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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.

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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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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What to know about Trump and RFK Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" agenda

Kennedy Jr. has outlined a number of promises to "Make America Healthy Again" under President-elect Donald Trump, vowing to ...

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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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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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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 ...

Federal, local authorities investigating racist texts sent to people around the U.S.

The bureau is working with the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission and other ...

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Online advertising and marketing law update: The Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning fake and other misleading reviews

On August 14, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its latest rule in the federal register, after almost two ...

Trump has threatened to fire the chair of the US Federal Reserve. That could be bad news for inflation

Dismissing Jerome Powell would be a serious breach of long-standing norms of central bank independence. That doesn’t mean we ...

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U.S. government attempts to curb an out-of-control subscription economy

Now, thanks to a new rule passed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, you may have an easier time getting rid of subscriptions you no longer want. Related Complicated app settings pose threat ...

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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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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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