The FTC Is Sending Cleo AI Refund Payments (October 2026): Is Yours Real?
Got an FTC email or PayPal payment about Cleo AI? How to tell if it’s real, the key dates, and the one thing a real FTC refund never asks you for.
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The FTC Is Sending GOAT Refund Payments (October 2026): Is Yours Real?
Got an FTC check or PayPal payment about GOAT? How to tell if it’s real, and the one thing a real FTC refund never asks you for.
FleetCor’s $100 Million Fuel Card Settlement Is Real — But Nobody Has to File a Claim Yet
FleetCor — now Corpay — will pay $100M after a court found it charged hidden fuel card fees. Here’s what the FTC’s order says about getting paid.
They Said Transferring My Deed Would Save My House From Foreclosure. It Cost People Their Homes — and They Still Owed the Debt.
Signing your deed over to a foreclosure rescue company doesn’t save your home. It transfers ownership, not the mortgage. You can lose the house and still owe the debt.
The FTC Just Caught a Tenant-Screening Company Reporting Your Record Wrong — Here’s How to Pull the Report That Could Cost You an Apartment (July 2026)
The FTC alleged RentGrow included duplicate eviction and criminal records in tenant-screening reports. Here’s how to pull and dispute your own file — a separate system from your credit report.
Were You a Growth Cave Customer? Here’s the Truth About FTC Refunds — and What to Do While You Wait
The FTC shut down Growth Cave and banned its owners for life. But will victims get refunds? Here's the honest answer — and how to avoid the second scam that targets victims.
Someone Charged My Elderly Parent Over the Phone for Something They Didn’t Want — Here’s Exactly What to Do
Step-by-step guide when an elderly parent gets charged for something they didn’t want over the phone. How to dispute charges, report elder fraud to APS and the FTC, and protect them going forward.
Is Accelerated Debt Settlement Legit in 2026? Here’s How to Find Out
Accelerated Debt Settlement is a for-profit debt settlement company facing a 2025 FTC enforcement action. Here’s how to research the case, check CFPB complaints, and verify current licensing before making any decisions.
The FTC Case Against Financial Education Services Is Still Open. Here Is the Full Story.
Quick Answer: The FTC case against Financial Education Services (FES) is still active. A $324 million judgment was entered in August 2024, but the case is not closed — the FTC is now sending $10.9 million in refund checks to 443,048 affected consumers, the founders are under active compliance monitoring, and a $312 million suspended …
How to Use PACER.gov to Research Any Financial Company
Quick Answer: PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is the U.S. federal government’s official court records system. Registration is free at pacer.gov. Searching case dockets is free. Downloading documents costs $0.10 per page, capped at $3.00 per filing — and new accounts receive a $30 fee waiver. PACER is the authoritative source for every …
