NATIONAL FINANCIAL CAPABILITY MONTH | APRIL 10, 2023
FDIC Supports National Financial Capability Month
April is National Financial Capability Month, and the FDIC offers several resources to help educate and protect consumers
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order against The Bountiful Company for abusing a feature of Amazon
Anthony Joseph Damiano and his funeral service companies—Funeral & Cremation Group of North America, LLC, and Legacy Cremation Services, LLC (doing business as Heritage Cremation Provider, Evergreen Funeral Home and Crematory, and Carolina Central Crematory)—will pay civil penalties and abide by strict requirements on how they communicate with customers to resolve a lawsuit filed on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission by the U
FDIC Consumer News | April 3, 2023
Your First Job?
This is a great time to open your first bank account, too
Many teens think about how they can earn money so they can spend it, but it’s important to learn how to manage it as well
More than 78,000 consumers harmed by College Financial Advisory and Student Financial Resource Center will receive checks in the mail this month
The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling nearly $45,000 to consumers who purchased DreamCloud mattresses sold by Resident Home, LLC, the parent company of Nectar Sleep, which used misleading “Made in USA” claims to pitch its products to consumers
As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, the operators of a telemarketing scam that called hundreds of thousands of consumers nationwide to pitch them expensive “extended automobile warranties” will face a lifetime ban from the extended automobile warranty industry and from all outbound telemarketing
The CFPB is seeking public input on the full scope and breadth of data brokers and their business practice, including the impact on consumers’ daily lives, and whether they are all playing by the same rules
The Federal Trade Commission today proposed a “click to cancel” provision requiring sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up
In 2020, the CFPB filed a complaint against student-loan debt-relief companies, their owners, and attorneys for charging illegal upfront fees to thousands of consumers saddled with private student-loan debt
