T-Mobile’s ONE Military Plan Ad Alert T-Mobile’s ONE Military Plan There’s more to these advertised savings for military members and veterans than meets the eye.
Check Your Six: Deceptive Ads That Target Military Members Consumer News Check Your Six: Deceptive Ads That Target Military Members TINA.org observes Military Consumer Month the only way we know how – by sharing deceptive ads.
Wells Fargo’s Military Benefits Program Class Action Wells Fargo’s Military Benefits Program Allegations: Marketing itself as a bank dedicated to military members, veterans, and their families when it charges interest rates that are so high they violate federal law and the bank’s…
CATrends: Refund Advance Loans for Military Members Consumer News CATrends: Refund Advance Loans for Military Members Lawsuits accuse tax prep companies of violating the Military Lending Act.
Military Glasses & Libiyi Ad Alert Military Glasses & Libiyi Watch out for online retailers’ bait-and-switch tactics.
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.
American Express National Bank Class Action American Express National Bank Allegations: Marketing itself as dedicated to military members, veterans, and their families when the bank charges them interest rates and fees that are so high they violate federal law and…
USAA Interest-bearing Accounts Class Action USAA Interest-bearing Accounts Allegations: Marketing itself as a bank that is dedicated to military members, veterans, and their families when the bank charges them interest rates and fees that are so high they…
USAA Insurance Class Action USAA Insurance Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the company is “member owned” and representing that current and former military and their family members qualify for membership
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 It was another successful year outing deceptive marketing on multiple fronts.
Neurolumen Ad Alert Neurolumen Brochure for medical device targeted military members with illegal claims to treat PTSD, among other diseases.
Support the Troops: Is This an Ad? Consumer News Support the Troops: Is This an Ad? Heartfelt patriotism or “patriotism for profit”? Sometimes, it’s hard to tell.
USAA’s Membership Claims Ad Alert USAA’s Membership Claims You might be surprised by who is actually eligible for USAA membership.
Jackson Hewitt’s Early Tax Refund Advance and No Fee Tax Refund Advance Class Action Jackson Hewitt’s Early Tax Refund Advance and No Fee Tax Refund Advance Allegations: Violating the Military Lending Act in the marketing for Jackson Hewitt’s Early Tax Refund Advance and No Fee Tax Refund Advance
TurboTax Refund Advance Loans Class Action TurboTax Refund Advance Loans Allegations: Violating the Military Lending Act in the marketing for TurboTax Refund Advanced loans
H&R Block Refund Advance Loan and Emerald Advance Loan Class Action H&R Block Refund Advance Loan and Emerald Advance Loan Allegations: Violating the Military Lending Act in marketing for H&R Block Advance Loans and Emerald Advance Loans
PICKUP Ad Alert PICKUP Not all the “good guys” who drive for this delivery app are veterans and firefighters.
Jack3d Marketed as Safe Despite Reports of Deaths Consumer News Jack3d Marketed as Safe Despite Reports of Deaths DOJ files an indictment against USPlabs and top execs.