sep 10, 2011 Financial lessons from sports stars’ mistakes
- Sep 09, 2011 How I saved $50,000 in college costs
- Sep 09, 2011 Mortgage rates fall to lowest level since 1950s, few qualify
- Sep 09, 2011 Wal-Mart to bring back layaway for holidays
- Sep 08, 2011 Social Security pays millions to dead people
- Sep 08, 2011 Virtual campus tours give insider’s view
- Sep 08, 2011 Healthcare costs rose while insurance coverage fell
- Sep 08, 2011 App smart: Battery-saving tips
- Sep 07, 2011 Paying the bills with ‘blood money’
- Sep 07, 2011 Restaurants want a piece of food stamp pie
- Sep 07, 2011 New mortgage limit may set buyers back
- Sep 06, 2011 Postal Service warns it could lose billions
- Sep 06, 2011 Curated Web, courtesy of corporate America
- Sep 06, 2011 Consumer protection nominee promises cooperation
- Sep 06, 2011 Closed says Google but shops open
- Sep 06, 2011 Insurers’ rate quote practice unfair
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