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2022

January

• Jan 27, 2022  Experian, Equifax, TransUnion rarely act on credit file complaints, report says
• Jan 24, 2022  AGs sue Google stating they deceive consumers about use of location data
• Jan 20, 2022  Efforts to rein in Big Tech may be running out of time
• Jan 18, 2022  What to do if you buy now, can’t pay later
• Jan 18, 2022  Spotting spoofed websites
• Jan 13, 2022  Nearly $2 billion settlement over Navient student loan practices
• Jan 06, 2022  Credit bureaus drew more than half of consumer complaints
• Jan 06, 2022  Here’s what pandemic aid remains available
• Jan 05, 2022  JPMorgan Chase has unleashed a lawsuit blitz on credit card customers
• Jan 03, 2022  Ambitious broadband funding has key impediment: an outdated map

2021

December

• Dec 30, 2021  Ban on surprise medical bills starts this week
• Dec 27, 2021  Many home insurance premiums are rising
• Dec 23, 2021  CFPB takes aim at ‘buy now, pay later’
• Dec 22, 2021  Biden administration extends federal student loan payment pause
• Dec 22, 2021  Americans distrust Facebook, TikTok & Instagram with their data
• Dec 21, 2021  The ‘most serious’ security breach ever is unfolding right now
• Dec 16, 2021  The return of the 10-minute eviction
• Dec 16, 2021  The ultimate guide to secure passwords
• Dec 15, 2021  Global investors gobbling up first-time homebuyer homes
• Dec 08, 2021  What you need to know if you’re being tracked down by a debt collector
• Dec 08, 2021  Amazon’s search results full of ads that may be ‘deceiving’ consumers
• Dec 07, 2021  Safety app Life360 Is selling precise location data on Its users
• Dec 07, 2021  Your next smartphone might have a camera that’s always on
• Dec 01, 2021  New rule will let debt collectors track you down on social media

November

• Nov 25, 2021  How to protect yourself from online shopping scams this holiday season
• Nov 22, 2021  Amazon wages secret war on Americans’ privacy, documents show
• Nov 17, 2021  Apple concedes on Right to Repair
• Nov 15, 2021  How Congress plans to lower drug prices and out-of-pocket costs
• Nov 07, 2021  Last chance to get advance child tax credit
• Nov 03, 2021  Workers won arbitration cases against employers just 1.6 % of the time
• Nov 01, 2021  Will that college degree pay off? A look at the numbers

October

• Oct 26, 2021  Your browser can tell websites how to treat your data
• Oct 22, 2021  Justice Department to expand redlining investigation efforts
• Oct 21, 2021  Consumer watchdog to probe Big Tech payment systems
• Oct 19, 2021  Hearing aids without a prescription or an exam?
• Oct 11, 2021  Your driver’s license could soon live on your phone
• Oct 07, 2021  How to tell real products from scams when shopping online
• Oct 04, 2021  Senate confirms Rohit Chopra to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

September

• Sep 29, 2021  Freddie Mac finds ‘pervasive’ bias in home appraisal industry
• Sep 27, 2021  Facebook delays Instagram app for users under 13
• Sep 27, 2021  Companies are hoarding your personal data. How to get them to delete it
• Sep 22, 2021  Financial pain points for older consumers
• Sep 21, 2021  Insurers restore deductibles, co-pays leaving patients with big bills
• Sep 13, 2021  Equifax will now offer credit reports in Spanish
• Sep 13, 2021  How you pay the rent may help your mortgage application
• Sep 09, 2021  CFPB wants to hear hear from small business owners about access to credit
• Sep 09, 2021  HHS releases plan to lower drug prices
• Sep 09, 2021  California aims to ban signage on non-recyclable ‘recyclables’
• Sep 06, 2021  The state of consumer data privacy laws
• Sep 02, 2021  New York extends eviction moratorium to January

August

• Aug 31, 2021  How to keep your phone charged and useful in a natural disaster
• Aug 30, 2021  How to block Facebook from snooping on you
• Aug 30, 2021  The financial price for choosing not to get vaccinated
• Aug 26, 2021  Fraud alert: Malicious QR codes
• Aug 26, 2021  About 89% of rental assistance funds have not been distributed
• Aug 25, 2021  What’s preventing Americans from getting the Emergency Broadband Benefit
• Aug 24, 2021  Privacy of streaming apps and devices: Watching TV that watches us
• Aug 24, 2021  How to choose and care for your kid’s masks
• Aug 23, 2021  Seeking early signals of dementia in driving and credit scores
• Aug 19, 2021  T-Mobile hack exposed personal data of 40 million people
• Aug 19, 2021  CFPB keeps pressure on mortgage companies to help homeowners
• Aug 19, 2021  US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities
• Aug 17, 2021  How to prepare for student loan payments after pause
• Aug 17, 2021  Is there racism in the deed to your home?
• Aug 08, 2021  The stigma of a scarlet E
• Aug 08, 2021  QR codes are here to stay. So is the tracking they allow.
• Aug 07, 2021  Pause on federal student loan payments extended through January
• Aug 05, 2021  What to do about canceled flights this summer
• Aug 03, 2021  Biden administration moves to block evictions in most of U.S.
• Aug 03, 2021  CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3
• Aug 03, 2021  After the eviction moratorium, here’s what renters need to know
• Aug 02, 2021  A tsunami of deferred debt is about to hit homeowners
• Aug 01, 2021  Pandemic eviction crisis leads to greater tenant protections

July

• Jul 30, 2021  Evictions looming, Biden fails to get Congress to extend ban
• Jul 29, 2021  Families paying off rent, food, debts with child tax credit
• Jul 29, 2021  A Pasadena startup got billions selling COVID tests. Then came questions
• Jul 28, 2021  Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers
• Jul 28, 2021  AP-NORC poll: Inequity in community support for older adults
• Jul 25, 2021  Health Care For Older Immigrants Sees Momentum Among States
• Jul 23, 2021  A priest’s phone location data outed his private life. It could happen to you
• Jul 19, 2021  iPhone security no match for NSO spyware
• Jul 16, 2021  Zelle & Venmo money transfer apps generate thousands of complaints
• Jul 14, 2021  How scam victims can file a claim for a MoneyGram refund
• Jul 14, 2021  Child tax credit payments arrive this week. Here’s what you need to know
• Jul 14, 2021  5 tricks to lower your Internet bill
• Jul 14, 2021  Survey finds price increases would drive away Post Office customers
• Jul 12, 2021  Help for the elderly who aren’t tech-savvy
• Jul 08, 2021  36 states sue Google over how it manages its Play Store
• Jul 07, 2021  New rule targets fraudulent ‘Made in USA’ claims
• Jul 06, 2021  Family blames Tesla’s Autopilot feature for 15-year-old’s death in California lawsuit
• Jul 02, 2021  Congress considers credit-reporting overhaul
• Jul 02, 2021  Child tax credit payments start arriving in a few weeks
• Jul 01, 2021  Rental assistance fell victim to politics, bureaucracy

June

• Jun 29, 2021  CFPB approves new foreclosure protections, but not blanket ban
• Jun 28, 2021   A woman’s guide to making the most of Social Security
• Jun 28, 2021  She wanted to stay. Her landlord wanted her out
• Jun 24, 2021  CDC extends eviction moratorium through July
• Jun 23, 2021  International coalition joins the call to ban ‘surveillance advertising’
• Jun 23, 2021  CFPB to adopt mortgage moratorium rule with some exclusions
• Jun 22, 2021  How Big Tech created a data ‘treasure trove’ for police

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