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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) recent Consumer Alert was certainly well intentioned. Many consumers (including the authors) who hold funds in payment apps (such as Venmo and Paypal)...

CFPB warns consumers who hold funds in payment apps such as Venmo and Paypal should be aware the funds are usually NOT held in an FDIC-insured bank. Most non-bank payment apps are regulated not as FDIC-insured banks, but as state licensed money transmitters.

Two Jacksonville small businesses were the victim of a scam that left them locked out of their social media accounts, meaning they lost a vital part of their marketing.

...or even worse. too much? thats the point. get real about your risks and do something about it. talk to your health care provider about ways to lower your risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. learn more at getrealaboutdiabetes.com >> norah: the fda is taking an unusual step to ease a desperate shortage of a widely used cancer drug right here in the u.s. its temporarily allowing an unapproved version of a chemotherapy drug made in china to be used on american cancer patients. the generic dru...

The DFD recommends contacting the company that originally installed or maintains that equipment.

Resistant to antibiotics. two different brands of drops, ezri-care and delsam pharma, were recalled earlier this year. now, to another important consumer alert. target is recalling nearly 5 million candles under the threshold brand in various sizes and scents the consumer product safety commission says some of e candles jars have broken or cracked during use, resulting in injuries, including burns. lisoe recalled candles at sncom. not a minute to spare, when a small plane crashes outside seattle...

Carfax has found that millions of recalled vehicles remain unrepaired and on the road, with Pa. 5th on the list of states with the most recall orders.

A Muskegon County woman hopes to warn others about a social media scam after someone hacked her account and used it to sell items that did not exist.

Linda yaccarino. for the past 12 years, she has been an advertising executive at nbc universal. musk says that yaccarino will focus on business operations, while he works on product design and new technology at the company, which is now called x corp. twitters advertising has taken a hit since musk took over. general motors issues a major recall of nearly 1 million vehicles. will tell you why in this "consumer alert" next. or a day off. get out in front of it with cibinqo. for those who didnt re...

LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin Wednesday announced that Arkansas consumers misled by TurboTax's owner Intuit into paying for "free" tax