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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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2017

August

Aug 07, 2017

• The debt-ceiling crisis is real

Aug 05, 2017

• Martin Shkreli is found guilty of fraud
• Wells Fargo says number of unauthorized accounts could rise
• Americans paid $15 billion in overdraft fees last year

Aug 04, 2017

• Class-action lawsuits critical to shedding light on bank fraud
• Anonymous browsing data isn’t as anonymous as you think
• New fears for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Your guide to the critical next 4 months for Obamacare
• Too many meds? America’s love affair with prescription meds

Aug 03, 2017

• Congress should jump at chance to side with consumers
• Can 3% down payments compete in today’s tight mortgage market?
• CFPB slaps Chase with $4.6M penalty over checking account problems
• There’s money to be made in taking complaints
• Many homeowners are guilty of financing renovations on credit cards

Aug 02, 2017

• FDA has 6 inspectors for 3 million shipments of cosmetics
• Generic drug industry that brought huge cost savings may be changing
• The Dow and the dollar diverge
• Court ruling could help keep Obamacare subsidies

Aug 01, 2017

• Consumers’ 5 big complaints about car disputes (Chinese)
• Sen. Schumer calls on FDA to investigate fast food packaging chemicals (Chinese)
• Obamacare premium may increase from 22% to 150% (Chinese)
• Obamacare faces sharp increase in premium of 12.5% in 2018 (Chinese)
• Court directs F.A.A. to revisit issue of ‘shrinking’ airline seats
• Thousands of college students may be homeless or precariously housed
• Five words you never say when paying by credit card in foreign country
• 4 vaccines you need for college

July

Jul 31, 2017

• White economic privilege is alive and well
• Google’s new program to track shoppers sparks federal privacy complaint
• Adviser to Trump calls for firing of CFPB head Cordray

Jul 30, 2017

• Crossing the road and viewing a mobile device is illegal in Honolulu (Chinese)

Jul 29, 2017

• Republican health care reform suffered heavy losses (Chinese)
• Treasury announces steps to wind down myRA Program (Chinese)
• Wells Fargo to refund $80 million to customers hit by car loan insurance (Chinese)
• Republican health care reform suffered heavy losses (Chinese)
• Judge orders further investigation into small airline seat sizes

Jul 28, 2017

• No proof of return ticket from an Asian - resulted in no entry to US for 5 years (Chinese)
• Social media scam involving loss of money and bank account fraud (Chinese)
• Wells Fargo forced unwanted auto insurance on borrowers
• Grocery stores are adapting to more male shoppers
• Student loan borrowers, herded into default, face a relentless collector
• Student-loan forgiveness has halted under Trump

Jul 27, 2017

• New York Bans Electronic Cigarettes At Schools (Chinese)
• New York Chinese renters lost thousands to fake landlords (Chinese)
• Which health-care plans the Senate is voting on (and who to watch)
• 2017s most common travel scams & how to avoid them
• ‘Honey, you’ve been scammed.’ She lost her home of 30 years
• What’s the difference between a 401(k) and a SIMPLE IRA?

Jul 26, 2017

• California AG blocks sale of petroleum terminal (Chinese)
• Senate rejects proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare
• Republicans introduce bills to scrap new bank arbitration rule

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