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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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2021

February

Feb 27, 2021

• Headlines | Government agencies increasingly are accessing private information

Feb 26, 2021

• Headlines | VaccineFinder.org helps people find COVID vaccines
• Headlines | Nation’s most populous county mandates extra $5 in ‘hero pay’
• Headlines | Scammers are texting, calling people about COVID-19 shots

Feb 25, 2021

• Headlines | ‘Do I owe taxes on my stimulus checks?’
• Headlines | California can enforce its internet equal access law
• Headlines | Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine works well and may curb virus spread
• Headlines | The White House moves to reassert control of the Postal Service
• Headlines | More consumers complain about errors on their credit reports

Feb 24, 2021

• Headlines | Here’s how to get a consumer complaint before the right pair of eyes
• Headlines | Experts say economic recovery hinges on child-care infrastructure
• Headlines | U.S. consumer watchdog, state AGs sue company over immigrant bail bonds
• Headlines | The best law you’ve never heard of
• Headlines | Struggling student loan borrowers with businesses can now get PPP loans
• Headlines | Are you putting too much money toward your debt?
• Headlines | A.I. here, there, everywhere

Feb 23, 2021

• Headlines | Your car insurer may be using pre-pandemic mileage to set 2021 rates
• Headlines | How to get your family through an extreme weather event
• Headlines | Make the most out of student loan suspension

Feb 22, 2021

• Headlines | On the post-pandemic horizon, could there be an economic boom?
• Headlines | Flying during the pandemic? Don’t forget about risks at the airport.
• Headlines | Airbnb is driving hosts elsewhere with costly pandemic policies
• Headlines | After mass outages, some TX residents face huge electricity bills

Feb 19, 2021

• Headlines | Child protection nonprofit alleges ‘manipulative’ upselling with math game
• Headlines | Staying safe during extended power outages
• Headlines | How often should I start my car in cold weather?
• Headlines | Tips for hunting vaccine appointments online

Feb 18, 2021

• Headlines | Predatory lenders want to veto limits on triple digit interest rates
• Headlines | Civil rights groups ask Biden to oppose facial recognition
• Headlines | When did everyone get blue-light glasses?
• Headlines | Biden, Dems at odds over call to cancel $50,000 in student debt
• Headlines | Workers on the edge
• Spanish Headlines | EEUU: Decomisan 10 millones de mascarillas N95 falsas

Feb 17, 2021

• Opinions & Editorials | Financial reform can make the U.S. stronger
• Opinions & Editorials | The Texas weather is a chilling reminder of our battered power grid
• Headlines | Mobile home dwellers hit even harder when facing eviction
• Headlines | Payday loans can have interest rates over 600%
• Headlines | How the GameStop frenzy sabotaged a bid to ‘democratize’ finance
• Spanish Headlines | Otra amenaza de bacterias en carritos de supermercado y bolsas plásticas
• Spanish Headlines | Los californianos de bajos ingresos recibirán un estímulo estatal de 600 dólares
• Spanish Headlines | Prolifera la desinformación sobre causas de nevadas en EEUU
• Spanish Headlines | Miles de militares EEUU se niegan a vacunarse contra COVID
• Headlines | New York sues Amazon over lack of worker protection from COVID-19

Feb 16, 2021

• Headlines | Nude pic scam is going around
• Headlines | Here’s how to make the most of suspended student loans
• Headlines | Tax season 2021: A tornado is coming
• Spanish Headlines | EEUU: Universidades históricas negras recibirán subsidios
• Spanish Headlines | EEUU: Acusan a McDonald’s de favorecer a dueños blancos
• Spanish Headlines | Hispanos enfrentan barreras para obtener vacuna de COVID-19

Feb 14, 2021

• Headlines | Lacking a Lifeline: How help to pay low-income Americans’ phone bills failed

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