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H&R Block Agrees to $7M FTC Settlement and Will Make Downgrading Tax Tiers Easier

H&R Block has agreed to a $7 million proposed settlement by the Federal Trade Commission, following a lawsuit filed against the tax filing service by the agency in February. The FTC accused H&R Block of deceptively marketing its do-it-yourself tax filing ...

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H&R Block pays $7M to settle FTC allegations over consumers downgrading

Federal Trade Commission said its lawsuit “is leading to changes for consumers who use H&R Block’s do-it-yourself online tax

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H&R Block settles US FTC charges over 'free' filing claims, customer downgrades

H&R Block agreed to pay $7 million to settle multiple U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges, including that it deceived many taxpayers into believing they could file their taxes online for free. Tuesday's settlement requires the largest U.

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What is "Make America Healthy Again"? What to know about Trump and RFK Jr.'s wide-ranging platform

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to combat "the chronic disease epidemic in this country" in the Trump administration, with ...

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Why Tesla, crypto and prisons are Trump trade winners

Although Trump is generally expected to reduce government support for electric vehicles, such as tax credits, analysts say ...

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FTC Fights Tempur Sealy-Mattress Firm Deal as Khan Era Wraps

the Federal Trade Commission argued Tuesday as it kicked off a trial over the deal. Company records from Tempur Sealy, ...

Federal consumer protection agencies likely to be curbed in a new Trump administration

Under the first Trump administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau significantly slowed its enforcement ...

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Column: Sending your kid to public school isn’t consenting to arbitration, Calif judge says

As corporate defendants continue to test the limits of their power to force plaintiffs into arbitration, a California federal ...

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FTC Halts Debt Collector Over Alleged $7.6 Million Scheme

Late last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit against Global Circulation, Inc. (GCI) and its owner for engaging in deceptive ...

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Federal Trade Commission gives tips on how to spot scams targeting veterans

In recognition of Veterans Day, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sharing how family and friends can spot and avoid scams ...

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Federal Trade Commission report shows Kentucky’s older adults lose millions to fraud

By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service A new report from the Federal Trade Commission found older adults nationwide lost ...

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Can the collection agency harass me like this? Ask the lawyer

The Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the California Rosenthal Act each proscribe certain conduct by debt ...

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Opinion: Federal Trade Commission warns adoption intermediaries about deceptive practices

The Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to 31 for-profit adoption intermediaries in September. Adoption intermediaries act as middlemen between prospective adoptive parents and birth ...

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Where should the buck stop? Risks to CISOs in today’s regulatory environment

Joseph Sullivan, Uber’s beleaguered former Chief Information Security Officer, was back in the news last month when he ...

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Big Tech scrutiny will continue under Trump, even without Lina Khan

Lina Khan’s controversial tenure as Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair seems at an end with President-elect Trump’s win ...

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