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Taken from the front pages of newspapers around the nation, News Headlines is your source for consumer issues. Access current and archived News Headlines collected by Consumer Action. News Headlines are listed in reverse chronological order, grouped by year, then month to allow for easier browsing.

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2018

September

Sep 22, 2018

• freeze your credit and unfreeze with no fees (Chinese)

Sep 21, 2018

• 7 credit myths that can cost you a lot of money
• Flood damage in the Carolinas is widespread—Insurance coverage isn’t
• Airlines are raising the cost of checked bags
• MA revenue plan would tax state’s major colleges and universities
• California: ley restringe uso de pajitas en restaurantes
• Otras opciones para no pagar 1.100 dólares por un iPhone
• Tailandia ordena a Ford compensar por transmisión defectuosa

Sep 20, 2018

• Nissan recalled 210K cars due to fire risk (Chinese)
• California became the first state in the United States to restrict plastic straws (Chinese)
• Assemblymember Phil Ting signed 2 Police Transparency Bills on the Governor’s Desk (Chinese)
• California’s new bill helps street vendors legalize (Chinese)
• Medical debts that were recovered annually were less than $600 per bill (Chinese)
• European Union says Facebook must change rules by end of 2018
• Life insurance offering more incentive to live longer
• This company is helping parents track their children
• Nearly half of cellphone calls will be scams by 2019
• Comisaria de UE se impacienta con Facebook por uso de datos
• Nissan hace llamado a revisión por riesgo de incendio

Sep 19, 2018

• California New Law Impacts Silicon Valley Vallco Development Disputes (Chinese)
• Three generations share one problem: Student debt
• Consumers will feel pain from Trump’s trade war
• You don’t own what you buy from iTunes
• Otro sueño americano va camino de ser pesadilla

Sep 18, 2018

• Large student loan debt make millennials unable to afford homes (Chinese)
• He meant to donate $15 to a GoFundMe and gave more than $15,000
• Only 10 percent have flood insurance on hard-hit Carolina coast
• When being separated from your luggage is a good thing
• How (and when) to limit kids’ tech use

Sep 17, 2018

• Amazon employees leaked customers data causing Amazon stocks to drop 1.7% (Chinese)
• California’s proposed new bill requires counties and cities to list vulnerable buildings (Chinese)
• Senators demand answers after student loan watchdog resigns
• Freezing credit will soon be free. Here’s why you should.
• CFPB pursues first lawsuit of Mulvaney era
• The mortgage market is back, with new risks
• We’re measuring the economy all wrong

Sep 14, 2018

• GM recalls more than 1.2M vehicles due to power-assisted steering problems (Chinese)
• Americans are spending on big-ticket items
• New iPhones are coming. Here’s how to save on an upgrade.
• Betsy DeVos loses student loan lawsuit

Sep 13, 2018

• How game apps have been collecting kids’ data
• U.S. regulators reject Wells Fargo’s plan to repay customers
• Google’s location privacy practices are under investigation
• The Recovery threw the middle-class dream under a Benz

Sep 12, 2018

• Jobs are not the solution to poverty
• Hurricane Florence: how to evacuate your home
• Dodd-Frank and consumer protections: from financial crisis to today

Sep 11, 2018

• Employers more open to hiring people with criminal backgrounds
• 10 years later, has your retirement portfolio recovered?
• Are Americans ready for the next recession?

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