Breaking Down the Relationship between Brands and Teens

Today’s teenagers are uniquely positioned in the marketing world.

DeVry University’s Advertised Employment and Income Rates

InterCoast Career Institute’s LPN Program

ITT Educational Services Shutters Operations

Students may be eligible for loan forgiveness.

Higher One

Be wary of companies offering services for your financial aid refund.

These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings

Some notable companies facing deceptive advertising claims.

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.…

Corinthian Colleges

For-profit company ordered to pay more than $1 billion for a number of deceptive practices.

Can an Energy Drink Claim to be Healthy?

Vemma markets Verve as a healthy choice. But is it?

Check Out that For-Profit College Before Enrolling

Before enrolling in a for-profit college, check out this government investigation of 15 colleges that  revealed questionable practices that potential students should be mindful of when considering where to enroll. …

About

Have you ever been the victim of a false ad or a deceptive marketing scheme? Perhaps there was a time when a very compelling ad convinced you to buy a…

MyPillow

TINA.org investigated My Pillow, a Minnesota company that has sold millions of foam-filled bed pillows across the country, and found that the company was making deceptive and unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims…

Is Cheerios Protein Misleading Consumers?

New class-action lawsuit accuses General Mills of deceptively marketing Cheerios.

Group Challenges Rainforest Alliance Earth-Friendly Seal of Approval

Nonprofit says certification label appearing on such goods as Chiquita bananas misleads consumers.

Feds Sue Corinthian Colleges over Deceptive Advertising

Lawsuit seeks to recoup more than $500 million in relief for borrowers.

An Open Letter to Congress on H.R. 5230

Renowned pyramid scheme expert denounces proposed federal law.

Policies

Herbalife

TINA.org investigated Herbalife, a California-based multilevel marketing company that sells nutritional supplements, and found that the company has used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to market its products, as well as atypical…

What You Should Know about LuLaRoe

Achieving financial freedom from this MLM is as hard as finding those unicorn prints.

The Direct Selling Association on Pyramid Schemes: Truth and Truthiness

Guest blog by Peter Vander Nat and William Keep.