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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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2019

February

Feb 19, 2019

• Opinions & Editorials | Betsy DeVos vs. student veterans
• Headlines | 6 small business tax deductions
• Headlines | The biggest economic divides are local
• Headlines | Life without plastic is possible, but hard
• Headlines | Dollar stores move into cities, residents see steep downside

Feb 18, 2019

• Headlines | With fitness trackers in the workplace, bosses can monitor your every step
• Spanish Headlines | Facebook rompió las reglas y debería ser regulado, dicen legisladores británicos

Feb 17, 2019

• Spanish Headlines | Eche un vistazo a los números del puntaje de crédito

Feb 15, 2019

• Headlines | Americans lost $143 Million in online relationship scams
• Headlines | Many Americans feel cheated by student loans
• Headlines | Survey finds dangers for thousands in private military housing
• Headlines | Student loan servicers’ frequent mistakes went unpunished
• Spanish Headlines | Corte de EEUU decidirá si censo preguntará sobre ciudadanía
• Spanish Headlines | Amazon ganó $11,200 millones en 2018 en EEUU y no tuvo que pagar impuestos

Feb 14, 2019

• Chinese Headlines | Ford Motors recalled 150,000 F-150 Pickups and Lincoln vehicles (Chinese)
• Headlines | How to stop your smartphone from tracking your every move
• Headlines | Some Equifax credit file locks have expired. Now what?
• Headlines | Three months’ salary for an engagement ring?
• Headlines | Surprise, no tax refund for you!
• Spanish Headlines | Nueva ley fiscal ¿Qué hacer antes del 15 de abril?
• Spanish Headlines | Reporte: Facebook y FTC discuten multa millonaria
• Spanish Headlines | EEUU traza plan para lidiar con químicos tóxicos en el agua
• Spanish Headlines | 3 pólizas de seguro que quizás NO necesitas comprar

Feb 13, 2019

• Opinions & Editorials | Trump’s payback for payday lenders
• Headlines | FDA panel recommends new depression treatment
• Headlines | New online services are like Priceline.com for home sellers
• Headlines | 7 million Americans are 3 months behind on their car payments
• Spanish Headlines | Cuando la pasión priva del conocimiento… y de la cartera
• Spanish Headlines | ¡Ten cuidado con estos tipos de fraudes!
• Spanish Headlines | 3 cosas que debes saber antes de comprar una casa

Feb 12, 2019

• Chinese Headlines | Watch Out for False Promises About So-Called Alzheimer’s Cures (Chinese)
• Opinions & Editorials | Day care for all
• Opinions & Editorials | Trump administration welcomes payday loan debt traps
• Headlines | What to know about tax refund anticipation loans
• Headlines | Grad wins $10,000 toward student loans through trivia app
• Headlines | Going back to school after age 50
• Spanish Headlines | Récord de morosos en los préstamos para comprar autos
• Spanish Headlines | En la mira compañías que engañan a los pacientes de Alzheimer

Feb 11, 2019

• Chinese Headlines | Withdrawal from retirement account may bring on a high tax bill in future (Chinese)
• Opinions & Editorials | When the cure is worse than the disease
• Headlines | Americans could be stunned as their tax refunds shrink
• Headlines | Consumer advocates disappointed in CFBP chief over payday rule
• Headlines | Devastated by one shutdown, dreading the next
• Spanish Headlines | Estrategias para pagar tus deudas sin importar lo que debas

Feb 09, 2019

• Spanish Headlines | ¿Cómo evitar fraude por teléfono bajo la promesa de parar su deportación?

Feb 08, 2019

• Chinese Headlines | San Diego couple fell victim to a house purchase fraud, lost $130K (Chinese)
• Chinese Headlines | Apple Computer awarded a high school student who discovered the FaceTime eavesdropping flaw (Chinese)
• Chinese Headlines | Beware of fraudulent letters impersonating IRS to collect tax (Chinese)
• Headlines | A DNA testing company is working with the FBI
• Headlines | Republicans want to take loan payments out of your paycheck

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