News Headlines
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.
- Why a health insurance penalty may look tempting
- Promise of price cut on hospital bills is in limbo
- A $15 minimum wage is a terrible idea
- For a fee, seeking owners of unclaimed money
- It’s true. The office IS just like high school.
- Banks are starting to lend more freely
- Wi-Fi is about to get a lot faster and more reliable
- Graduates get pep talks before facing tough times
- Vacation travel picking up; for business, not so much
- State photo-ID databases become troves for police
- Student housing intent on making the grade
- Suddenly, retiree nest eggs look more fragile
- Lenders seek court actions against homeowners years after foreclosure
- Debit card overdrafts can cost you big bucks
- Former Bank of America workers allege lies to homeowners
- Chrysler to freeze pensions
- Google to provide free Internet access to remote or poor areas
- Hostels getting swankier for cost-conscious travelers
- Lanzan en EE.UU. iniciativa contra robo de teléfonos
- Wal-Mart hiring more temporary workers
- How Google hands over data
- Voice-activated technology Is called safety risk for drivers
- Sistema manos libres también distrae a conductores
- High prices are driving more motorists to rent tires
- Fees for airline extras have made the trip to Europe
- Budgeting apps and endless bills
- For retirees, a million-dollar illusion
- Figuring out best plan to save for college
- As home sales heat up again, buyers must resort to cold cash
- Some companies let employees buy extra time off
- Are you the 61 percent? Most Americans remain ill-informed about personal finances
- Tech companies concede to surveillance program
- The jobs report was pretty solid. So why aren’t wages rising?
- Big summer for road trips ahead
- Cosumer Action provided advice on the new online economy (Chinese)
- Consumer Action welcomed Ben Lau as new board member (Chinese)
- Co-ops to compete with major insurers
- Courting thrifty shoppers with value and quality
- Nutritional labels may be coming on some alcoholic drinks
- TSA stops using ‘nude scanners’
- Electric cars are getting as cheap as gasoline rivals
- Feds crack down on foreclosure auction scams
- Breadwinning wives and nervous husbands
- Five ways to think about the new Social Security report
- Health exchange options for small businesses will be limited until 2015
- The Frills Are Few. The Fees Are Not.
- Some companies looking at retaliating against cyber attackers
- Best & worst airlines
- Concert industry struggles with ‘bots’ that siphon off tickets
- District tries to lure middle class back to public schools