The Federal Trade Commission is in a "dire resource situation," a federal lawyer said on a call about its major lawsuit against Amazon. Within hours, he retracted the claim.

Northstar Bank announced on its website and Facebook page that some customers were receiving scam text messages. The text messages contained fraudulent links that appeared to originate from the bank.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was launched in 2011 in response to the 2008 banking crisis, which destabilized millions of Americans. This new U.S. government agency' ...

The heightened awareness of Social Security scams comes as the agency has announced a restructuring that includes job cuts and office closures. Earlier this week it said it was doing away with ...

The Supreme Court will rule that President Donald Trump has the power to fire independent federal agency heads.

Enforcing the laws on behalf of consumers, workers and small businesses isn’t just the right thing to do — it is also a powerful political signal.

The trial case in question involves Amazon’s alleged manipulative practices in signing users up for subscriptions. At a ...

New car prices could increase $4,000 or more, according to one estimate. And used cars could also rise in price. “It’s a ...

Oz's first confirmation hearing as nominee for CMS head is Friday. Back in 2016, Oz was named in a class action lawsuit ...

New Federal Trade Commission data shows consumers reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, which represents a 25% increase over the prior year. Scammers reaching out through calls, ...

A planning document dated March 10 lists the dates when many of the cancellations are expected to go into effect. That does not mean all the locations will close by those dates, but agencies would ...