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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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2017

October

Oct 18, 2017

• Headlines | Senators announce bipartisan deal to stabilize Obamacare markets
• Headlines | How to use clothing subscription boxes to find your personal style
• Headlines | Deep in Trump country, a big stake in health care
• Headlines | Waiting to upgrade to the iPhone 8? You’re not alone
• Opinions & Editorials | Congress’ push to make Americans with disabilities second-class citizens

Oct 17, 2017

• Headlines | How to divvy up your wealth when you disagree with offspring
• Headlines | Where fire victims can apply for tax relief and FEMA grants and loans
• Headlines | Use of controversial weedkiller is expected to double
• Headlines | Fake kidnapping calls are on the rise
• Headlines | Payday lender convicted of illegal payday loans, racketeering
• Spanish Headlines | Latinos son abrumadoramente estafados con la promesa de más ingresos

Oct 16, 2017

• Opinions & Editorials | It’s not too late for the Senate to avoid fiscal disaster
• Headlines | 5 common student loan credit reporting errors
• Headlines | Wells Fargo’s profits tumble as mega bank struggles to rebound
• Headlines | Older consumers’ biggest financial gripes
• Headlines | Buy a sofa online? Wayfair is counting on it

Oct 14, 2017

• Headlines | AT&T’s race against time to save its TV business

Oct 13, 2017

• Chinese Headlines | Choose wisely on reward credit cards can save you money (Chinese)
• Chinese Headlines | Equifax website hacked with malware (Chinese)
• Headlines | A stunning blow to Obamacare
• Headlines | Wringing cash from life insurance
• Headlines | Amazon making it easier for teens to use their parents’ credit cards
• Headlines | Equifax says code on its website ‘was serving malicious content’
• Spanish Headlines | EEUU condena a nigeriano por fraude de 1,3 millones
• Spanish Headlines | Trump nombrará asesora a escéptica de cambios climáticos

Oct 12, 2017

• Chinese Headlines | Consumers will have more advance notice prior to drug price increase (Chinese)
• Headlines | Making the lives of cybercriminals and spies harder online
• Headlines | Some of America’s favorite tax breaks could be on the chopping block
• Headlines | As California burns, here’s what you need to know about fire insurance
• Headlines | Trump to sign order to eliminate ACA insurance rules
• Spanish Headlines | Muchos no recibieron las advertencias de emergencia en sus teléfonos celulares antes de los incendio

Oct 11, 2017

• Chinese Headlines | Highest in history - Qualcomm fined reached $780 million for antitrust violations (Chinese)
• Chinese Headlines | 6 states that are the most likely to tax your social security income (Chinese)
• Chinese Headlines | Amazon let teens shop on their own with their parent’s account (Chinese)
• Spanish Headlines | Malas noticias: su 401(k) no le dará un retiro digno
• Chinese Headlines | Apple is looking into reports of batteries explosion (Chinese)
• Headlines | House set to back broader Thrift Savings Plan withdrawal options
• Headlines | Fraud grows more common in mortgage applications
• Headlines | Terrifying tales of data breaches make consumers want to scream
• Headlines | SEC urged to probe trading in shares of loan servicer Navient

Oct 10, 2017

• Chinese Headlines | Amazon increases tax collection starting Dec 1 2017 (Chinese)
• Chinese Headlines | Chinese Blessing Scam hit Los Angeles calls for community be vigilant (Chinese)
• Chinese Headlines | Trump to allow people to buy insurance across state lines (Chinese)
• Headlines | Platinum pensions: Rich CEOs aren’t like you and me
• Headlines | Goldman Sachs predicts only minor boost from Trump’s tax cuts
• Headlines | How to plan for the unforeseen

Oct 09, 2017

• Chinese Headlines | Massachusetts AG to oppose the rollback of Clean Power Plan (Chinese)
• Headlines | Five takeaways from Equifax’s brutal week
• Headlines | The economy is humming and banks are cheering, for now
• Headlines | Betsy DeVos’ first semester: a status report

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