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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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2018

June

Jun 11, 2018

• Net neutrality is now really, officially dead. Now what?

Jun 09, 2018

• Why did the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fire us?
• Trump’s consumer agency chief looks to shut down complaint database

Jun 08, 2018

• The gig economy is shrinking
• Here’s the bible on navigating social security
• Booking with Airbnb? Here’s your survival guide
• Recounting ‘horror stories’ over Guitar Center’s warranties

Jun 07, 2018

• 3 things NOT To Do when applying for Social Security benefits (Chinese)
• Facebook’s 14m users privacy settings changed to “public” (Chinese)
• Protecting privacy is a civil rights issue
• Labor market is the best since 1970 — but not if you want a raise
• More than half of U.S. households have ditched landline phones
• A debate over payday lending unfolds in the black church
• Mulvaney fires all 25 members of consumer watchdog’s advisory board

Jun 06, 2018

• Facebook shares information with Huawei and other Chinese companies - cause concern (Chinese)
• States ask CFPB to keep complaints database public
• Facebook gave data access to Chinese firm flagged by U.S. intelligence
• Can Facebook be cut down to size?
• Why the FBI wants you to reboot your router (and why that’s not enough)
• The simple message from Social Security and Medicare trustees
• Mulvaney sides with payday lenders asking courts to block restrictions
• Legisladores EEUU presionan a Facebook por compartir datos
• Facebook financiará programas noticiosos originales

Jun 05, 2018

• Facebook may face fines — again — for potentially mishandling users’ data
• Getting down payment help now. Sharing home’s gain (or loss) later
• Teaching new mortgage lender a lesson backfires on homeowner
• Hooked on your iPhone? At WWDC, Apple finally offers help
• EEUU: Medicare se quedará sin dinero antes de los previsto

Jun 04, 2018

• Do not go gently into that financial regulatory rollback
• The U.N. says Trump is making life harder for the poor
• Fifteen default data privacy settings you should change right now
• Facebook gave device makers access to data on users, friends
• New law will let consumers freeze credit files without charge
• Deadline looms for consumer complaint database public weigh in
• Facebook rechaza reporte del NY Times sobre manejo de datos

Jun 01, 2018

• EB-5 investment immigration visa scam resulted in $2M compensation to families (Chinese)
• Why some patients getting drugmakers’ help are paying more
• With legislation stalled, DeVos moves to wield deregulatory power
• Who should foot the bill on the first date?
• First jobs matter: Avoiding the underemployment trap
• Si estás endeudado es porque te crees rico y no lo eres
• Facebook eliminará sección de “tendencias”

May

May 31, 2018

• Judge approves $142-million settlement over Wells Fargo accounts scandal
• Federal Reserve eases rule to prevent big banks from making risky bets
• How spies can use your cellphone to eavesdrop on your calls, texts
• La telemedicina, buen recurso para los ancianos
• Protección gratis frente a ladrones
• Nuevos tratamientos contra el cáncer terminan atascados bajo montañas de papeleo

May 30, 2018

• What does average American get from Social Security?
• Walmart offers to foot college tuition bills for U.S. employees

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