CATrends: Refund Advance Loans for Military Members

Lawsuits accuse tax prep companies of violating the Military Lending Act.

What you Should Know about Payday Lenders

Recent settlement shines light on the sometimes unscrupulous practices of payday lenders.

Wall of Shame

What do Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian and Dr. Oz all have in common?

CollegeAmerica

Chain of private colleges faces lawsuit over post-graduation earnings claims.

Redstone Residential

Rental promotions targeting college students expired months ago.

TurboTax Refund Advance Loans

Allegations: Violating the Military Lending Act in the marketing for TurboTax Refund Advanced loans

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Database

ING Orange Loan Rate Renew Guarantee

These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings

Some notable companies facing deceptive advertising claims.

2017 Pampered Chef Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

Stone Academy

Reader says for-profit college misled her on the type of job she could get with a degree from the school.

Grand Canyon University

FTC lawsuit accuses school of misleading students pursuing doctoral degrees.

President-Elect to Pay $25 Million to Settle Trump University Suits

New York AG calls settlement “a major victory for the over 6,000 victims of his fraudulent university.”

Loans from CashCall, WesternSky, and Lakota Cash

Loans from PayPal Credit

Sage Home Loans

Allegations: Misrepresenting that the company protects consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in December 2023

loanDepot

Allegations: Misrepresenting that it protects consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in January 2024

Reliant Funding

Direct mail comes deceptively packaged as an “account reminder.”

WaMu Option ARM Mortgages

Be Careful of Quicky Loans

GetHolidayFunds.com, USAQuickLoanAdvance.com, CreditLoansUSA.com, CashHolidayNow.com, and NationalPayDayDirect.com are all sites that claim to approve you for a loan in 30 seconds with no credit check. Beware of any lender that offers…