Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit last week in Lancaster County District Court against Change Healthcare alleging violations of the state’s Consumer Protection and Data Security Laws. The complaint stems from a February data breach and subsequent operational ...

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)© Provided by MyChesCo WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just pulled the rug out from under deceptive pricing schemes with the launch last week of its groundbreaking Junk Fees Rule. Targeting shady bait-and-switch tactics in ...

US Department of Education© Provided by MyChesCo WASHINGTON, D.C. — Millions of student loan borrowers finally have new options to manage their debt. The U.S. Department of Education has reopened two critical repayment plans—Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and Income-Contingent Repayment ...

DOGE leader Vivek Ramaswamy doubled down on eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Vivek Ramaswamy doubled down on DOGE's calls to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He wrote on X that the CFPB overstepped its authority ...

17 News has teamed up with AltaOne Federal Credit Union and the Open Door Network to make one family’s Christmas a little brighter. AltaOne Federal Credit Union surprised a former resident of the Open Door Network with some holiday cheer ...

SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced a consent order with SALT Lending LLC (SALT) to resolve the DFPI’s investigation into SALT’s crypto-backed lending program. As part of the negotiated resolution, the DFPI secured ...

On Thursday, December 19, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Illinois Attorney General announced a massive $20 million settlement with Leader Automotive Group, the operator of 10 dealerships in and around Bloomington, Illinois, for alleged unfair and deceptive acts ...

Credit/AdobeStock Self-Help Credit Union plans to acquire a small Winston-Salem, N.C., credit union that had been bleeding members since an audit two years ago discovered funds had been stolen. Winston-Salem Federal Credit Union ($60.9 million in assets, 8,889 members as ...

"Walmart made false promises, illegally opened accounts, and took advantage of more than a million delivery drivers," CFPB Director Rohit Chopra (seen in Oct. 2023 in Washington DC) wrote Monday. "Companies cannot force workers into getting paid through accounts that ...