By: Lisa Chedekel A Derby nurse who admitted taking kickbacks from a drug company that makes the powerful painkiller Subsys was pressured by sales representatives to increase her prescribing “so that the Subsys numbers would…
By: Kate Farrish Five nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) in connection with incidents that left residents with burns, bruises and broken legs. On April 16, Orange Health…
Company to Pay $18 Million to Minority Auto Borrowers, $3 Million to Credit Card Customers The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken two separate actions against Fifth Third Bank, for discriminatory auto loan pricing…
By: Gary Stoller Every week for the past 7½ years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified an average of two dietary supplements being sold to consumers that were “tainted” and “potentially hazardous,” a…
Lawsuit Names Individuals Responsible for Bilking $67 million from 21,000 Consumers The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has obtained a preliminary injunction against World Law Group and its senior leaders for running a debt-relief scheme that…
By: Lisa Chedekel The company alleged to have paid kickbacks to a Derby nurse in exchange for her prescribing of a potent pain medication has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a case brought…
Companies Hid Loan Interest Rates and Fees and Deceived Consumers About Other Terms of the Deal The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) have filed a lawsuit…
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) took action against Citizens Bank for failing to credit consumers the full…
By: Lisa Chedekel The state has barred practitioners at a Derby pain clinic, including a high-prescribing nurse, from participating in the Medicaid program because of improprieties in treatment and oversight. Documents from the Department of…
Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jonathan A. Harris, Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and Attorney General George Jepsen are warning businesses across Connecticut about bogus forms being sent by the “Division of Corporate Services”…
Given the temperature outside, heating fuel may not be on the minds of most people. But choosing a home heating fuel company for next winter should not be a last-minute decision. Over the coming weeks,…
Higher Rates for Widows Than for Married Women, and Other Marital Price Differences, Raise Questions about the Fairness of Auto Insurer Pricing CFA Asks State Insurance Departments to Examine Marital Pricing and Remedy Any Unfairnes…
Millions of Consumers Harmed by Bank’s Deceptive Marketing and Unfair Billing of Credit Card Add-On Products and Services, and Other Unlawful Practices The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Citibank, N.A. and its subsidiaries…
Discover’s Illegal Servicing Practices Affected Private Student Loan Borrowers Transferred from Citibank The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken action against Discover Bank and its affiliates for illegal private student loan servicing practices. The…
Company to Pay $5.2 Million for Illegally Billing Over 100,000 Consumers Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a complaint and proposed consent order in federal court against Student Financial Aid Services, Inc. for illegal…
Are you planning to spend some time at a hotel soon? If you’re looking online for the best rates, don’t fall for a great price until you know with whom you’re dealing. Just because a…
By: Lisa Chedekel Eight of the top 10 prescribers of a potent narcotic used for cancer pain were paid more than $870,000 in speaking fees by the drug maker in 2013 and 2014 — indicating…
CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU IDENTIFIES ILLEGAL PRACTICES UNCOVERED THROUGH SUPERVISION Supervisory Resolutions Across Industries Recover $11.6 Million for More Than 80,000 Consumers Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest supervision report outlining…
Auto Loan Company Misled Servicemembers About Consequences of Nonpayment Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued an auto loan company, Security National Automotive Acceptance Company, for aggressive debt collection tactics against servicemembers. In a…
CFPB Issues Advisory Warning Consumers Not To Be Deceived Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released results of a focus group study on reverse mortgage advertisements that found many participants were left with misimpressions…