-
Consumer watchdog agency Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in limbo
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the engine behind consumer laws like credit card late fee limits and banning medical debt on credit reports. But the agency looks to be in limbo as employees have been told to stop working. Consumer investigative reporter Sasha Jones is breaking down how you could be impacted if this happens.
-
Trump official orders consumer protection agency to stop work
The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.
-
Consumer Corner: What's keeping mortgage rates higher than normal?
Mortgage rates are yet to ease up, even after the fed cut rates three times last year. And many people want to know why. NBC6’s Sasha Jones reports
-
Scam calls from ‘Jessica': Experts warn consumers about what to do
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) issued a warning to consumers on Thursday following the growing prominence of a potential phone scam — many involving calls from someone named Jessica.
-
The ‘No Buy 2025' pledge is growing on social media. How much can you actually save?
The idea is that for a certain amount of time, typically a year, you eliminate all non-essential purchases. That could include new clothes, makeup, books, home décor, and take out
-
The ‘No Buy 2025' pledge is growing on social media. How much can you actually save?
The ‘No Buy 2025″ trend is growing on social media. NBC6 Sophia Hernandez talks to a South Florida blogger about how she committed to the pledge.
-
EPA cancels DCPA, pesticide linked to problems in infants
Consumer investigator Myriam Masihy explains why a pesticide used on food crops was cancelled in an unusual move by the Environmental Protection Agency.
-
Trump's second term could mean the downfall of the FDIC, CFPB: Here's what that means for consumers
Here’s what experts say about the possible closure of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
-
Hanging out at Starbucks will cost you as company reverses its open-door policy
If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something. Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a long-standing policy that invited everyone into its stores.
-
Coffee prices are spiking due to climate change
The price of arabica coffee beans is up 70% this year due to droughts, frost, floods, high temperatures, say experts.
-
Trump could dismantle newly built guardrails around your wallet, consumer groups warn
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is weighing which proposed rules on its agenda to finalize before the end of the Biden administration.
-
United said it lost a passenger's bag, but the AirTag inside showed something else
The AirTag said the checked bag was inside the airport, but United Airlines said it couldn’t find it. The bag later traveled 30 miles away.
-
Are Black Friday deals worth waiting for? Here's what to expect this year
Retailers try to tempt shoppers with Black Friday discounts. But these offers are not necessarily the best prices of the year, according to experts.
-
Consumer Corner: Are my student loans on pause?
The latest pause impacts about 8 million people who are enrolled in the SAVE Plan, a new income-driven repayment program that came out last fall
-
Consumer Corner: Student loan payment pause
Federal student loan payments are on pause for millions of people once again. If you’re trying to figure out what’s going on, NBC6’s Sasha Jones breaks down who’s impacted and for how long payments could be on hold.
-
What to know about the 2024 Summer EBT program
Nearly 21 million children in the U.S. and its territories are expected to receive food benefits this summer through a newly permanent federal program, according to the USDA.
-
Video shows moment California police arrest Wisconsin couple after rental minivan is mistakenly reported stolen
A couple visiting from Wisconsin is reeling after they were surrounded in Oceanside by officers with their weapons drawn.
-
How an innovator wants to stop shoplifting by giving shoppers power to open padlocked shelves
New technology coming to stores could stop theft and ease customer access.
-
Costco CFO says membership rate hikes ‘a question of when, not if'
During Costco’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday, the company’s CFO said the wholesale retailer plans to increase the price of its membership, but it is not able to say exactly when as of yet.
-
Clorox says cyberattack is disrupting production and may cause product shortages
Clorox said the cyberattack has caused caused ongoing production disruptions but expects to bring systems online next week.