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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

November

Nov 09, 2018

• Who wants to be a 401(k) millionaire?
• MoneyGram to pay $125M for violating terms of 2012 settlement
• Here’s how the midterm results could affect student-loan borrowers

Nov 08, 2018

• Facebook had a good Election Day
• A smart city is an accessible city
• Wells Fargo executives knew auto insurance program was flawed
• Fed proposes easing capital rules, testing of some big banks

Nov 07, 2018

• Duncan Hines recalls 2.4 million boxes of cake mix for salmonella
• Don’t fall for the robocalls offering health insurance
• Wells Fargo admits it incorrectly foreclosed on 545 homeowners
• 10 biggest student loan repayment mistakes

Nov 06, 2018

• Pediatricians strengthen stance against spanking kids
• Ex-student loan official weighs in on student loan crisis
• 6 types of misinformation to be aware of on election day

Nov 05, 2018

• Trump admin spares corporate wrongdoers millions in penalties
• Republicans unlikely to protect pre-existing conditions
• Thrift Savings Plan investment limit to increase
• How to take charge of your medical care
• How to buy a used phone without getting fleeced

Nov 02, 2018

• Beware of 4 retail store credit cards with high 30% interest rate (Chinese)
• Subaru and Toyota recalled some 10,000 vehicles in US (Chinese)
• Study finds link between cellphones and brain cancer
• SoFi’s advertisements mislead borrowers
• Americans aren’t financially healthy despite booming economy
• Here’s one thing Democrats and Republicans agree on

Nov 01, 2018

• Untangling coverage choices under Obama health law
• How to avoid these common bank fees
• Relaxing bank rules. What goodies are the banks getting?
• Tiny houses multiply as communities tackle homelessness

October

Oct 31, 2018

• Owning someone else’s home makes you rich
• Fedex ends discount deal for NRA members
• Student loan debt impacts millennial homebuyers
• Saving for college before your child is born

Oct 30, 2018

• How safe is your airline?
• Letters about Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• A sense of alarm as rural hospitals keep closing

Oct 29, 2018

• Mercedes-Benz slow in recall practices -faces federal probe (Chinese)
• After the hurricane came the con
• An unexpected digital gap between rich, poor kids
• Factors to weigh when considering a home re-refinance

Oct 27, 2018

• Medical/federal health insurance fees have reduced the choice of physicians and prescription drugs (Chinese)

Oct 26, 2018

• A dark consensus about screens and kids
• New type of credit score aims to widen pool of borrowers
• The Amazon selling machine
• It’s time to start worrying about graduate-student debt

Oct 25, 2018

• Yahoo to pay $50M, other costs for massive security breach
• The motion passed on first reading for non-profit institutions raise wages (Chinese)
• Consumer Action celebated her 47th anniversary party (Chinese)
• Ford Motor recalls 1.5 million Ford Focus cars in North America-cars; fuel tanks should be at least half full (Chinese)
• Children’s online privacy provides blueprint for public policy

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