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.

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2012

May

May 16, 2012

• Child care cost hikes derailing women’s careers
• Stay-at-home mom fights new credit card rule
• Subdivisions go urban as housing market changes

May 15, 2012

• States use homeowner relief funds to plug budgets
• Taxpayers fund high pay collectors chasing student loans
• What the student loan rate hike means to you
• New online tool to estimate Social Security benefits

May 14, 2012

• Financial advisers adjust how they talk to women
• The cost of overbooking your kid’s life
• Facebook IPO has privacy implications, advocates say
• Extreme-weather text alerts set to begin

May 13, 2012

• A generation hobbled by the soaring cost of college
• Best tips for smart home improvement
• 10 procedures to think twice about during your pregnancy
• Prepaid card market heats up — and the fees are plentiful

May 12, 2012

• Gay marriage bans may come at a price
• USDA to test beef for more strains of E. coli
• Closed for business: The least friendly states toward small companies

May 11, 2012

• Gay or straight, marriage gets pricier
• Bye bye unemployment benefits
• Battle over debit card swipe fees goes on

May 10, 2012

• Tax cheats troll public list for dead kids’ identities
• Health law repeal to cost seniors $20,000
• Bill to crack down on nasty overdraft fees
• New rules may curtail some mortgage fees

May 09, 2012

• Employee perks good for employers, too, study suggests
• Occupy Bank of America? Big protest expected
• FTC charges Myspace with breaking law in sharing users’ personal information

May 08, 2012

• Prepaid cards: Don’t be misled
• How to raise a financial wizard
• Bank of America sends principal-reduction letters
• Squeezing out higher interest rates from savings

May 07, 2012

• Many Facebook users still wary about Timeline, survey says
• Online medical services transforming health care
• Health care costs worry workers nearing retirement

May 06, 2012

• Rents soar as foreclosure victims, young workers seek housing
• Major wireless carriers provide data-overage alerts
• Facebook IPO: How could privacy concerns affect revenue?

May 05, 2012

• Does the 1st Amendment cover clicking ‘like’ on Facebook?
• The 20 best internships
• How to raise a financial wizard
• Discrepancies on medical bills can leave a credit stain

May 04, 2012

• The right way to buy Facebook
• Employers stretch their workers to the limit
• Best deals on shopping
• Mortgage rates fall to new record lows

May 03, 2012

• Calls for mortgage assistance get louder
• Facebook privacy problems on the rise
• What smart buyers should know about time shares
• Companies target potential customers with free gift cards

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