Ameriquest: Success or Scam? Consumer News Ameriquest: Success or Scam? An American Success Story Between 1990 and 2008, Spectacularly-successful financial services company whose business model was based on selling mortgages to families that couldn’t afford them, then selling those worthless…
CreditRepair.com Ad Alert CreditRepair.com “You don’t have time for the problems a low credit score creates,” says this radio ad for CreditRepair.com. “Although your results may vary, our past customers have seen an…
APR? HECM? KNOW YOUR FINANCING Consumer News APR? HECM? KNOW YOUR FINANCING Perhaps no segment of our economy is more confusing to the normal, everyday consumer than financial services. Whether it’s the lingo, such as Annual percentage rate; the amount of interest…
How to Check Your Credit Report Truly for Free Consumer News How to Check Your Credit Report Truly for Free In this age of identity theft and business scams, it is important to check your credit reports regularly. The The legal basis for every American’s right to review their credit…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Basics Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Congress created the CFPB after the 2009 financial crisis to regulate mortgages, student loans, credit cards, and other financial products and services used by consumers.
College Students: Don’t Fall for These Scams Consumer News College Students: Don’t Fall for These Scams Experts weigh in on how to avoid being a victim of these latest campus scams.
Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level? Consumer Basics Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level? A topic-by-topic list of federal agencies that deal with deceptive advertising.
Penn Foster College Ad Alert Penn Foster College For-profit college reaches settlement with Oregon Department of Justice over accreditation claims.
Capital One Credit Cards Class Action Capital One Credit Cards Allegations: Falsely advertising that consumers can get pre-approved for credit cards in a process that does not affect their credit score when the company runs a type of credit report…
SRP Federal Credit Union Class Action SRP Federal Credit Union Allegations: Misrepresenting that it protects customers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in 2024
These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings Consumer News These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings Some notable companies facing deceptive advertising claims.
What you Should Know about Payday Lenders Consumer News What you Should Know about Payday Lenders Recent settlement shines light on the sometimes unscrupulous practices of payday lenders.
TD Bank’s Secured Credit Cards Class Action TD Bank’s Secured Credit Cards Allegations: Falsely representing that customers who keep their secured credit cards in good standing for seven months can graduate to an unsecured credit card, which would let them control the…
National Credit Union Administration Consumer Basics National Credit Union Administration Since 1970, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has been the regulator and primary enforcement authority for federal credit unions. Among its many responsibilities, the NCUA is charged with enforcing…
Abbott Laboratories Employees Credit Union Class Action Abbott Laboratories Employees Credit Union Allegations: Misrepresenting that the credit union protects consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in 2024
H&R Block: Getting Your Money Will Cost You Consumer News H&R Block: Getting Your Money Will Cost You You can do your own taxes.
Rewards Points on the Gap Credit Cards Class Action Rewards Points on the Gap Credit Cards Allegations: Failing to disclose that the companies wipe out the rewards points customers accumulate on credit cards in certain situations, such as when credit cards are replaced due to loss…
ShopNBC’s Fine Print Ad Alert ShopNBC’s Fine Print Consumers complain about shopping network’s practices.
Foreign Transaction Fees at Navy Federal Credit Union Class Action Foreign Transaction Fees at Navy Federal Credit Union Allegations: Misleadingly representing that the credit union charges foreign transaction fees on transactions made outside of the United States when it charges such fees on transactions made online in the…