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.”

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…

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…

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

Loans from PayPal Credit

loanDepot

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

Loans from CashCall, WesternSky, and Lakota Cash

WaMu Option ARM Mortgages

Wonga’s (Hidden) Interest Rate from Hell

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

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.

Imposter, Debt Scams Top FTC Consumer Complaints in 2016

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

Deceptive Income Claims – How Not to Market Your MLM Business

How income claims, even truthful ones, can be deceptive when marketing the MLM business opportunity.

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.

Aspercreme Pain Relief Patch

Allegations: Making misleading pain relief claims

Excedrin Migraine Pain Relief

A reader submitted a tip concerning the pricing of Excedrin Migraine Pain Reliever versus Excedrin Extra Strength Pain Reliever.

HonorSociety.org

What’s the honor of being a member of this honor society? And what real benefits does it offer?

Caprice Marketing

At the request of the FTC, a U.S. District Court recently halted the operations and froze the assets of Caprice Marketing, a company that advertised payday loans but instead charged…

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…

H&R Block: Getting Your Money Will Cost You

You can do your own taxes.