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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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2018

July

Jul 19, 2018

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

Jul 18, 2018

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

Jul 17, 2018

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

Jul 16, 2018

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

Jul 15, 2018

• Google’s monopoly faces EU fines (Chinese)

Jul 14, 2018

• Microsoft urges Congress to regulate use of facial recognition tech

Jul 13, 2018

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

Jul 12, 2018

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

Jul 11, 2018

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

Jul 10, 2018

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

Jul 09, 2018

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

Jul 06, 2018

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

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