Site Archives
Headline News
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 | Charitable donations benefit telemarketers
- Spanish Headlines | Una combinación peligrosa: universitarios con tarjetas de crédito
- Headlines | Google says ‘do not track’ option coming to Chrome by end of year
- Headlines | Free ride is over—Amazon.com collecting California sales tax
- Headlines | DEA inspects Walgreens in oxycodone probe
- Headlines | Pros and cons of the Roth thrift savings plan
- Headlines | Before divorce, you should get financially prepared
- Headlines | Chicago tops nation in tax burden for travelers
- Headlines | FAA to review rules on in-flight use of devices
- Headlines | Know the consequences of cutting Medicaid
- Headlines | Retirees’ new pastime: Cutting costs in all sorts of ways
- Headlines | Debt collectors cashing in on student loan roundup
- Headlines | Refinancing deals for homeowners vary widely
- Headlines | Consumer Product Safety Cmsn. considers bans plus warning labels
- Headlines | Short sellers may take a big hit on their credit scores
- Headlines | Public pension funds stung by Facebook’s falling stock
- Headlines | Labor Day gas prices will set a record
- Headlines | Giving to a newborn’s college savings plan
- Headlines | What you don’t know about energy can cost you
- Headlines | Last plea on school loans: proving a hopeless future
- Headlines | Feds probe mobile app privacy safeguards
- Headlines | GPS technology finding its way into court
- Headlines | Apple’s patent victory spells changes in smartphones for consumers
- Headlines | Pare student debt or boost savings? Can’t go wrong either way
- Headlines | Employing dietitians pays off for supermarkets
- Headlines | Retirement fund fees, if ignored, will eat into your nest egg
- Headlines | Airlines: You can’t wear that
- Headlines | Scam watch: Online auctions, phony credit cards, infomercials
- Headlines | Textbook price-check tool met with doubt
- Headlines | Gift registries gain popularity among cash-strapped students
- Headlines | How to know if you have enough auto insurance
- Headlines | Social-media tools can boost productivity
- Headlines | On the Job: Young workers leave U.S. for internships
- Headlines | What Paul Ryan’s budget actually cuts — and by how much
- Headlines | Problems riddle moves to collect credit card debt
- Headlines | How big data became so big
- Headlines | Government auctions off surplus online
- Headlines | Estate plan needed to divide spouses’ property and reduce taxes
- Headlines | Ambiguity in Health Law Could Make Family Coverage Too Costly for Many
- Headlines | FTC approves settlement with Facebook on user privacy
- Headlines | Stay in touch without racking up big wireless bills
- Headlines | Average couple spends $26,989 on wedding; many break budget
- Headlines | Discounted room rate is most popular hotel incentive, survey says
- Headlines | AT&T plans to phase out 2G service by end of 2016
- Headlines | Southwest pays refunds after computer glitch
- Headlines | Facebook: About 83 million accounts are fake
- Headlines | The best reason yet to ditch Gmail
- Headlines | Prepaid cellphones are cheaper. Why aren’t they popular?
- Headlines | 10 surprising dangers of vitamins and supplements
- Headlines | Generic medicines saved $193 billion in 2011