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2019

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• U.S. regulators met to discuss record-setting fine against Facebook. U.S. regulators have met to discuss imposing a record-setting fine against Facebook for violating a legally binding agreement with the government to protect the privacy of its users' personal data, according to three people

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• Debt is keeping young people from buying homes. Student loans are keeping many in the 24 to 32 age group from buying a home, according to a Federal Reserve study.

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• Consumer groups urge action on bill to stop “spoofed” robocalls. For Immediate Release WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan bill reintroduced today in the Senate will address the growing problem of “spoofed” robocalls that use fraudulent caller identification information to disguise the caller&rsquo

• Microsoft pledges $500 Million for affordable housing in Seattle. The Seattle area, home to both Microsoft and Amazon, is a potent symbol of the affordable housing crisis that has followed the explosive growth of tech hubs. Now Microsoft, arguing that the industry has an

• 5 pieces of advice from the founder of Vanguard. John C. Bogle, who died on Wednesday, is widely seen as having changed how ordinary people invest their money. Here are some of Mr. Bogle’s investment tips: Stay the course  Long-term investors

• How to create strong passwords you can remember. A strong password is long (at least 12 characters), complex (upper- and lower-case letters, symbols and numbers) and random. It should not contain any personal information, such as your name, birthday, pet’s name, Social

• Trolling Trump and feeding furloughed workers. Corporate brands have waded into fraught political territory during the first two years of the Trump presidency, clashing with the president and his allies on polarizing issues such as gun ownership and immigration. Companies are

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• The strange marketplace for diabetes test strips. It is legal to resell unused test strips for blood glucose, and many patients do, driving an unusual trade online and on the streets.

• Shutdown’s economic damage starts to pile up. Revised estimates from the Council of Economic Advisers show that the government shutdown, now in its fourth week, is beginning to have real economic consequences. The analysis, and other projections from outside the White House,

• Supreme Court refuses to hear CFPB case. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).  The State National Bank of Big Spring, the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the 60 Plus

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• Consumers prefer a paper trail (Survey says consumers choose paper statements over electronic notices). The message is clear: Consumers overwhelmingly prefer to receive bills and statements on paper rather than electronically, according to a new survey of more than 2,600 people by the non-profit Consumer Action. Up to three-quarters of

• Getting rid of debt is a pressing issue for Gen X. While the majority of middle-class Americans in their 40s and 50s are saving for retirement, getting rid of debt is a more pressing concern.

• Government shutdown is disrupting retirement for some federal employees. The partial government shutdown has caused uncertainty for some workers who were ready to retire.

• The best credit card for travelers is probably not from an airline. You’ve heard the pitch on your flights: Apply for an airline’s credit card and get perks like waived bag fees, priority boarding and miles for every dollar you spend.

• Paper or digital? (Winter 2018-2019). Paper or digital, that is the question—and the focus of the Winter 2018-2019 issue of Consumer Action News. Companies and government agencies are (in some cases aggressively) switching consumers from paper to electronic communications, but is that what consumers want or need? Read the newsletter to learn about consumers’ rights regarding paper statements, what a Consumer Action survey on the topic revealed, and how groups are pushing back on paperless in support of consumer choice.

• Paper or digital? (Winter 2018-2019). Paper or digital, that is the question—and the focus of the Winter 2018-2019 issue of Consumer Action News. Companies and government agencies are (in some cases aggressively) switching consumers from paper to electronic communications, but is that what consumers want or need? Read the newsletter to learn about consumers’ rights regarding paper statements, what a Consumer Action survey on the topic revealed, and how groups are pushing back on paperless in support of consumer choice.

• Paper or digital? (Winter 2018-2019). Paper or digital, that is the question—and the focus of the Winter 2018-2019 issue of Consumer Action News. Companies and government agencies are (in some cases aggressively) switching consumers from paper to electronic communications, but is that what consumers want or need? Read the newsletter to learn about consumers’ rights regarding paper statements, what a Consumer Action survey on the topic revealed, and how groups are pushing back on paperless in support of consumer choice.

• Paper or digital? (Winter 2018-2019). Paper or digital, that is the question—and the focus of the Winter 2018-2019 issue of Consumer Action News. Companies and government agencies are (in some cases aggressively) switching consumers from paper to electronic communications, but is that what consumers want or need? Read the newsletter to learn about consumers’ rights regarding paper statements, what a Consumer Action survey on the topic revealed, and how groups are pushing back on paperless in support of consumer choice.

• Paper or digital? (Winter 2018-2019). Paper or digital, that is the question—and the focus of the Winter 2018-2019 issue of Consumer Action News. Companies and government agencies are (in some cases aggressively) switching consumers from paper to electronic communications, but is that what consumers want or need? Read the newsletter to learn about consumers’ rights regarding paper statements, what a Consumer Action survey on the topic revealed, and how groups are pushing back on paperless in support of consumer choice.

• Paper or digital? (Winter 2018-2019). Paper or digital, that is the question—and the focus of the Winter 2018-2019 issue of Consumer Action News. Companies and government agencies are (in some cases aggressively) switching consumers from paper to electronic communications, but is that what consumers want or need? Read the newsletter to learn about consumers’ rights regarding paper statements, what a Consumer Action survey on the topic revealed, and how groups are pushing back on paperless in support of consumer choice.