December 4th, 2018
In August 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Equitable Acceptance Corp., SLF Center, and Integra Student Solutions for allegedly operating a scheme to sell student loan relief services. Among other things, the complaint alleges that the companies: Falsely promise to provide student loan forgiveness services (i.e., ones that eliminate the total balance of student
August 30th, 2018
Experts weigh in on how to avoid being a victim of these latest campus scams.
October 13th, 2017
Grads need to be on the lookout for these debt relief claims.
June 6th, 2016
Regulators say company doesn’t have the authority to approve the loan forgiveness programs it markets.
July 30th, 2015
This student debt relief free hotline is really a service that is anything but free.
July 14th, 2015
Federal and state lawsuits allege that Corinthian Colleges lured students into debt with false advertising.
July 18th, 2013
Students struggling to pay off college loans might find this advertisement’s promise of reducing payments by 90 percent quite attractive. But before you send any information, you should be wary of several claims and tactics used by this site. First, at least two of the testimonial photos used in the ad come from stock images.
January 10th, 2012
Congress created the CFPB after the 2009 financial crisis to regulate mortgages, student loans, credit cards, and other financial products and services used by consumers.
September 5th, 2019
Odds are you being good at trivia is not enough if you want to pay off your student loan debt with this app.
October 31st, 2018
FTC alleges lender made false statements about the student loan refinancing savings of its customers.
December 18th, 2017
TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.
December 18th, 2017
TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.
December 18th, 2017
TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.
December 18th, 2017
TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.
December 18th, 2017
TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.
December 18th, 2017
TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.
September 7th, 2016
Students may be eligible for loan forgiveness.
June 22nd, 2016
Reader says for-profit college misled her on the type of job she could get with a degree from the school.
June 7th, 2016
A TINA.org investigation has cataloged over 200 instances in which Nerium and/or its distributors have made or referenced unusual earnings claims that lack appropriate legal disclosures. The first 100+ of the examples below were collected by TINA.org during its initial investigation that concluded in June 2016. The second 100+ examples below were collected by TINA.org
June 3rd, 2016
FTC and Florida AG file complaint against company marketing student loan forgiveness programs.