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Watch Out For Problems With Peer-To-Peer Payment Apps Like Venmo And Zelle &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402Af148Dd3D0200C 320Wi

Watch out for problems with peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo and Zelle

I’ve written about it before, but it’s worth highlighting again. A Consumer Reports evaluation of peer-to-peer or P2P payment apps found that users could lose money to fraud or scams and face privacy risks because app providers may share their personal information widely and it’s difficult for users to delete their data. More than half of Americans, […]

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Watch Out For ‘Dark Patterns’ That Trick You Into Paying Recurring Charges For Products And Services You Don’t Want &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402Af1C990663200D 320Wi

Watch out for ‘dark patterns’ that trick you into paying recurring charges for products and services you don’t want

One thing that financial writers recommend when you’re having money problems is to review your subscriptions. Sometimes subscriptions that you aren’t using anymore keep renewing or you didn’t realize you had signed up for one. “Negative option” programs include subscription services that automatically renew unless the consumer cancels, and trial marketing programs that charge a […]

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Watch Out For Deceptive Loan Practices When You Buy A Used Car &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402Af1C975406200D 320Wi

Watch out for deceptive loan practices when you buy a used car

Don’t get tricked into signing up for a high-cost loan when you buy a used car. Credit Acceptance Corp. misrepresented the cost of credit and turned the car-buying experience into a nightmare for many of its borrowers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and New York Attorney General’s Office charged in a lawsuit. The borrowers faced […]

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Best Wishes For 2023, Another Challenging Year For Consumers &Raquo; 6A00E550081576883402Af14Aced41200B 320Wi

Best wishes for 2023, another challenging year for consumers

My best wishes to you and your loved ones for 2023. On New Years eve, I wrote about the top consumer and personal finance stories of 2022. Inflation and higher interest rates topped the list, and I predict that those two issues will continue to confront consumers throughout the new year. My recommendations include: be […]

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