Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants Consumer News Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants Consumer advocates warn of new scams.
Oasis Legal Finance Ad Alert Oasis Legal Finance Exorbitant interest rates lurk behind these convenient loans.
Coronavirus Spawns Class-Action Lawsuits as Consumers Seek Refunds Consumer News Coronavirus Spawns Class-Action Lawsuits as Consumers Seek Refunds The pandemic has also triggered lawsuits over privacy issues with some video conferencing apps, and more.
Consumer Assistance Project Ad Alert Consumer Assistance Project FTC and Florida AG file complaint against company marketing student loan forgiveness programs.
Student Aid Center Ad Alert Student Aid Center Regulators say company doesn’t have the authority to approve the loan forgiveness programs it markets.
Neora/Nerium Income Claims Evidence Neora/Nerium Income Claims A TINA.org investigation has cataloged over 200 instances in which Nerium and/or its distributors have made or referenced unusual earnings claims that lack appropriate legal disclosures. The first 100+ of…
Seven Suspect For-Profit College Claims Consumer News Seven Suspect For-Profit College Claims Get schooled in misleading marketing claims used to lure students.
Ace Cash Express Class Action Ace Cash Express July 2015: A federal judge dismissed this case concluding, among other things, that the plaintiffs failed to meet the heightened pleading standard required for fraud-based claims. July 2013: A class-action…
Household Finance Corporation Class Action Household Finance Corporation In December 2015, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Household Finance Corporation International alleging, among other things, that the company deceptively marketed two of its trial period loan modification plans.…
NYR Organic Income Claims Database Evidence NYR Organic Income Claims Database TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.
Moneytree Ad Alert Moneytree Payday lender faces $550,000 in fines for allegedly hiding the true cost of its services.
Earnin App Class Action Earnin App Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that users can get immediate access to earnings “with no loans, fees, or hidden costs” when they are charged undisclosed fees
FTC Sues Neora (formerly Nerium) Alleging It Was a Pyramid from the Start Consumer News FTC Sues Neora (formerly Nerium) Alleging It Was a Pyramid from the Start FTC complaint also features deceptive health and income claims.
Platinum Funding Ad Alert Platinum Funding From the spam inbox: It’s easy to apply for a loan. It only takes a few minutes and your cash is deposited directly into your bank account. Something seems off…
Caprice Marketing Ad Alert Caprice Marketing At the request of the FTC, a U.S. District Court recently halted the operations and froze the assets of Caprice Marketing, a company that advertised payday loans but instead charged…
The College Network Ad Alert The College Network State regulators allege program misled students into thinking they could earn health care degrees online and was affiliated with a New York college.
TINA’s Take: Supreme Court Considers Whether Liars Can Keep Money They Stole Blog TINA’s Take: Supreme Court Considers Whether Liars Can Keep Money They Stole TINA.org files brief in critical case concerning FTC authority.
ING Orange Loan Rate Renew Guarantee Class Action ING Orange Loan Rate Renew Guarantee In October 2014, a federal judge approved a $20,350,000 settlement of a false advertising class-action lawsuit against ING Bank . The complaint, which was originally filed in 2011, alleges, among…
APR? HECM? KNOW YOUR FINANCING Consumer News APR? HECM? KNOW YOUR FINANCING Perhaps no segment of our economy is more confusing to the normal, everyday consumer than financial services. Whether it’s the lingo, such as Annual percentage rate; the amount of interest…
LuLaRoe Hit with $1 Billion Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit Consumer News LuLaRoe Hit with $1 Billion Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit Class action against LuLaRoe includes unknown top distributors as defendants.