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The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order requiring the tax preparation company H&R Block to make a number of changes for the 2025 tax filing season in addition to longer-term changes

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Under federal district court orders announced today, the co-founders of the Stem Cell Institute of America and several related companies are banned from marketing stem cell therapy in the future

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The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds to consumers who paid a sham mortgage relief operation that told financially distressed homeowners it would help get their mortgages modified, but instead effectively stole their mortgage payments

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The Federal Trade Commission, along with the New York Attorney General, are taking action against gig economy company Handy Technologies for making a broad array of deceptive claims about how much money workers on its platform could earn

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FDIC CONSUMER NEWS | DATE: JANUARY 6, 2025

FDIC Consumer News – January 2025 Edition
Saving for the Unexpected and Your Future
Questions to ask yourself now
Saving for emergencies, retirement, or other expenses can seem difficult, but there are some strategies that can make it easier

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The Federal Trade Commission is sending refund claim forms to consumers who bought deceptively marketed treatment plans sold by Golden Sunrise Nutraceutical, Inc

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The Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order against Sitejabber, a company offering an AI-enabled consumer review platform, which deceived consumers by misrepresenting that ratings and reviews it published came from customers who experienced the reviewed product or service, artificially inflating average ratings and review counts

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The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider accessiBe to pay $1 million to settle allegations that it misrepresented the ability of its AI-powered web accessibility tool to make any website compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for people with disabilities

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is stopping companies from improperly contacting people in the workplace to put pressure on them to pay allegedly owed debts

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The Federal Trade Commission has referred its federal court case against online cash advance firm Dave Inc

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