Not Your Grandma’s Tupperware: MLMs vs Pyramid Schemes Blog Not Your Grandma’s Tupperware: MLMs vs Pyramid Schemes More needs to be done to shut down pyramid schemes.
Columbia University Class Action Columbia University Allegations: Misleading prospective students by providing false data to U.S. News & World Report in order to rank higher
TINA’s Take: FTC Puts For-Profit Higher Education Institutions on Notice Consumer News TINA’s Take: FTC Puts For-Profit Higher Education Institutions on Notice A disproportionate number of students that have defaulted on their students loans attended for-profit colleges.
American University of Antigua College of Medicine Class Action American University of Antigua College of Medicine Allegations: Misleadingly representing that the school protects students’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in 2023
University of Rochester Class Action University of Rochester Allegations: Misrepresenting that the school safeguards students’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in May 2023
Saint Louis University Class Action Saint Louis University Allegations: Misrepresenting that it protects students’ and applicants’ personal information
U.S. Cancer Centers Deceptive Testimonials Database Evidence U.S. Cancer Centers Deceptive Testimonials Database
Virginia Union University Class Action Virginia Union University Allegations: Misrepresenting that it protects students’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in February 2023
Johnson & Wales University Class Action Johnson & Wales University Allegations: Misrepresenting that it protects students’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in 2024
The Nursing Program at Aspen University Class Action The Nursing Program at Aspen University Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the nursing program provides “the essential skills needed to practice as a professional registered nurse” when various aspects of the program are “completely inadequate” to support…
Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception Consumer News Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception Imagine earning a college or graduate degree without having to do any work. Sound too good to be true? That’s because it is. Though you may have seen or heard…
70 Year Old Grandma Looks 40 Ad Alert 70 Year Old Grandma Looks 40 This ad for Lumanelle Luma skin cream should set off a couple of bad ad warning lights: This picture appears elsewhere on the Internet, the unsourced Dr. Oz quote, and…
Overdraft Fees at University & State Employees Credit Union Class Action Overdraft Fees at University & State Employees Credit Union Allegations: Misrepresenting when consumers will be charged overdraft fees
Ashford University Ad Alert Ashford University “I think this is a scam, an absolute scam,” Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) said of Bridgepoint, the parent company of the for-profit Ashford University, during a Senate hearing in 2011.…
Grading the BBB: Ratings after FTC Actions Consumer News Grading the BBB: Ratings after FTC Actions TINA.org investigation finds more than a dozen companies in good standing with the BBB following an FTC action.
Cancer Care: The Deceptive Marketing of Hope Consumer News Cancer Care: The Deceptive Marketing of Hope TINA.org files complaint against CTCA and puts 42 cancer centers on notice for marketing atypical testimonials.
The Cost of Doing Business Consumer News The Cost of Doing Business Comparing the amount companies agree to pay to settle deceptive marketing charges with their annual revenue.
Know the Difference Between For-Profit and Nonprofit Schools Consumer News Know the Difference Between For-Profit and Nonprofit Schools The vast majority of private schools are nonprofits, or organizations that put all money earned back into the school. By contrast, a school that is operated for profit sends money…
7 Marketers That Get Coal in Their 2019 Holiday Stocking Consumer News 7 Marketers That Get Coal in Their 2019 Holiday Stocking TINA.org’s annual list includes a pillow maker, a televangelist and a for-profit college.