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Consumer Action updates daily, headline news from a variety of news sources. The archive provides access in reverse chronological order, grouped by year, than month to allow for easier browsing.

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2020

February

Feb 20, 2020

• Headlines | We couldn’t find evidence of students or faculty at this accredited school
• Headlines | Man scammed investors out of $147 million in sham gems
• Headlines | Student loan tax garnishments: what you should know
• Headlines | Get your financial files in order

Feb 19, 2020

• Headlines | Carnival cruises works to manage coronavirus crisis
• Headlines | Video game makers want to get players off the couch
• Headlines | Your cheatin’ wallet

Feb 18, 2020

• Headlines | Student loan appeal process the government doesn’t tell you about
• Headlines | Ring and Nest helped normalize American surveillance
• Headlines | Millennials are racking up retirement savings in Roth IRAs
• Headlines | Tips to get the best and safest car loan

Feb 14, 2020

• Headlines | This man says he’s stockpiling billions of our photos
• Headlines | This app automatically cancels and sues robocallers
• Headlines | How to break down your college financial aid award letter
• Headlines | Trump looks to kill student loan forgiveness program

Feb 13, 2020

• Headlines | Social Security: Here’s what Trump’s proposed budget could mean for you
• Headlines | What the T-Mobile and Sprint merger means for you
• Headlines | Take a year off and travel without going broke
• Headlines | How to compare mortgage loan offers

Feb 12, 2020

• Opinions & Editorials | This is no way to run a central bank
• Headlines | Judge approves T-Mobile-Sprint merger
• Headlines | Coronavirus hotspots flare far from Wuhan
• Headlines | Will your travel insurance cover coronavirus?
• Headlines | Create a home office that doubles as a guest bedroom

Feb 11, 2020

• Opinions & Editorials | Changes to the census could make small towns disappear
• Headlines | How big companies spy on your emails
• Headlines | Most U.S. companies are just as negligent as Equifax

Feb 10, 2020

• Opinions & Editorials | Apps are selling your location data. The U.S. gov is buying.
• Headlines | Can’t pay the IRS what you owe? Call them.
• Headlines | Junk mail borrows tracking techniques from online ads
• Headlines | Ransomware attacks grow, crippling cities and businesses
• Headlines | Three simple things you can do to improve your finances

Feb 07, 2020

• Headlines | In sickness and in health, but not in debt
• Headlines | Investigation raises concern over Evenflo booster seats
• Headlines | Wearable tech that tells drowsy truckers it’s time to pull over

Feb 06, 2020

• Headlines | Don’t sell my data! Now there’s a law for that
• Headlines | Facial recognition moves into a new front: Schools
• Headlines | Your car dealer may be quietly selling your data to your insurer
• Headlines | What Is the QM patch, and what does It mean for mortgages?

Feb 05, 2020

• Headlines | Workers are forming unions at nonprofits and think tanks
• Headlines | Trump touts economy as ‘the best it has ever been,’ despite data
• Headlines | Macy’s is closing 125 stores and laying off 2,000 employees
• Headlines | Poll: Over two-thirds back 36 percent cap on loan interest rates

Feb 04, 2020

• Opinions & Editorials | She helped a customer in need. Then U.S. Bank fired her.
• Headlines | The number of uninsured Americans has gone up by 7M under Trump
• Headlines | Debt collection rule could leave non-English speakers vulnerable
• Headlines | The dangers of using a 529 plan for student loan debt

Feb 03, 2020

• Headlines | Kimchi, cow poop and other spurious coronavirus remedies
• Headlines | Here’s how the tax code worsens the racial wealth gap in America
• Headlines | Nordstrom becomes latest big retailer to sell secondhand items

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