A student walks near Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA in April 2012. Students and parents are learning their college fates this week and then having to address whether schools are actually affordable. They…
After sorting through financing and features, one of the most satisfying aspects of buying a new car is having safe, reliable, trouble-free transportation, right? Unfortunately for some car-owners, their new vehicles don’t measure up to…
After allegedly misleading consumers into paying unnecessary fees and falsely threatening consumers with lawsuits, defendants in a debt collection operation have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges. The FTC alleged in its complaint that…
At least two Connecticut residents have gotten calls in the last week from persons claiming to be from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but did not fall for the scammers’ pressurized pitch, the Department of…
It wasn’t that long ago that new car salesmen had the upper hand when it came to dealing with customers. But now armed with the Internet and a smart phone, consumers have the potential of…
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court has temporarily shut down a Brooklyn, New York-based operation that the allegedly used deception, threats, and intimidation to induce elderly consumers to pay for medical…
By: Lisa Chedekel A Litchfield residential care home has been ordered to hire a new manager, improve resident care and pay a $2,000 fine, after findings that administrators left residents hungry, denied them information about…
Defendants Were Responsible for More than 180 Million Spam Text Messages The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on affiliate marketers that allegedly bombarded consumers with of millions of unwanted spam text messages in an…
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy To test the honesty of plumbers NBC’s Jeff Rossen set up a test in a New Jersey home of a hot water heater….
By: Colleen Shaddox Debbie Hardy, a home health care aide, is the reason that Frank Geraldino, 48, a paraplegic, is able to live in his Seymour apartment – rather than in a nursing facility. Hardy,…
Another reason why our health care costs are hard to control: The same operation can cost you anywhere from $11,000 to $125,000 if you are uninsured. It just depends on which hospital the surgery is…
FTC Settlement: Tax Relief Scammers Agree to Pay More Than $15 Million American Tax Relief Scheme Bilked Consumers With False Promises They Qualified for IRS Programs to Reduce Tax Debts Under an agreement with the…
Settlement with FTC Bans Sellers of Alleged Fraudulent Auto Loan Modifications from Marketing Debt Relief Services “Auto Debt Consulting” Operation Permanently Halted In a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, two California-based companies and their…
If you are a Costco member you already know that the member-only discount chain has some quirky marketing programs – like moving merchandise around so you have to check out parts of a store you…
Honda is recalling about 748,000 model-year 2009-2013 Pilot and 2011-2013 Odyssey vehicles in the United States to inspect and, if necessary, replace the driver’s-side airbag. Honda says the airbags in these vehicles “potentially were assembled…
National Collector’s Mint Inc., which sold 9/11-related coins and collectibles, including an “exclusively authorized” commemorative honoring the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission…
Written By: Lisa Chedekel Connecticut fared second-worst in the country in the percentage of hospitals hit with federal penalties for selected quality-of-care measures and in the overall rate of loss of Medicare reimbursements associated with…
Despite efforts to educate the public about the financial benefits of generic drugs over brand-name medicine, a study released this week shows that many doctors continue to honor patient requests for the more expensive ones…
Banking regulators admitted the Independent Foreclosure Review was a big expensive mess and shut it down. But many details about the $8.5 billion settlement that replaces it remain murky. (David McNew/Getty Images) Written by Paul…
Thousands of foreclosure victims from 2009 and 2010 will receive anywhere from a few hundred dollars up to $125,000 in compensation as the result of large banks settling charges of foreclosure abuses, including filing false…