The Trump administration announced plans on Thursday to lay off nearly 1,500 of the 1,700 employees left at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or CFPB. The action would significantly scale back the CPSC’s work, including abandoning supervision exams, enforcement, penalizing lawbreaking conduct, and “deprioritizing” many critical consumer protection issues such... Read more →

Casely is recalling about 429,200 wireless portable power banks because the lithium-ion battery in them can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn risks. The firm has received 51 consumer reports of the battery overheating, expanding, or catching fire while they were charging their phones, resulting in six minor burn... Read more →

It’s Tax Day. Hopefully, you’ve been able to file your income tax returns and or file an extension. I filed my taxes on April 13, one day earlier than last year. I always tell myself that I won’t be pushing the deadline, but I seem to complete my taxes at... Read more →

During these turbulent financial times, it’s more important than ever that your money is working as well as it can for you. The original promoter of April as Financial Literacy Month is Jump$tart, a national organization that partners with other groups to promote financial literacy. During April, organizations across the... Read more →

On Wednesday, I received a call from woman who indicated she was from Medicare and she wanted to know if I’d received my new Medicare card. After turning off the radio so I could hear her better, I said I’d received a new card several years ago when Medicare numbers... Read more →

Sakar is recalling about 199,000 Vivitar blender bottles because the blender’s blades can keep operating when the bottle isn’t attached to the blender, posing a laceration risk. One consumer said they where able to remove the bottle from the base while the blades were still moving. No injuries have been... Read more →

Photo: Library of Congress The already marginal U.S. health care system is being rocked by massive cuts in staff at the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS. On Tuesday, HHS began to layoff thousands of employees across its departments, a downsizing that will reduce its workforce by about... Read more →

Unsafe consumer products led to more injuries in 2024 than in any of the previous seven years. The Consumer Product Safety Commission or CPSC linked 869 injuries to products recalled during the year, according to “Safe At Home in 2025?,” an analysis by U.S. PIRG Education Fund, a research organization,... Read more →

Photo: Hannob In a letter to a bankruptcy court Monday, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission said any company that buys 23andMe, a genetic testing company, in a bankruptcy proceeding, needs to abide by the 23andMe’s privacy policy on use of customer data. Andrew N. Ferguson said: The FTC... Read more →

A judge granted a motion Friday for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought. In a 112-page opinion, the judge agreed that the defendants were trying to eliminate the agency. Plaintiffs in the case are the National Treasury Employees... Read more →