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Up until the mid-20th century, consumers had limited rights with regard to products and services they purchased. "Let the buyer beware" was the rule of…
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Scams and other types of fraud cost Americans billions of dollars each year. And the variety of scams is far reaching, from tax scams to sweepstakes scams…
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Scams, cons and swindles come in a variety of forms, from shady door-to-door contractors to fake emails to identity theft, and cost Americans more than…
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Spring not only brings blooming flowers and warmer weather, it?'s also the high season for swindles and scams, from bogus quick tax refund offers to…
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Con artists preying on the unwary are nothing new, and bogus door-to-door salesmen and service providers still work their scams in neighborhoods across…
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The Dodd-Frank Act established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in 2010, with the mission to protect consumers by carrying out federal…
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The two-year old Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is still a bit of a mystery to most people – what does it do, what laws does it enforce, how do…