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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.
- Headlines | Twitter pays $150 million penalty for breaking privacy promises again
- Headlines | Buy now, pay dearly?
- Headlines | Income-targeted student loan forgiveness invites a ‘train wreck’
- Headlines | Consumers lured Into predatory car repair loans
- Headlines | Bank of America to pay $10 million for illegal garnishments
- Headlines | Medicare Advantage plans often deny needed care
- Headlines | Senators question Zelle over its response to reports of rising fraud
- Headlines | How to opt out of Venmo’s new arbitration clause
- Headlines | More student loan borrowers will get help
- Headlines | Find out and fix what big data says about you
- Headlines | 8 questions about student loan default and “fresh start”
- Headlines | The federal consumer bureau sued TransUnion over deceptive sales tactics
- Headlines | Aging in place easier with smart home technology
- Headlines | The student loan pause won’t last forever
- Headlines | Your digital footprint: It’s bigger than you realize
- Headlines | How the most affordable student loan program failed low-income borrowers
- Headlines | New government site to help Americans find Covid antiviral pills
- Headlines | Your shadow credit score could decide if you get an apartment
- Headlines | Remote appraisals of homes could reduce racial bias
- Headlines | Credit reporting companies will remove stains from repaid medical debt
- Opinions & Editorials | How Congress can fight racial discrimination
- Headlines | A new 9-1-1 for mental health is on the way
- Headlines | Wells Fargo rejected half Its Black applicants for refinancing
- Headlines | How California is building the nation’s first privacy police
- Headlines | Fraud Is flourishing on Zelle. Banks say it’s not their problem
- Headlines | An iPhone that costs half as much has plenty of appeal but…
- Headlines | Tuition-free college movement gains momentum
- Headlines | Rents reach ‘insane’ levels across US with no end in sight
- Spanish Headlines | Estudio: Vacuna de Pfizer contra COVID da protección a niños
- Headlines | Don’t get left behind when your airline travel credits expire
- Spanish Headlines | Cómo protegerse de las estafas más frecuentes
- Headlines | Beware the hidden risks In Buy Now, Pay Later plans
- Headlines | The $1.7 billion student loan deal that was too good to be true
- Headlines | DeVry, ITT Tech defrauded borrowers to receive loan cancellation
- Headlines | See where investors bought a record share of homes
- Headlines | Senators unveil children’s online safety bill
- Headlines | Contractor to drop facial recognition requirement for all government agencies
- Headlines | Equifax breach settlement: Money for some, free monitoring for all
- Headlines | When private equity becomes your landlord
- Headlines | Serious about tackling inflation? Then address soaring housing costs
- Headlines | Free weekly credit report offer extended through 2022
- Headlines | Rents are up more than 30 percent in some cities
- Headlines | Experian, Equifax, TransUnion rarely act on credit file complaints, report says
- Headlines | AGs sue Google stating they deceive consumers about use of location data
- Headlines | Efforts to rein in Big Tech may be running out of time
- Headlines | What to do if you buy now, can’t pay later
- Headlines | Spotting spoofed websites
- Headlines | Nearly $2 billion settlement over Navient student loan practices
- Spanish Headlines | Legisladores de California debaten plan de salud universal
- Spanish Headlines | Cómo crear crédito cuando no lo tienes