Consumer protection
'Stop Hiding Behind Your Platform:' Sweden Welcomes Amazon With Scathing Letter
Amazon has arrived in Sweden, and the locals are not thrilled.
Payday Lenders Are Charging Up to 780% Interest Amid Coronavirus Panic
While banks are slashing lending rates, it's business as usual for payday lenders, now considered essential services during the pandemic.
Zoom Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Sharing Data with Facebook
The lawsuit comes after Motherboard analyzed the Zoom iOS app and found it sent analytic data to Facebook once opened.
How Predatory Payday Lenders Plot to Fight Government Regulation
At the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, payday lenders strategized about how to keep profiting on the backs of regular people.
Proposed New Rules Could Put Predatory Payday Loan Companies Out of Business
The US agency charged with protecting consumers from financial abuse unveiled a proposal on Thursday that would limit short-term borrowings known as "payday" loans, which can carry interest rates as high as 390 percent.
Inside the Battle Over Florida's Racially-Charged Payday Loan Racket
The feds are set to issue new rules on cash loans taken out by the working poor. So why are Sunshine State lawmakers standing in their way?
The Lawyer Who Went from Fighting for Guantánamo Bay Inmates to Going After Shady Banks
Josh Denbeaux takes on cases most attorneys would consider lost causes. When I asked him why, he said, "Well, I don't lose."