News Headlines

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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2019

August

Aug 07, 2019

• SDG&E warning customers about scams over new electrical meters (Chinese)
• Easier application and repayment process drive personal loan growth (Chinese)
• $1M bribery! AT&T employees accepted bribes to unlock 2M cellphones (Chinese)
• When the devil is literally in the details
• How collectors trick consumers into reviving dead debts
• The hidden danger of lead can lurk in familiar items
• Uber wants to sell you train tickets, and be your bus service

Aug 06, 2019

• What if your millennial co-worker opts not to save for retirement?
• Fed says it will develop faster digital banking system
• What would Medicare for all cover?
• What to do if you’re a victim of a student loan scam

Aug 05, 2019

• CFPB rule change might make it harder to get mortgages
• Instagram is changing the way people buy things
• A guide to picking the right phone plan
• As mortgage interest deduction vanishes, housing market shrugs

Aug 02, 2019

• Capital One data breach suspect arrested - FBI expanded its investigation (Chinese)
• Safe deposit boxes aren’t safe
• You have one week left to opt out of Chase’s arbitration process
• Avoiding mistakes with student loans

Aug 01, 2019

• FTC advises consumers on claiming personal liability triggered by Equifax data breach (Chinese)
• Trump administration to consider plans to import drugs from Canada
• Advanced use of A.I. in healthcare raises privacy concerns
• What to know when choosing cremation
• Don’t count on a big cash payout from Equifax. See the free credit monitoring

July

Jul 31, 2019

• High home insurance in the fire risk regions causes a downturn in the housing market (Chinese)
• Have a Capital One credit card? Here’s how to protect yourself
• For big banks, it’s an endless fight with hackers
• What to watch ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting
• Trump’s former anti-discrimination official ‘may have abused his authority’
• Democrats debate “Medicare for all,” middle-class taxes
• EEUU permitirá importación legal de medicinas desde Canadá
• Senadores de EEUU: Agencia aprobó aviones Max indebidamente

Jul 30, 2019

• Capital One data breach exposing over 100M credit cards information - one female arrested (Chinese)
• A hacker gained access to 100 million Capital One accounts
• Why doesn’t Facebook help after your account gets hacked?
• 10,000 in Appalachia will see medical debt forgiven
• Aumentan demandas contra plaguicida Roundup de Monsanto
• Una hacker ataca al banco estadounidense Capital One

Jul 29, 2019

• Exploring Facebook love scams
• The roots of Boeing’s 737 Max crisis: relaxed regulatory oversight
• Hackers’ latest targets: school districts
• The Fed prepares to take its biggest economic gamble in years
• Preocupa interferencia de aseguradoras en atención médica

Jul 27, 2019

• A $5 billion fine for Facebook won’t fix privacy
• Nuevo choque de Trump con Macron

Jul 26, 2019

• 140M people were affected by the Equifax breach, the highest compensation could reach $20K (Chinese)
• House passes anti-robocall bill
• Here’s where Facebook’s record $5 billion fine goes
• Those hit hardest by student loans never finished college
• A sick pet, and an unthinkable choice

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