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Consumerpedia, Episode 69: FREE AIRLINE STOPOVERS – With these tickets, you can visit two places for the price of one – stay in the hub city for a few days or weeks, and then continue onward to your final destination.
WHICH GAS REWARDS CREDIT CARDS OFFER THE BEST DEALS AT THE PUMP? – Don’t assume that gas station credit cards offer the best discounts or rebates on fill-ups. General-purpose cash-back cards are typically more rewarding.
HOME TITLE MONITORING SERVICES MISLEAD ABOUT A RARE CRIME – Home title protection is marketed as a way for homeowners to protect themselves from a real but rare crime called “home title theft” – where an identity thief forges the paperwork and takes legal possession of the victim’s home. Is title protection worth $100 or $200 a year?
CREDIT CARD REWARD PROGRAMS UNDER SCRUTINY BY FEDERAL REGULATORS – As credit card reward programs have become more complex and confusing, frustrated cardholders are complaining to federal regulators. Are new rules needed to protect consumers who use these cards?
Consumerpedia, Episode 67: BUYING EYEGLASSES & CONTACT LENSES – In this episode: Which eyewear stores offer the best advice and service, where to find the best prices on glasses and contact lenses, and who should you see to get your eye exam?
FTC ORDERS ONLINE USED CAR DEALER VROOM TO REFUND CUSTOMERS $1 MILLION – Vroom promised a better way to buy used cars, but customers complained that the supposedly “inspected” vehicles they received had all sorts of mechanical problems and body damage, including bald tires, worn brakes, and broken tail lights.
BUYER BEWARE: STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS – Most supplements are manufactured and sold with no oversight to ensure quality, safety, and effectiveness. Consumer advocates caution that many of these products are marketed with dubious claims.
Consumerpedia, Episode 65: HOW TO FIND RELIABLE MOVERS – In this episode: Tips on choosing a moving company that provides fair and reliable pricing, gets the job done on time, and takes good care of your belongings. Plus: Why to avoid moving brokers and how to spot moving scams.
CFPB WANTS TO BAN MEDICAL DEBT FROM CREDIT REPORTS – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to reduce the financial fallout from unpaid medical debt for millions of Americans. If enacted, its proposed rule would remove medical debt from most credit reports.
FRAUD ALERT: BOGUS TEXT MESSAGES CLAIM YOU OWE ‘UNPAID TOLLS’ – The scammers sending these messages hope to trick you into sending them money for a toll you don’t owe and steal your personal information that can be used for identity fraud.