A major credit card company is hit with a serious fine and ordered to repay money to its customers. If you have a Discover Card you could be getting money coming back to you.
Federal banking regulators say that Discover pressured its credit card customers to buy pricey add-ons like payment protection and credit card monitoring.
According to the FDIC and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Discover's call center actually signed people up without telling them and deliberately misled their own customers into thinking these add-on services were free.
Discover card has to pay a $14 million fine and refund $200 million to about 3.5 million customers. In the agreement with the Feds, Discover card neither admitted nor denied the allegations, but they agreed to pay up.
If you are a Discover customer, you should get something from them letting them know if you are eligible for a refund of some sort.
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The City Council of Chamblee has delayed a controversial land rezoning variance. The Council also issued a preliminary resolution saying that they wanted to fire their own manager.
The City Council of Chamblee has delayed a controversial land rezoning variance. The Council also issued a preliminary resolution saying that they wanted to fire their own manager.
Monday, June 17 2013 8:03 AM EDT2013-06-17 12:03:25 GMT
We all get excited about leaving town and going on vacation, so we tend to tell everyone about it. But, a word of caution before spreading the good news.
We all get excited about leaving town and going on vacation, so we tend to tell everyone about it. But, a word of caution before spreading the good news.
Monday, June 17 2013 7:13 AM EDT2013-06-17 11:13:04 GMT
Pomegranate juice has been sold as a real 'cure-all' over the last couple of years. But in a decision made this month, the FTC has ordered at least one manufacturer to back off on its strong health claims.
Pomegranate juice has been sold as a real 'cure-all' over the last couple of years. But in a decision made this month, the Federal Trade Commission has ordered at least one manufacturer to back off some pretty strong health claims.
Friday, June 14 2013 8:56 AM EDT2013-06-14 12:56:09 GMT
Retailers got the go-ahead to pass along some extra charges to you, but not without some rules attached. You might not have noticed them just yet, but you should be on the lookout.
Retailers got the go-ahead to pass along some extra charges to you, but not without some rules attached. You might not have noticed them just yet, but you should be on the lookout.
