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Simple Fast Loans Class Action Simple Fast Loans Allegations: Offering loans with a 220% APR in California when loans with interest rates that exceed 42% APR are illegal in California
CoffeeBreakLoans.com Ad Alert CoffeeBreakLoans.com TikTok famous ‘loan’ company doesn’t actually loan money to anyone.
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Ameriquest: Success or Scam? Consumer News 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…
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TEFL Certification: Verify Before Paying for Teaching Programs Consumer News TEFL Certification: Verify Before Paying for Teaching Programs Chicago-based TEFL Institute under scrutiny for accreditation claims.
CVS Brands CVS TINA.org investigated the marketing used to promote life’sDHA™, a supplement sold by CVS Pharmacy under the name Algal-900 DHA, and found that the marketing deceptively implied the product could improve memory…
2017 Pampered Chef Income Claims Database Evidence 2017 Pampered Chef Income Claims Database TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.
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