http://cencal.bbb.org/WWWRoot//SitePage.aspx?site=25&id=a824b759-3137-43b5-aedf-a38056bcce73&debug=False 10 Fri, 03 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT Memorial Day is a time to honor those who serve and remember those who have died in war. But sadly, it has also become a key opportunity for scammers to target those who are serving or have served their nation, especially elderly veterans. http://cencal.bbb.org/article/beware-of-memorial-day-scams-aimed-at-military-personnel-41674 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT A debt collection operation was recently stopped by a court order requested by the Federal Trade Commission. http://cencal.bbb.org/article/ftc-halts-bogus-debt-collection-operation-30291 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AS FIRST LADY OBAMA AND DR. BIDEN LAUNCH "JOINING FORCES" INITIATIVE. http://cencal.bbb.org/article/the-mcgraw-hill-companies-and-better-business-bureaus-military-line--26675 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT The old adage is that a picture is worth 1000 words, and surely a word like summertime elicits even more than that. http://cencal.bbb.org/article/sun-fun-and-scams-26673 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced the results of Operation Broken Trust, organized the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to target investment fraud, according to a FBI press release. http://cencal.bbb.org/article/operation-broken-trust-results-released-24160 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT The Department of Justice recently announced that it filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. It challenges rules that credit card companies such as American Express, MasterCard and Visa have instituted that prevent merchants from offering consumer discounts, rewards and information about card costs, ultimately resulting in consumers paying for more of their purchases. http://cencal.bbb.org/article/department-of-justice-files-lawsult-against-credit-card-companies-22605 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT An online ad offering a credit protection number (CPN) to clean up your credit score may sound like the perfect solution for bad credit. The problem is that the CPN is really a stolen Social Security Number (SSN), often belonging to a child. http://cencal.bbb.org/article/scam-alert--websites-sell-ssns-as-credit-score-fixers-21690 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT More changes to the rules for credit card companies are on the way, effective August 22nd. These changes will affect penalty fees and rate increases on your credit card account. http://cencal.bbb.org/article/watch-out-for-new-credit-card-rules-21658 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT New Federal Trade Commission settlements banned eight marketers from selling mortgage modification or foreclosure relief services. http://cencal.bbb.org/article/ftc-settlement-bans-deceptive-mortgage-sellers--21135