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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

April

Apr 20, 2018

• Headlines | Amazon defined by billions—workers’ median pay is $28,446
• Headlines | U.S. to fine Wells Fargo $1 billion

Apr 19, 2018

• Opinions & Editorials | The ‘C’ in CRA should still mean something
• Headlines | SEC seeks to require brokers to put their clients first
• Headlines | Payday lenders convening at Trump resort are met by protesters
• Headlines | Tax refund? Don’t count on it if your student loans are in default
• Headlines | Facebook knows a ton about your health. Now they want to make money

Apr 18, 2018

• Headlines | A flaw-by-flaw guide to Facebook’s new GDPR privacy changes
• Headlines | Now’s a very, very good time to look at the IRS calculator for 2018
• Headlines | Senate poised to roll back watchdog effort to prevent discrimination
• Headlines | Here’s why you’re having so much trouble finding a home to buy
• Headlines | First-ever evictions database shows: ‘We’re In a housing crisis’
• Headlines | We’re bad at evaluating risk. How doctors can help

Apr 17, 2018

• Headlines | 1000s of apps in Google Play Store may be illegally tracking children
• News Video | Teach kids to be smart consumers
• News Video | Asians love digital banking, Americans not so much
• Headlines | Avoid eating romaine lettuce (again!)
• News Video | My husband got secret credit cards and maxxed them out

Apr 16, 2018

• Headlines | Massachusetts defies aministration with crackdown on student loan debt
• Headlines | Who is a public servant? Borrowers have a lot riding on the answer
• Headlines | Can consumers still get help from the CFPB?
• Headlines | Thinking about getting an advance on your tax refund?
• Spanish Headlines | Toyota: Vehículos pronto se comunicarán entre sí

Apr 13, 2018

• Headlines | Federal judges indicate they could remove Mulvaney as acting CFPB chief
• Headlines | Uber is adding safety features it resisted for years
• Headlines | Facebook is complicated. That shouldn’t stop lawmakers.
• Spanish Headlines | Wells Fargo reconoce oferta de acuerdo por 1.000 millones
• Spanish Headlines | Corte en Massachusetts falla contra Exxon Mobil
• Spanish Headlines | Comcast sumará Netflix a sus paquetes de TV por cable en EEUU

Apr 12, 2018

• Headlines | Mulvaney leading Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a cliff
• Headlines | I downloaded the information Facebook has on me. Yikes.
• Headlines | Facebook is now in the data-privacy spotlight. Could Google be next?
• Headlines | Those stickers warning that repairs will void your warranty are nonsense
• Spanish Headlines | Juez de EEUU dice conductores de Uber no son empleados de la compañía
• Spanish Headlines | Uber anuncia nuevas medidas de seguridad
• Spanish Headlines | Esto es todo lo que Facebook guarda sobre ti

Apr 11, 2018

• Headlines | An inside look at your favorite dating sites
• Headlines | Wells Fargo facing huge fine for mortgage lending, auto insurance problems
• Headlines | A house you can buy, but never own
• Spanish Headlines | Zuckerberg evidencia brecha generacional con legisladores
• Spanish Headlines | Hallan gusanos y condiciones insalubres en funeraria de EEUU

Apr 10, 2018

• Opinions & Editorials | Don’t dismantle student loan regulations
• Headlines | 3 ways parents can help grown kids own a home
• Headlines | Under Trump, a voice for the American consumer goes silent
• Spanish Headlines | Presentan en Francia la primera vivienda social impresa en 3D
• Spanish Headlines | Corte UE : Miembros pueden prohibir servicios como UberPop
• Spanish Headlines | Récord máximo de pérdidas por desastres cubiertas por seguro
• Spanish Headlines | Facebook empieza a alertar usuarios afectados por privacidad
• Spanish Headlines | LO ÚLTIMO: Facebook rechaza baja de uso tras escándalo
• Spanish Headlines | Agricultores orgánicos buscan crear su propia certificación

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