Headline News Archive

2022

January

27

• Experian, Equifax, TransUnion rarely act on credit file complaints, report says. If you spot a mistake on your credit report and contact the credit bureau, there’s a good chance nothing will happen. Equifax, Experian,

24

• AGs sue Google stating they deceive consumers about use of location data. Attorneys general from D.C. and three states plan to sue Google, arguing that the search giant deceived consumers to gain access to their location

20

• Efforts to rein in Big Tech may be running out of time. A Senate committee is expected to vote Thursday on a bill that would prohibit companies like Amazon, Apple and Google from promoting their own products

18

• What to do if you buy now, can't pay later. Buy now, pay later” can be a convenient payment method. But if you don’t factor the recurring payments into your budget, it

• Spotting spoofed websites. Here are a few things to consider when making a purchase online:  Malicious websites can be created to look like the real site from

13

• Nearly $2 billion settlement over Navient student loan practices. Navient, one of the nation’s largest student loan companies, has inked a $1.85 billion settlement with a coalition of state attorneys general to resolve

07

• Cómo crear crédito cuando no lo tienes. Puede ser difícil desarrollar un historial crediticio sólido, pero, si tomas algunas medidas sencillas, estarás bien encaminado.

06

• Credit bureaus drew more than half of consumer complaints. A new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reveals that more than half of the complaints the agency has received from the public from

• Here’s what pandemic aid remains available. There continues to be billions of dollars in federal rental assistance accessible to tenants who’ve fallen behind. The National Low Income

05

• JPMorgan Chase has unleashed a lawsuit blitz on credit card customers. Early in 2020, as the pandemic gripped the nation, JPMorgan Chase offered to help customers weather the crisis by taking a temporary pause on mortgage, auto

03

• Ambitious broadband funding has key impediment: an outdated map. The federal government is slated to pump a record amount of funding into projects to expand Internet access and affordability. But Edmonston’s experience

2021

December

30

• Ban on surprise medical bills starts this week. If you are having a medical emergency and go to an urgent care center or emergency room, you can’t be charged more than

27

• Many home insurance premiums are rising. Across the country, homeowners renewing their policies are discovering that rising material costs, supply chain disruptions and climate change are combining to drive premiums up

23

• CFPB takes aim at ‘buy now, pay later’. The CFPB has asked Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal and Zip to collect information on the risks and benefits of the BNPL offerings. Among other issues,

22

• Biden administration extends federal student loan payment pause. The Biden administration, shifting course on a crucial pocketbook issue for millions of adults, announced it will extend a pause on federal student loan payments

21

• The ‘most serious’ security breach ever is unfolding right now. On Dec. 9, word of a newly discovered computer bug in a hugely popular piece of computer code--log4j--started rippling around the cybersecurity community. By the

16

• The return of the 10-minute eviction. Nobody in Phoenix was better or more practiced at the business of eviction than Lennie, who had personally removed more than 20,000 Arizonans from their homes

• The ultimate guide to secure passwords. Password fatigue is real, but don’t let it stop you from making some small changes to protect your accounts, your wallet and your

15

• Global investors gobbling up first-time homebuyer homes. Over the past six years, 19 of the 32 homes on Tammy Sue Lane have been purchased by a billion-dollar investment venture, part of an unprecedented flow

08

• What you need to know if you’re being tracked down by a debt collector. What proof does a debt collector have to provide me that I owe the debt? This “debt collection validation notice” should include enough

• Amazon’s search results full of ads that may be 'deceiving’ consumers. More than a quarter of search results on Amazon are paid ads, according to the complaint filed by the Strategic Organizing Center, a coalition of

01

• New rule will let debt collectors track you down on social media. Debt collection rules have expanded the ways debt collectors can chase down debtors. In practice, it may mean millions of consumers can now be bombarded

November

25

• How to protect yourself from online shopping scams this holiday season. Pay with a credit card, not a debit card. You may be thinking you can avoid getting into debt by paying with your debit card.

22

• Amazon wages secret war on Americans' privacy, documents show. In recent years, Amazon.com Inc has killed or undermined privacy protections in more than three dozen bills across 25 states, as the e-commerce giant amassed

17

• Apple concedes on Right to Repair. Apple reversed its longstanding policy against selling spare parts, providing repair instructions, and making repair software tools available to customers with its announcement of a