Amazon’s ‘Any Book’

When any book doesn’t mean any book.

Consumers Win a Victory in Utah Open Records Case

TINA.org’s wins an important battle to obtain complaints against Utah-based companies.

Be Careful of Quicky Loans

GetHolidayFunds.com, USAQuickLoanAdvance.com, CreditLoansUSA.com, CashHolidayNow.com, and NationalPayDayDirect.com are all sites that claim to approve you for a loan in 30 seconds with no credit check. Beware of any lender that offers…

Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash

The 2008 sub-prime mortgage meltdown and resulting financial crisis means credit is not that easy to come by anymore.  This forces some of us to have to look for alternatives…

Travel Scams Can Ruin Your Super Bowl Trip

Make sure your luxury Super Bowl hotel isn’t really an abandoned house.

Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants

Consumer advocates warn of new scams.

H&R Block Ad Benefits from Consumer Confusion

Affordable Care Act doesn’t require filing changes this year.

Interest Charge Hidden in Plain Sight

Reader finds out not reading fine print comes at heavy cost.

Fake Government Calls

A number of people in the immigrant community have been receiving calls and text messages from people falsely claiming to be government agents. The callers often claimed to be from…

Xtreme Muscle Pro

Xtreme Muscle Pro, a fitness supplement, makes a lot of ridiculous-sounding claims on its website (“Convert fat to muscle!” “Hydrate blood cells!” and best of all, “More than 1 ingredient!”),…

Flex Seal

The Flex Seal informercial may be entertaining, but can you trust its claims?

Online Reviews in Spotlight after Consumer Gets Billed for Negative Post

Consumer review website caught up in media storm as well.

Total up the Real Toll in Travel Offers

When you’re thinking about planning your dream vacation to the Caribbean, the last thing you want to worry about is getting ripped-off.  But, unfortunately, crooks exist everywhere and the world…

Doctoral Degrees from Grand Canyon University

Allegations: Falsely marketing how many credits students need to complete and how much it costs to obtain a doctoral degree

How to Buy a Lamborghini in 5 Easy Steps

Step 1: Deceptively lure consumers into giving you their credit card numbers for shipping and handling charges on “free” or “risk-free” offers for products ranging from teeth-whitening to A magical…

Buyer’s Remorse? You May Not Be Stuck With It

Gerri Detweiler, Credit.com

FTC 13(b) Supreme Court Case

TINA.org filed Supreme Court brief in support of the FTC’s ability to return money unlawfully taken from consumers.

HelloFresh Subscription Autorenewal System

CATrends: Zelle Money Transfers Misleadingly Marketed as Safe and Secure

Lawsuits allege app fails to disclose lack of protections against fraud and recourse for the defrauded.

CATrends: Improper Overdraft Fees

More than 150 class-action lawsuits have been filed against regional and national banks.