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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

September

Sep 13, 2017

• Does Apple face ID make it easier for feds to hack iPhone X?
• How apps can make your vacation better
• U.S. middle-class incomes reached highest-ever level in 2016
• Finance industry’s deregulation drive faces new threat with Equifax
• Demandan a EEUU por registrar laptops y teléfonos

Sep 12, 2017

• Impacted individuals of Equifax were to freeze their credit for protection (Chinese)
• Equifax drops credit-freeze fees for 30 days
• To help hurricane victims, it may become easier to tap 401(k) accounts
• Ask Finney: Equifax hack—now what?
• The cost of the American dream

Sep 11, 2017

• Equifax data breached - step up on data protection (Chinese)
• After Equifax breach, here’s your next worry: weak PINs
• Prosecutors and tech company battle over info from anti-Trump website
• As Amazon pushes forward with robots, workers find new roles
• With a $1,000 price tag, Apple’s iPhone crosses a threshold

Sep 09, 2017

• Consumer backlash spurs Equifax to drop ‘ripoff clause’
• Rebuilding your home after a disaster

Sep 08, 2017

• 4-year-olds injured by falling wardrobes - 1.6M were recalled (Chinese)
• Credit bureaus ease medical debt pain for a few
• How to wipe a computer clean of personal data
• How to dispute a student loan
• Fifth Third Bank launches student loan repayment app

Sep 07, 2017

• Equifax says cybersecurity incident could affect 143 million consumers
• Why paying off student loans early could be a mistake
• California legislature approves arbitration measure
• Helping women over 50 face their financial fears
• Good news we could all use: Stories of money success

Sep 06, 2017

• Lenovo settles $3.5M charges on selling laptops with compromised user security (Chinese)
• Wells Fargo accused of forcing mortgage applicants to pay unwarranted fees
• Lyft has stopped deducting phantom taxes from drivers’ pay
• Dreamers fear deportations from DACA data
• California on brink of letting customers sue banks
• Immigrants are sought for labor shortage in Harvey recovery

Sep 05, 2017

• Stanford not to be blamed for employees that were victims of ID theft (Chinese)
• A push for overseas Dreamers to return to US to stay (Chinese)
• Make a regular plan to give, because there’s always a need
• Writing off a catastrophic loss
• Putting women in charge of fixing California’s bail system
• Get off the couch, or you may not be able to later
• La mujer que quiere humanizar a Uber

Sep 04, 2017

• Millions of Obamacare insurers face rise in premium (Chinese)
• La entrega a domicilio de pizzas se renueva con vehículos autónomos
• La cámara es el futuro de los teléfonos celulares

Sep 03, 2017

• US oil prices rise - how to save money on Labor Day travel? (Chinese)
• Honda reaches $605m in settlement for faulty air bags
• Protect yourself from scams (Chinese)

Sep 02, 2017

• Change in billing due date can help control of income and expenses (Chinese)

Sep 01, 2017

• Trump and DeVos fuel a for-profit college comeback
• U.S. employers struggle to match workers with open jobs
• Many L.A. students get to college; only a few finish

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