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Press Releases
- Consumer Action helps you avoid travel ‘gotchas’
- New rights for credit cardholders
- Consumer groups warn of debt settlement trap
- Consumer Action nationwide survey of financial literacy programs
- Avoid costly cell phone fees
Headlines
- Dems have more optimism on health care than votes
- Better safeguards for spices sought
- The new poor: Lured into trade school and debt
- Dodd to unveil comprensive financial reform bill
- Tax issues on mortgage write-downs
News Video
- Bailout falls short for homeowners
- Talking healthcare, on hold
- Freeze out high cooling bills
- Bankruptcy: a financial tool
- Obama urges credit card reform
News Radio
Opinions & Editorials
- Financial reform endgame
- Loan-sharking Inc.
- Cell phones and privacy
- Restarting financial reform
- Calling an end to overpriced cell service
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Spanish Headlines
- En vigor ley contra abusos en tarjetas
- Ford reconoce que también tiene problemas con los frenos de sus híbridos
- Toyota indaga frenos del Lexus tras admitir problemas en el Prius
- Se acelera el problema de Toyota
- Toyota detiene venta en EEUU de ocho modelos con defecto
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Chinese Headlines
- Renters beware of rent increase after signing the lease (Chinese)
- Recent news on Toyota recalls (Chinese)
- Get your Credit Report for Free (Chinese)
- Beware of high penalty fees in overdrafts (Chinese)
- Hefty late fees for ‘zero interest’ purchases (Chinese)
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Spanish Press Release
- El programa California Lifeline ayuda a asegurar una conexión telefónica
- Esté alerta ante cinco asuntos emergentes sobre celulares
- MoneyWi$e lanza material didáctico financiero por Internet en español
- Ayuda contra los préstamos abusivos en Español
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