Seven Suspect For-Profit College Claims

Get schooled in misleading marketing claims used to lure students.

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

Loans from CashCall, WesternSky, and Lakota Cash

Grand Canyon University

FTC lawsuit accuses school of misleading students pursuing doctoral degrees.

Higher One

Be wary of companies offering services for your financial aid refund.

CollegeAmerica

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

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…

Reliant Funding

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

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…

Advance America Loans

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.”

Best Buy’s ‘Laptop Discounts For Students’

You don’t need to be a student to get these discounted prices.

Students Targeted by Elixir ‘Pyramid Scheme’

Robin Henry, The London Times

Breaking Down the Relationship between Brands and Teens

Today’s teenagers are uniquely positioned in the marketing world.

Controversial energy drink maker targets local students

Amber Hunt, Cincinnati Enquirer

Verve energy drink turning college students into sales force

Michelle Celarier, New York Post

TAKEDOWN: Feds Move against Vemma

FTC alleges Vemma is a pyramid scheme and freezes assets.

Feds Shut Down Online Diploma Mill that Swindled $11M from Students

Consumers allegedly charged between $200 and $300 for high school diplomas that turned out to be bogus.

Tempe-Based Vemma Scammed ASU Students with Pyramid Scheme, FTC Says

Shanna Hogan, Phoenix New Times