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Consumer Action updates daily, headline news from a variety of news sources. The archive provides access in reverse chronological order, grouped by year, than month to allow for easier browsing.

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2018

June

Jun 19, 2018

• Opinions & Editorials | Higher ed law fails its mission to protect military students
• Headlines | iPhones will automatically share location when people dial 911
• Headlines | Can student loans now be discharged in bankruptcy?
• Headlines | Pregnancy discrimination is rampant inside America’s biggest companies

Jun 18, 2018

• Headlines | Why hackers aren’t afraid of us
• Headlines | Trump taps budget aide to head Consumer Bureau
• Headlines | Is the gig economy a myth?
• Headlines | Rebel developers are trying to cure our smartphone addiction
• Opinions & Editorials | The charts that show how big business is winning

Jun 16, 2018

• Headlines | Credit freezes will soon be free for everyone

Jun 15, 2018

• Headlines | How consumers can take action to protect themselves online
• Headlines | I need a student loan. What are my options?
• Headlines | Selling your data for profit? Here are arguments for and against

Jun 14, 2018

• Headlines | Beware the Nigerian email scam
• Headlines | The Fed just made life even worse for home buyers
• Headlines | Apple ending apps’ ability to secretly sell your contacts list
• Headlines | Bill would protect licenses of those who default on student loans
• Headlines | Apple making it harder for police to collect evidence from iPhones
• Spanish Headlines | Apple impedirá que extraños se infiltren en iPhones

Jun 13, 2018

• Headlines | Kids’ influence looms large over their parents’ home-buying decisions
• Headlines | Bitcoin’s price was artificially inflated last year
• Headlines | What’s in a name? Consumer Bureau to find out
• Headlines | AT&T wins: Judge clears $85 billion bid for Time Warner with no conditions
• Opinions & Editorials | The Federal Reserve is about to raise its interest rate again
• Opinions & Editorials | Affordable housing is your spare bedroom

Jun 12, 2018

• Headlines | How to choose a student loan repayment plan
• Headlines | To catch a credit card thief
• Headlines | Air ambulances leave patients with $45,000 bills
• Headlines | An early retirement is doable. Here’s how.
• Spanish Headlines | Facebook permitirá que los usuarios escriban reseñas sobre los anunciantes

Jun 11, 2018

• Headlines | Seven steps to buying a home
• Headlines | Why flunking or dropping that college class will dent your wallet
• Headlines | Are any encrypted messaging apps fail-safe?
• Headlines | Rent strikes grow in popularity as gentrification drives up rents
• Headlines | Five ways Mulvaney is cracking down on his own agency
• Headlines | Alexa and other smart speakers may endanger privacy rights
• Headlines | Net neutrality is now really, officially dead. Now what?

Jun 09, 2018

• Opinions & Editorials | Why did the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fire us?
• Headlines | Trump’s consumer agency chief looks to shut down complaint database

Jun 08, 2018

• Headlines | The gig economy is shrinking
• Headlines | Here’s the bible on navigating social security
• Headlines | Booking with Airbnb? Here’s your survival guide
• Headlines | Recounting ‘horror stories’ over Guitar Center’s warranties

Jun 07, 2018

• Chinese Headlines | 3 things NOT To Do when applying for Social Security benefits (Chinese)
• Chinese Headlines | Facebook’s 14m users privacy settings changed to “public” (Chinese)
• Opinions & Editorials | Protecting privacy is a civil rights issue
• Headlines | Labor market is the best since 1970 — but not if you want a raise
• Headlines | More than half of U.S. households have ditched landline phones
• Headlines | A debate over payday lending unfolds in the black church
• Headlines | Mulvaney fires all 25 members of consumer watchdog’s advisory board

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