Feds get closer look at fake mobile bill charges
When a mysterious, unauthorized fee appears on your cellphone bill, it's called "cramming" and consumer advocates and regulators worry it's emerging ...
Toys R Us appeals $20M award in Mass. slide death
On a warm summer day in July 2006, Robin Aleo climbed to the top of a 6-foot inflatable pool slide and slid down head first. As she neared the bottom, ...
Senate chairman calls for 'Do Not Track' bill
Warning consumers that industry has failed to protect their privacy online, a top Senate Democrat said Wednesday that he will press legislation this ...
Republicans rap consumer agency's data collection
Senate Republicans are criticizing federal regulators' efforts to track the credit card, mortgage and spending habits of millions of consumers by ...
ACLU: Slow smartphone updates are privacy threat
One of the leading U.S. civil-rights organizations is taking on an unusual cause: spotty smartphone updates. The American Civil Liberties Union is ...
USDA starts new program to track farm animals
The federal government has launched a new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials to quickly track livestock in cases of ...
Report: Virgin America best US airline in 2012
Virgin America did the best job for its customers among leading U.S. airlines last year, a report said Monday, as carriers overall had their second ...
Calif. DA says Toyota to pay $16M settlement
A $16 million settlement over the safety recall of Toyota vehicles that were at risk for unintended acceleration and braking issues was announced ...
Feds offer new hope for avoiding pesky 'robocalls'
There may one day soon be another way to fight those annoying prerecorded phone pitches known as robocalls. The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday ...
Apple apologizes in China after service criticism
Apple apologized to Chinese consumers after government media attacked its repair policies for two weeks in a campaign that reeked of economic ...
Appeals court rules for La. monks in casket fight
Benedictine monks may keep selling plain, low-cost caskets from their monastery outside New Orleans, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, finding ...
JPMorgan clamps down on fees from payday lenders
JPMorgan Chase said Wednesday that it will take steps to protect its customers from fees and other charges that payday lenders may slap on them.
States wrestle with 'gambling' rooms in Fla. probe
The charity-run businesses under investigation in a Florida gambling probe started popping up in strip malls about six years ago and rapidly spread ...
Gov't seeks closer oversight of student loan firms
The government's consumer finance watchdog wants stricter oversight of companies that collect and log student loan payments. The Consumer Financial ...
Google pays $7M fine to settle Wi-Fi privacy case
Google will pay a $7 million fine to settle a multistate investigation into a snoopy software program that enabled the Internet search leader to ...
Warren starts taking on banks and regulators
Elizabeth Warren rose to national prominence as an outspoken consumer advocate decrying Wall Street abuses and became the progressive movement's ...
NJ's biggest utility outlines plans to stormproof
New Jersey's largest utility company wants to spend nearly $4 billion over the next decade to stormproof its electric and gas system after Superstorm ...
Marijuana legalization raises safety questions
Marijuana may be coming out of the black market in Colorado and Washington state, but the drug, at least for now, will retain a decidedly underground ...
Study: 1 in 4 consumers had error in credit report
One in four consumers found an error in a credit report issued by a major agency, according to a government study released Monday. The Federal Trade ...
Mountain Dew introduces a breakfast drink
If you don't like coffee or tea, Mountain Dew has a new breakfast drink that might perk you up. PepsiCo Inc. is rolling out a new drink called ...
Obama praises nominees for SEC, consumer panel
President Barack Obama says his picks for two top posts will crack down on those whose irresponsible behavior threatens the U.S. economy and the ...
Top white-collar crime prosecutor to lead SEC
President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Mary Jo White, a former U.S. attorney who built a reputation prosecuting white-collar criminals, ...
Medical privacy rules get an update
Those medical privacy rules you run into at hospitals, pharmacies and in your own doctor's office are getting an update. Regulations unveiled this ...
HSBC to pay $249M to settle foreclosure-abuse case
British bank HSBC will pay $249 million to settle federal complaints that its U.S. division wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been ...
Taxpayers will ease banks' costs in mortgage deal
Consumer advocates have complained that U.S. mortgage lenders are getting off easy in a deal to settle charges that they wrongfully foreclosed on many ...
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