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FTC Restarts Negative Option Rulemaking After Click-to-Cancel Vacatur, Signaling Subscription Rules Are Back in Play

March 11, 2026 6:58 pm Published by steve Leave your thoughts

The Federal Trade Commission has formally reopened rulemaking around negative option marketing, seeking public comment on whether and how it... View Article

1 billion identity records exposed in ID verification data leak

March 11, 2026 6:39 pm Published by steve Leave your thoughts

  Things like your name, home address, date of birth and even your Social Security number may have been sitting... View Article

Softening home prices, rising foreclosures underscore vulnerable Florida markets

March 11, 2026 5:46 pm Published by steve Leave your thoughts

Southern counties, especially in Florida, topped a list of local housing markets most vulnerable to declines from economic shocks at... View Article

FTC to refund more than $47 million to consumers allegedly deceived by Invitation Homes

March 11, 2026 4:14 pm Published by steve Leave your thoughts

The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it will send a total of $47.2 million in refunds to hundreds of... View Article

FTC says it’s sending more than $47 million to renters who were deceived by Invitation Homes

March 11, 2026 2:42 pm Published by steve Leave your thoughts

Invitation Homes was sued by the FTC in 2024 and the agency said Wednesday it’s sending checks totaling $47.2 million... View Article

You can’t ‘borrow your way out of debt,’ expert says — but more consumers are trying

March 11, 2026 2:37 pm Published by steve Leave your thoughts

A February forecast from TransUnion, one of the three major credit reporting agencies, anticipates that unsecured personal loans will be... View Article

Credit stress concentrates in Canada’s SME sector as bank delinquencies rise

March 11, 2026 1:53 pm Published by steve Leave your thoughts

Newly released data pointed to a more concentrated, and uneven, buildup of credit stress across Canada’s small business sector, with... View Article

Binance, PayPal, and Ripple join Mastercard’s massive new push into blockchain payments

March 11, 2026 8:00 am Published by steve Leave your thoughts

Mastercard has launched a new Crypto Partner Program that brings together more than 85 companies from across the digital asset... View Article