How to Buy a Lamborghini in 5 Easy Steps Consumer News 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 Media Coverage Buyer’s Remorse? You May Not Be Stuck With It Gerri Detweiler, Credit.com
FTC 13(b) Supreme Court Case Regulatory/Congressional Actions 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.
CATrends: Zelle Money Transfers Misleadingly Marketed as Safe and Secure Consumer News 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 Consumer News CATrends: Improper Overdraft Fees More than 150 class-action lawsuits have been filed against regional and national banks.
Roblox In-Game Content Class Action Roblox In-Game Content Allegations: Advertising in-game content without warning consumers that the platform deletes purchased content and does not provide refunds or credits for the deletions
Doctoral Degrees from Grand Canyon University Class Action 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
Dossier+ Memberships Ad Alert Dossier+ Memberships Perfume maker’s subscription disclosures don’t pass the smell test.
Capital One’s Cash Advance Fees Class Action Capital One’s Cash Advance Fees Allegations: Representing that the credit card company charges Cash Advance Fees on cash loans or cash equivalents
MaxAI Ad Alert MaxAI Web extension may be better at maxing out your credit card than the full capabilities of AI.
Fandango FanClub Memberships Class Action Fandango FanClub Memberships Allegations: Misleadingly representing that memberships include “$10 toward a movie ticket each month – any movie, any showtime, any format” without adequately that the credits expired after 30 days
Shopify’s Free Trial Ad Alert Shopify’s Free Trial Aspiring entrepreneurs may want to think twice before signing up for this enticing offer.
Linda & Rachel Boutique Ad Alert Linda & Rachel Boutique TINA.org digs into shop’s purported Newport roots, and more.
CATrends: Refund Advance Loans for Military Members Consumer News CATrends: Refund Advance Loans for Military Members Lawsuits accuse tax prep companies of violating the Military Lending Act.
Brigit Cash Advance App Ad Alert Brigit Cash Advance App How fast cash claims can fast track your money problems.
Can You Tell Me How to Pay at Sesame Place? Blog Can You Tell Me How to Pay at Sesame Place? Theme park fails to adequately disclose that it’s a “cashless” operation.
EZSchoolPay Class Action EZSchoolPay Allegations: Misrepresenting that convenience and service fees are charged by the school or district to cover credit card processing costs when EZSchoolPay itself charges the fees, sets them above its…
MySchoolBucks Program Class Action MySchoolBucks Program Allegations: Falsely representing that the “Program Fee” is charged by schools for participating in the program when it is actually a credit and debit card surcharge charged by Heartland
Harper & Wells Boston Ad Alert Harper & Wells Boston What you need to know about this shady e-commerce site.