How to File a Dispute with Your Credit Card Company

If you’re having trouble canceling unwanted charges or getting a refund from a merchant, try contacting your bank or credit card company instead. They may be able to help you…

IYOVIA/IM Mastery Academy/iMarketsLive

TINA.org investigated International Markets Live, Inc., otherwise known as iMarketsLive, IML, IM Mastery Academy, IMMA, or IYOVIA, a multilevel marketing company that sells, among other things, financial educational products, and…

Federal Laws Governing Ads

There are many federal laws that regulate advertisements in some way or another.

Credit Karma

ADT Wireless Home Security Equipment and Monitoring Services

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…

Unsolicited Checks & Credit Offers

So you come home at 6:00 PM, and begin leafing through your mail.  In an oddly-official-looking envelope from a company you’ve never heard of, you find a check for $250…

3 Ways Citibank Misled Consumers

Citibank’s shady credit card practices leads to $700 million in customer refunds.

Credit Cards from Credit Sesame

Craigslist Apartments Double as Credit-Score Traps

Craigslist, an online classified section with ads for jobs, love, severely over- and under-priced furniture, and apartments, among other things, can be a font of opportunity for the Internet savvy.…

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…

Home Title Lock

Company’s ads attempt to scare consumers into paying for title monitoring services that they may be able to get for free.

Precor Treadmills’ Touch Sensor Monitoring Features

Bank of America to Pay $727 Million in Deceptive Marketing Settlement

CFPB order provides refunds to consumers harmed by Bank of America’s practices.

CreditGuard of America

The cost of getting out of debt.

Penn Foster College

For-profit college reaches settlement with Oregon Department of Justice over accreditation claims.

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

Allegations: Misrepresenting that it protects customers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in 2024

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

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…