Supreme Court to Weigh FCC Power to Fine in New Regulatory Clash January 12, 2026 By Greg Stohr The US Supreme Court will consider invalidating the Federal Communications Commission’s system for imposing financial penalties in a clash that...
Funding Cuts Put America’s Consumer Watchdog on the Brink of Collapse December 30, 2025 By Douglas Gillison When Bianca Jones, a 33-year-old special education teacher in Memphis, Tennessee, decided a couple of years ago that she wanted...
Instacart to Pay $60 Million in FTC Consumer Protection Case December 23, 2025 By Leah Nylen and Natalie Lung Grocery delivery firm Instacart will pay $60 million to refund consumers who were deceived into enrolling in the company’s subscription...
Lowe’s to Pay $12.5M for Lead Paint Violations During Home Renovations December 2, 2025 Lowe’s must pay $12.5 million over renovation work performed by its contractors at hundreds of homes across the country. The...
Amazon, FTC Reach $2.5 Billion Deal in Prime Subscription Case September 26, 2025 By Spencer Soper, Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $2.5 billion in penalties and refunds and change its process for how to cancel its...
Boeing Faces $3.1 Million in Fines for Safety Violations September 15, 2025 By Siddharth Philip The Federal Aviation Administration said it would fine Boeing Co. $3.1 million for a series of safety violations that it...
Liberty Mutual in First FCPA Settlement Since Enforcement Restarted August 12, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Liberty Mutual will give up $4.7 million in profit to settle a U.S. criminal bribery probe into an Indian subsidiary,...
More Than $360M in CFPB Compensation ‘at Risk,’ Say Consumer Groups July 30, 2025 By Douglas Gillison Recent actions by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have reversed or jeopardized more than $360 million in compensation paid...
Walmart to Pay $10M to Settle FTC Lawsuit Over Money Transfer Fraud June 23, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Walmart has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission civil lawsuit accusing the world’s largest...
FTC Fines Payment-Processor Paddle $5 Million for Alleged Support of Schemes June 20, 2025 Paddle.com Market, a U.K.-based payment processor, and its subsidiary, Paddle.com, Inc., will pay $5 million and be permanently banned from...