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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.
- Headlines | White House targets drug patents to lower prices
- Opinions & Editorials | Hidden ‘junk fees’ nickel and dime us out of hard-earned dollars
- Headlines | Zelle customers to get refunds for money lost to impostor scams
- Headlines | How $127 billion in student loans still got canceled
- Chinese Headlines | Consumer Action 52nd Anniversary (The China Press)
- Chinese Headlines | Consumer Action 52nd Anniversary (World Journal)
- Headlines | How real estate commissions work and why they might get lower
- Headlines | Payday lenders aim to evade federal probes
- Headlines | 41 states sue Meta claiming Facebook is addictive for kids
- Headlines | F.C.C. moves toward restoring net neutrality rules
- Headlines | Deciphering ABCs of Medicare open enrollment
- Headlines | Stop & Shop pilots coupon kiosks for non-digital customers
- Headlines | Overwhelmed trying to protect your privacy? Try this new app
- Opinions & Editorials | The Supreme Court could toss the CFPB’s consumer protections
- Headlines | FCC’s net neutrality battle is back
- Headlines | F.T.C., 17 states sue Amazon alleging monopolistic practices
- Headlines | Federal government to provide free coronavirus tests again
- Headlines | Airlines are hiding the cost of air travel
- Headlines | When Wall Street buys most of the homes on your block
- Headlines | Credit score facts vs. myths
- Headlines | Amazon launches plan to help ‘underserved’ D.C. families buy homes
- Headlines | Why so many people are paying to get their paychecks
- Headlines | If you’ve got a new car, it’s a data privacy nightmare
- Headlines | Home insurers cut natural disasters from policies as climate risks grow
- Headlines | Why the SAVE student loan income-driven plan is a game changer
- Headlines | Here are the first 10 drugs Medicare will target for price cuts
- Opinions & Editorials | The solution to Biden’s student loan problems
- Headlines | How to tell if a gadget is secure? Look for a new government seal
- Headlines | How Philadelphia kept tenants from being evicted
- Headlines | Biden administration announces $39 billion in student loan forgiveness
- Chinese Headlines | CA PG&E events on 7/15, 7/29 at SF Ortega & Sunset
- Headlines | Bank of America fined for ‘junk Fees’ and fake accounts
- Headlines | Tips to avoid credit card late fees
- Headlines | Returning to student loan repayment
- Headlines | F.T.C. sues Amazon for tricking users into subscribing to Prime
- Headlines | The risks of storing money in apps like Venmo, Cash App
- Opinions & Editorials | Consumer convenience is key to making bottle bills work
- Headlines | Here is what airlines must do if your flight is canceled or delayed
- Headlines | Biden proposes airlines cover expenses for canceled flights
- Headlines | What the end of the Covid health emergency means for you
- Headlines | To become an Amazon Clinic patient, you sign away some privacy
- Chinese Headlines | Consumer Action outreach team helping communities register PG&E discounted programs
- Headlines | Banks are closing customer accounts, with little explanation
- Headlines | A federal tool could soon make it easier to compare credit cards
- Headlines | Consumer advocates seek to protect money transfer victims of fraud
- Headlines | How Cigna saves millions when its doctors reject claims without reading them
- Headlines | Here’s what deposit insurance covers
- Headlines | Insurers slashed Hurricane Ian payouts insiders reveal
- Chinese Headlines | Consumer Action Hosts PG&E Energy Discount Program Events
- Opinions & Editorials | The dirty little secret of credit card rewards