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.
Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads Consumer News Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads If you’ve ever had the stamina to sit down and try to read a credit card disclosure statement (often the size of a paperback novel), you know that the Sometimes…
What You Should Know about Homes CNL/Smart CNL Consumer News What You Should Know about Homes CNL/Smart CNL This crypto scam has cost hundreds of people thousands of dollars.
Companies Accused of Greenwashing Consumer News Companies Accused of Greenwashing When companies green it, they better mean it.
Five Reasons the BBB Shouldn’t Be Your Only Stop Consumer News Five Reasons the BBB Shouldn’t Be Your Only Stop Researching a company shouldn’t be one-stop shopping.
TINA.org Complaint Throws Water on Stream’s Income Claims Consumer News TINA.org Complaint Throws Water on Stream’s Income Claims TINA.org calls on regulators to put an end to Texas-based MLM’s illegal income claims once and for all.
TINA’s Take: $9 Million a Day Lost to Cryptoasset Scams Consumer News TINA’s Take: $9 Million a Day Lost to Cryptoasset Scams TINA.org gets the scoop on cryptoasset scams at FTC workshop.
Ad or Not? Pokémon Go Consumer News Ad or Not? Pokémon Go The in-store presence of Pokémon prompts TINA.org inquiry about possible marketing agreements.
FTC Pyramid Cases Post-Amway Consumer News FTC Pyramid Cases Post-Amway See the FTC’s track record when it comes to pyramid cases.
Verizon, Sprint to Give $120M Back to ‘Crammed’ Consumers Consumer News Verizon, Sprint to Give $120M Back to ‘Crammed’ Consumers All told, that’s $290M going back to wireless consumers who federal regulators said were unfairly charged.
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 Need to Know about Lear Capital Consumer News What You Need to Know about Lear Capital Investing with Lear may test your mettle when it comes to precious coins.
Feds Sue Corinthian Colleges over Deceptive Advertising Consumer News Feds Sue Corinthian Colleges over Deceptive Advertising Lawsuit seeks to recoup more than $500 million in relief for borrowers.
WakeUpNow’s Secret: Things You Need to Know about this MLM Consumer News WakeUpNow’s Secret: Things You Need to Know about this MLM What TINA.org thinks you should wake up to regarding this questionable company.
Has Your College Student Been Recruited by a Questionable MLM? Consumer News Has Your College Student Been Recruited by a Questionable MLM? Parents share their stories and experts offer tips on what families can do.
FTC Helping Military Consumers Avoid Scams Consumer News FTC Helping Military Consumers Avoid Scams Active servicemembers and veterans are frequent targets of scams and deceptive ads.
Promise of Big Bucks is Really a Pyramid Scheme Consumer News Promise of Big Bucks is Really a Pyramid Scheme Resorts360 at center of complaints filed by truthinadvertising.org.
Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash Consumer News 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…
Payday, Advanced-Fee and Guaranteed-Approval Loans Consumer News Payday, Advanced-Fee and Guaranteed-Approval Loans You’ve seen the ads: “No credit? No Problem!” or “We’ll get you a loan regardless of your credit” or “You’ve been pre-qualified!” And our personal favorite: “We don’t care about…
What You Should Know about Elomir Consumer News What You Should Know about Elomir What you need to know before you #hitthestrip.