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Some student-loan borrowers are getting kicked out of classes and racking up debt after being placed in shady payment plans with minimal legal protection, a federal consumer watchdog says
The CFPB found tuition payment plans can be predatory for student-loan borrowers, piling on late fe…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Why the government is raising an eyebrow at Gen Z's favorite new way to spend: 'Buy now, pay later'
"We've been flooding the market with all this credit and no one's been keeping track of what's been…
Ben Winck
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Drones: New tool for SDGs — bringing scale, speed and safety in the global pursuit of sustainability
As the battle to protect the environment heats up globally, the drone, despite being majorly touted…
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Debt recovery best practices: Lessons learned from successful business experiences
Debt collection has always been an obstacle-ridden course for most organisations. The steep rise in…
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Head of consumer protection watchdog signals stance on digital assets with warning on stablecoins
The CFPB's new chief, Rohit Chopra, issued the warning during his first appearance before Congress …
Carla Mozée
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The New Consumer Protection Act 2019: Provision for heavy fines and even jail terms for misleadings ads
The New Consumer Protection Act 2019 could put manufacturers coming up with misleading ads behind b…
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The Federal Trade Commission Act sets the guidelines underpinning the FTC's consumer-protection enforcement
The FTC established the Federal Trade Commission, which protects consumers against unfair and decep…
Jake Safane
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Regulators are starting to investigate how to deal with the rapid rise of consumer AI like ChatGPT
The UK's competition watchdog said businesses and consumers should have access to AI whilst being p…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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When you log in to your IRS account this tax season you'll likely have to use ID.me to verify your identity. The service scoops up a huge pool of personal data that police and other authorities could tap into.
Observers worry how much information ID.me collects and how willing the company seems to be to shar…
Caroline Haskins
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There's even more evidence that cooking with olive oil every day could protect your brain as you age
Consuming more than half a tablespoon per day of antioxidant-rich olive oil is linked to lower risk…
Gabby Landsverk
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Binance is 'not capable' of being effectively supervised and is a significant risk to consumers, says UK financial regulator
The Financial Conduct Authority said Binance Markets Limited failed to supply further information a…
Isabelle Lee
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FTC says Meta misled parents and failed to protect children using Facebook's Messenger Kids app
The agency claims Meta misinformed parents about the ability to control who children communicate wi…
Aaron McDade
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Predatory banks rake in billions of dollars in overdraft fees from their poorest customers every year. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is trying to put a stop to it.
Over the years, banks have layered a number of financial complexities on top of their overdraft pol…
Paul Constant
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DRDO examines EV fire incidents, finds serious battery defects
According to sources in the know of the matter, these defects occur because the electric two-wheele…
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TikTok breaches users' rights and fails to protect children from hidden advertising, according to a consumer group's complaint to the EU
TikTok breaches consumer rights by misleading people about how it processes personal data, the BEUC…
Chris Stokel-Walker
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The fate of a post-2008 watchdog meant to protect Americans from another financial crisis is in the hands of a conservative Supreme Court
A Trump-appointed panel of judges ruled in October that the CFPB's funding structure is unconstitut…
Ayelet Sheffey,Jason Lalljee
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India’s new data protection bill makes a good show of user rights — but can it deliver on its promises?
When it comes to data privacy it looks like users have every option available to them except for th…
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Elon Musk's Twitter Blue is breaking European rules about unfair business practices by failing to show its full cost to consumers right away, EU agency says
Twitter Blue prices in the EU don't include taxes, which violates consumer-protection laws in the 2…
Pete Syme
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Datacracy: Indian Prime Minister's 'data democracy' must avoid the flaws of the country’s political system
“Data has been democratised. Several government services are now being delivered online.The poor an…
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FINRA: The organization that regulates broker-dealers and protects investors
FINRA monitors daily market functions, handles customer complaints, and maintains a library of educ…