Coal company CEOs run companies into the ground while being paid huge bonuses, report shows
As America’s largest coal producers were driving their coal companies into the ground through bad investments and overproduction, their CEOs […]
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Watch out for Mother’s Day scams
It’s discouraging to think that on Mother’s Day, the time to honor the important women in our lives, scam artists
Agency proposes banning arbitration clauses that deny groups of consumers their day in court
A federal agency is proposing to restore consumers’ right to join together to hold corporations accountable when they break the
Firm churns out thousands of sketchy lawsuits to collect debts, agency says
Two companies, one that buys debts and another that is a debt collector, are required to stop issuing deceptive debt
Drug company to pay $125 million for health care fraud scheme
Warner Chilcott was sentenced Monday in a federal court to pay $125 million to resolve criminal and civil charges arising
Happy Tax Day 2016
Today, April 18, is Tax Day, not April 15. Tax Day is a holiday in Washington, D.C., so income taxes
Goldman Sachs agrees to pay more than $5 billion for sale of risky mortgages
Photo: Quantumquark Goldman Sachs will pay $5.06 billion due to the bank’s deceptive practices leading up to the financial crisis
Last two fake charities in largest charity scam ordered to pay $75.8 million and shut down
Last May, a lawsuit was filed against four sham charities by the Federal Trade Commission, along with all 50 states
Baby boomer bloggers write about the past, present, and future
I’m the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #441. Last week was National Consumer Protection Week, a big