News in June 2005

Bank Of America Buys MBNA

Gives BofA 20 million more customers

Cardsystems Named in Class Action Suit

Latest Mad Cow Was Born in Texas, USDA Confirms

The cow was slaughtered last November for use in pet food

Indiana Nursing Home Fined After Resident Burns to Death

Consumers Losing Confidence in Online Commerce, Banking

Primera Chorizos Spanish Brand Sausage

Suit Challenges Credit Card Fees

Small banks sue big banks

New Banking Regulation Tightens Overdraft Fee Disclosure Rules

Banks have to be more upfront about their chards

Arizona Sues Over Vehicle Sublease Scheme

State claims sublease schemes often harmed consumers' credit

Toyota Recalls Scion tC to Fix Wind Deflector

Ford Agrees to Settle Plastic Manifold Lawsuit

Owners may get reimbursement of at least $735

Kids and Fireworks Don't Mix

Global Healings Ordered to Pay Restitution to Florida Consumers

Company Claimed Its Bond Eliminated the Need for Insurance

Latest Security Breach Exposes 40 Million Credit Card Accounts to Potential Fraud

Wrongful Death Suit Charges House Fire Started in Ford Pickup Truck

Woman was killed, her husband injured when their Iowa home burned to the ground

Bomb Sniffers Coming To Major Airports

TSA will soon be installing exposive detection devices at major airports

BJS Wholesale Club Settles FTC Charges

Lax Security Compromised Thousands of Credit and Debit Cards

VW Fined $1.1 Million for Clean Air Violations

More than 300,000 cars had defective oxygen sensors

California Gets More Crude Oil Storage Capacity Under Antitrust Agreement

Increased storage capacity should give some stability to gas prices

Banks Levy Big Overdraft Loan Fees Without Permission, Study Finds

Consumers Paying Up to $22 Billion Per Year in Overdraft Fees

T-Mobile Ranks Highest in Wireless Customer Care Performance

Study Links Ibuprofen, Other Pain Relievers To Heart Risk

Risk rose 24 percent among one group in the study

Feds Say Hands-Free Cell Phone Use Ineffective

Cell Phone Use Contributes to Crashes

Cell Phones May Harm Sperm Cells, British Study Finds

The Price of Mobility: Decreased Motility

WV Sues "Labor Law Poster Service"

While state and federal laws require that the posters be displayed in the workplace, they may be obtained free of charge

AT&T Settles Minnesota Suit

The agreement settles the state's claim that AT&T erroneously billed some 25,939 Minnesota citizens

Mintek Recalls Portable DVD Player Batteries

Jagdmann Obtains First Virginia Do Not Call Law Judgment

A Newport News, Va., firm has been ordered to pay $196,000 for violating the federal Do Not Call law

Fake Money Orders Circulated In Arkansas

While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders

Arizona Sues Alleged Foreclosure Scam Operators

Company allegedly misled homeowners into signing over their homes to avoid foreclosure

Northwest Airlines Seeks Replacement Flight Attendants

The move is seen as leverage as bargaining talks open

WaMu Buys Providian

Both Companies Have Long Histories of Customer Dissatisfaction

Study: Living Near Power Lines May Increase Cancer Risk In Children

Michigan Finds Hundreds of Criminals Working in Nursing Homes

Thinking of Buying a Hybrid? Do the Math!

Illinois Sues Envelope-Stuffing Promoter

Get paid to stuff envelopes? Not likely

Ford Urges Replacing Tires After Six Years

Feds Still Considering Petition Seeking Tire Dating

Study Suggests Pain Reliever, Breast Cancer Link

Researchers think women who use aspirin, ibuprofen or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) on a regular basis could increase their risks of breast cancer