Headline News Archive

2011

January

28

• Report blames regulators, financial institutions for economic crisis. The official U.S. government report on what caused the financial crisis casts blame on Goldman Sachs for fueling the subprime mortgage bubble, Merrill Lynch

24

• What's new in 2011 tax law. Thanks to a little-known holiday in Washington, D.C., taxpayers will get an extra three days to file their 2010 federal tax returns this year. But

20

• T-Mobile app blocks drivers from texting, calling & tracks kids. T-Mobile USA Inc. is planning to help parents keep track of their kids -– by shutting down teens’ phones while they drive and pinpointing their

18

• Up to half of Americans under 65 have preexisting conditions. As many as 129 million Americans under age 65 have medical problems that are red flags for health insurers, according to an analysis that marks the government's

16

• How health care looks in 2030. Good morning, class. Today's topic, as you know, is "The Evolution of the American Health-Care System" between 2010 and 2030. [...] As you're aware, 2010 was a turning point

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• Insurers and providers at odds on health insurance rules. The new health law encourages doctors, hospitals and insurers to team up in treating patients, but these groups already are at odds as they urge

• In search of perfect credit. In the enigmatic realm of credit scores, 850 is frequently the magic number* — the almost mythical perfect score. But how possible is it really to achieve

09

• Fannie Mae is jacking up mortgage fees. Here's mortgage giant Fannie Mae's sobering New Year's greeting for home buyers and refinancers in 2011: Give me more money! If you want a loan this

• Changes are likely for FHA insurance refunds. Homeowners who trade in loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration could be in for a big payday, and not just in the form of

• Come up with a financial plan. My grandmother, Big Mama, was a stickler for order. From Big Mama I learned to look at a financial situation and come up with a

08

• In college, learning about your money. One of the more difficult questions of the mortgage collapse was just how much blame individuals should take for signing up for loans they didn’

• Home loans will cost more in 2011. Here's mortgage giant Fannie Mae's sobering New Year's greeting for home buyers and refinancers in 2011: Give me more money. If you want a loan this

06

• Avoid these 8 rotten 'deals'. Here’s a New Year’s resolution that can pay you back handsomely: Eliminate costly purchases that add little value to your life. Here are

• Blue Shield of California seeks rate hikes of up to 59%. Another big California health insurer has stunned individual policyholders with huge rate increases — this time it's Blue Shield of California seeking cumulative hikes of as

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• Water-line insurance could be money down the drain. Thousands of California homeowners recently received official-looking letters from a company called Home Emergency Insurance Solutions informing them that they face the prospect of thousands

• Big lenders may be first to settle foreclosure probe. he five largest loan servicers, including Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., may be the first to settle with the 50 state attorneys general

01

• New health-care rules to take effect. The new year will bring important changes to U.S. health-insurance rules, as new provisions related to last year's massive health-care overhaul take effect. The

2010

December

31

• Happy New Year!. Newsflash! Consumer Action wishes you a Happy New Year. Please stay in touch in 2011, as we celebrate our 40th Anniversary.

28

• High-risk health plans attracting few, costing more. An early feature of the new health-care law that allows people who are already sick to get insurance to cover their medical costs isn't attracting

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• Homeowners use 'show me the note' to fight foreclosure. Steven and Tamara Gewecke are three years behind on their mortgage payments, but they've fought off foreclosure. The Minnesota couple refinanced in 2006 to start a

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• Americans deeply affected by economic tremors. Sometimes it helps to see the data that prove the uneven financial ground you're standing on is occupied by a lot of other people as

• Reforma de salud enfrenta a abogados. PENSACOLA -- Los lados opuestos en la guerra desatada por la reforma de salud se enfrentaron el jueves en un tribunal federal de la Florida,

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• Judge rejects key part of new healthcare law. A federal judge in Virginia on Monday rejected part of the new healthcare law, becoming the first court to rule that Congress had placed an

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• She's the watchdog consumers will thank. When Yahoo put out its top 10 searches in the financial category for 2010, there was no surprise to find, among the leaders, unemployment, foreclosures and the

09

• Vehicle complaint database. The U.S. government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) allows the public to file complaints about vehicles and transportation-related equipment. Complaints can be submitted