consumer protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Rochester seized over $425,000 worth of counterfeit designer items on December 4. Shipments containing fake shoes, watches, handbags, and jewelry were discovered with unauthorized trademarks. One counterfeit watch alone would have been valued at $78,000 if authentic. CBP noted that counterfeit imports typically spike during the holiday […]
A federal judge in Texas has struck down a rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that would have barred medical debt from appearing on credit reports. The CFPB had argued that medical bills were unreliable indicators of creditworthiness and sought to prevent lenders from using them in financial decisions. The court sided with […]
The Federal Trade Commission’s new “Click to Cancel” rule, effective July 14, simplifies how consumers end unwanted subscriptions. The rule mandates that companies must offer cancellation methods that are just as easy as signing up, eliminating tactics like requiring phone calls or live chats unless those were used to subscribe. New York Attorney General Letitia […]
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