Student Loan Financial Assistance Class Action Student Loan Financial Assistance Allegations: Falsely advertising student loan debt relief services
Cancer Care: What Advertisements Are Not Saying Consumer News Cancer Care: What Advertisements Are Not Saying Study questions emotional appeals.
Newspaper Renewal Scam Targets Consumers Ad Alert Newspaper Renewal Scam Targets Consumers Beware of mail from Associated Publishers Network and United Publishers Network.
What you Should Know about Payday Lenders Consumer News What you Should Know about Payday Lenders Recent settlement shines light on the sometimes unscrupulous practices of payday lenders.
LifeLock’s Protection Leaves Much to be Desired Consumer News LifeLock’s Protection Leaves Much to be Desired LifeLock’s ads say the company will relentlessly protect your identity. But how much can they really do?
Why This Anti-Pyramid Scheme Bill is Outrageously Wrong for Consumers Blog Why This Anti-Pyramid Scheme Bill is Outrageously Wrong for Consumers POST HIGHLIGHTS • H.R. 5230 runs directly counter to 40 years of case law on pyramid schemes. • It obliterates the difference between distributor purchases for the business venture versus…
The Tax Club Ad Alert The Tax Club In January, the Federal Trade Commission and the New York and Florida Attorneys General charged The Tax Club’s telemarketing operation with deceiving consumers who mistakenly believed its services would help…
White Baby Guaranteed or Your Money Back Consumer News White Baby Guaranteed or Your Money Back Study confirms that racial minorities are underrepresented in accessing fertility services.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Basics Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Congress created the CFPB after the 2009 financial crisis to regulate mortgages, student loans, credit cards, and other financial products and services used by consumers.
Protect Your Assets from Estate Planning Scams Consumer News Protect Your Assets from Estate Planning Scams There are many different kinds of legal services out there, but there’s one kind that is particularly susceptible to deceptive advertising: estate planning. Estate planning protects your assets after you…
Rocket Money (Formerly Truebill) Ad Alert Rocket Money (Formerly Truebill) A way out of pesky subscriptions or just another pesky subscription?
Federal Filing Government Imposter Scam Ad Alert Federal Filing Government Imposter Scam Even the CEO acknowledges that some consumers have confused the company for the federal government.
Optima Tax Relief Ad Alert Optima Tax Relief Optima Tax Relief advertises its services on the radio and television with TV dad Alan Thicke, who advises you not to “mess with the IRS.” Instead, he says in…
Porsche Connect Class Action Porsche Connect Allegations: Failing to disclose that Porsche Connect was temporary because the system was equipped with 3G services and would be inoperable when 3G services were phased out
Volkswagen Vehicles with Car-Net Class Action Volkswagen Vehicles with Car-Net Allegations: Failing to disclose that Car-Net was temporary because the system was equipped with 3G services and would become inoperable when 3G services were phased out
Pottery Barn Kids Brands Pottery Barn Kids TINA.org investigated Potter Barn Kids’s parent company Williams-Sonoma and found that seven of its websites — including Pottery Barn Kids — were marketing products as made in the USA when…
Revlon Brands Revlon TINA.org investigated Revlon’s Almay Simply American™ marketing campaign. To read more about that investigation and TINA.org’s findings, click here. TINA.org also investigated several social media influencers the FTC had notified…
Williams-Sonoma Home Brands Williams-Sonoma Home TINA.org investigated Williams-Sonoma Home’s parent company Williams-Sonoma and found that seven of its websites — including Williams-Sonoma Home — were marketing products as made in the USA when they were…