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Coronavirus Spawns Class-Action Lawsuits as Consumers Seek Refunds

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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.

Reverse Mortgage Ads Can Leave Consumers with False Impressions

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Reverse Mortgage Ads Can Leave Consumers with False Impressions

Here’s what you need to know before you apply for a reverse mortgage.

Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash

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Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash

The 2008 sub-prime mortgage meltdown and resulting financial crisis means credit is not that easy to come by anymore. This forces some of us to have to look for alternatives…

FTC Files Suit to Halt Mortgage Relief Operation

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FTC Files Suit to Halt Mortgage Relief Operation

Agency says scheme charged high fees but gave no real help.

TEFL Certification: Verify Before Paying for Teaching Programs

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TEFL Certification: Verify Before Paying for Teaching Programs

Chicago-based TEFL Institute under scrutiny for accreditation claims.

Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

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Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

An American Success Story Between 1990 and 2008, Spectacularly-successful financial services company whose business model was based on selling mortgages to families that couldn’t afford them, then selling those worthless…

Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants

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Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants

Consumer advocates warn of new scams.

Check Out these Debt Collection Claims Before Payment

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Check Out these Debt Collection Claims Before Payment

There are laws on what collectors can say or do, as the country’s top two debt buyers recently found out.

What you Should Know about Payday Lenders

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What you Should Know about Payday Lenders

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

TAKEDOWN: Feds Move against Vemma

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TAKEDOWN: Feds Move against Vemma

FTC alleges Vemma is a pyramid scheme and freezes assets.

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

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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.”

APR? HECM? KNOW YOUR FINANCING

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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…

Wonga’s (Hidden) Interest Rate from Hell

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Wonga’s (Hidden) Interest Rate from Hell

U.K. regulator bans payday loan company’s ad for failing to disclose monstrous interest rate.

Imposter, Debt Scams Top FTC Consumer Complaints in 2016

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Imposter, Debt Scams Top FTC Consumer Complaints in 2016

This National Consumer Protection Week, see how consumers say they were scammed.

CATrends: Buy Now, Pay Later Services Send Users Further Into Debt

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CATrends: Buy Now, Pay Later Services Send Users Further Into Debt

The result is that BNPL services that are advertised as free aren’t, class-action lawsuits allege.

H&R Block: Getting Your Money Will Cost You

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H&R Block: Getting Your Money Will Cost You

You can do your own taxes.

Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads

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Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads

If you’ve ever had the stamina to sit down and try to read a credit card disclosure statement (often the size of a paperback novel), you know that the Sometimes…

Lawsuits: Glucosamine’s Promised Relief Mostly Marketing Hype