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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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2018

July

Jul 19, 2018

• Headlines | CFPB advisory board 2.0: Far fewer members
• Headlines | How do I get out of $50,000 in debt: personal loan or repayment plan?
• Headlines | Zillow expanding direct homebuyer program
• Headlines | Congress may put American retirement vehicle in play
• Headlines | What Android users should know about Google’s fight with the E.U.
• Headlines | Consumer Bureau nominee could face ‘bumpy ride’ over lack of experience
• Spanish Headlines | Trump pide a empresas ofrecer capacitación laboral

Jul 18, 2018

• Headlines | Housing values may fall as baby boomers die off or sell off
• Headlines | Google fined $5.1 billion by EU in Android antitrust ruling
• Headlines | Dems call for hearings on Trump’s CFPB nominee to be put on hold
• Headlines | The truth about ‘breakthrough’ drugs
• Opinions & Editorials | The news on drug prices? Nothing good
• Spanish Headlines | Corte Suprema de Filadelfia ratifica impuesto a gaseosas

Jul 17, 2018

• Opinions & Editorials | Why do Republicans hate consumers?
• Headlines | Countdown to retirement: a five-year plan
• Headlines | Ditching straws is a start, but the world is still buried in garbage
• Headlines | Blood pressure medicine recalled

Jul 16, 2018

• Headlines | Facebook wants to cut down on misinformation. What about Infowars?
• Headlines | Trump administration’s new argument for dismantling the social safety net
• Headlines | Amid the opioid crisis, some seriously ill people risk losing their medication
• Headlines | Inflation hits 6-year high, wiping out wage gains for the average American
• Headlines | CFPB says Ed. Department is stonewalling its lawsuit against Navient

Jul 15, 2018

• Chinese Headlines | Google’s monopoly faces EU fines (Chinese)

Jul 14, 2018

• Headlines | Microsoft urges Congress to regulate use of facial recognition tech

Jul 13, 2018

• Chinese Headlines | Due to low student enrollment, two universities in the Bay Area are about to close (Chinese)
• Headlines | 7 fast-food chains end ‘no poach’ deals that lock down low-wage workers
• Headlines | Robocalls are getting worse. Some big businesses could start calling more
• Headlines | Students aren’t the only ones crushed by school debt
• Headlines | Avoid these 10 student loan forgiveness mistakes

Jul 12, 2018

• Chinese Headlines | Art Institute of Portland announces closing (Chinese)
• Chinese Headlines | Trump and Obama lost Twitter followers due to the account cleanup by Twitter (Chinese)
• Opinions & Editorials | Why are payday loans so popular with the military?
• Headlines | The new toll of student debt in 3 charts
• Headlines | How ‘right to be forgotten’ could protect kids’ online privacy in the U.S.
• Headlines | Why trying to save 20 percent on a home down payment isn’t realistic

Jul 11, 2018

• Headlines | Pfizer buckles under pressure from Trump, delays drug price increases
• Headlines | Facebook is slapped with first fine for Cambridge Analytica scandal
• Headlines | Trump officials slash grants that help consumers get Obamacare
• Headlines | Supreme Court could cripple CFPB if Brett Kavana is confirmed

Jul 10, 2018

• Headlines | Most nursing homes overstated staffing for years
• Headlines | Bankroller of CA privacy law warns industry might gut it
• Headlines | Facebook’s push for facial recognition sets off privacy alarms
• Headlines | How to cope with old medical debt

Jul 09, 2018

• Headlines | The best and worst ways to borrow money
• Headlines | English resigns from CFPB; drops legal fight to be acting director
• Headlines | F.A.A. declines to regulate airplane seat size

Jul 06, 2018

• Headlines | A record number of people age 85 and older are working
• Headlines | California net neutrality bill strengthened
• Headlines | 6 common myths about estate planning
• Spanish Headlines | ¿Qué hacer para conseguir un aumento?

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