Consumer Protection
Welcome to the superhighway of fraud
Consumer fraud reports up more than 6 million since 2001
Consumer Protection
It's a little hard to define but for our purposes, this section is all about consumer protection -- regulatory actions, laws, class actions and anything that helps take the edge off.
Consumer Protection
Homeowners ripped off by illegal reverse mortgage charges, class action charges
Older homeowners often rely on reverse mortgages to stay in their homes
Consumer Protection
Payday loans and ICE: Minnesota has tamed both
Citizen activists resist ICE, Minnesota interest caps put an end to legal payday loans
Consumer Protection
Trump appointees go easy on fin-tech payday loans that trap consumers
Payday-style loan apps are getting an easy ride from Trump's agencies
Consumer Protection
Solar panels: they're bright shiny objects but they throw off a lot of glare
Problems with financing, installations and service lead a growing list of complaints
Consumer Protection
Americans lose hundreds yearly on subscriptions; now, a bipartisan bill targets ‘dark patterns’
Left for dead, Unsubscribe Act returns in new bipartisan bill
Consumer Protection
Consumer watchdog CFPB faces its biggest test yet after 15 turbulent years
State attorneys general are coming to the aid of the bedraggled agency
Consumer Protection
Prisoners being ripped off by Aramark, class action lawsuit charges
There's little public sympathy for prison inmates but everyone has to eat
Consumer Protection
This is not satire: CFPB promises to be nicer to banks
Banks will get advance notice of examiner visits to help them help you (or something)
Consumer Protection
'Earned Wage Advance' - a payday loan by any other name
Costs multiply when consumers try to borrow their way out of a hole
Consumer Protection
Surprise! You were a winner ... but not anymore
You're a winner? Don't wait. Take the money and run!
Consumer Protection
Maybe the CPSC should delete 'safety' from its title?
Under Trump, the agency is not only not passing new safety measures, it's deleting old ones