The financial news that actually matters
Equifax has agreed to put $30 million into a fund for people who disputed hard inquiries on their credit reports, and the notice puts estimated shares at roughly $100, $300 or $400 depending on the group a claimant falls into. Claims close November 29, 2026, and checks follow only after a judge grants final approval….
A federal court in Nashville holds the final approval hearing on October 15 for a $359,925,000 fund resolving claims that RealPage’s pricing software pushed apartment rents higher. Renters who paid rent on affected leases between October 2018 and November 2025 can file claims until January 29, 2027, and no money moves until the court signs…
Amway, World Wide Group and Leadership Team Development have agreed to a $225 million judgment in a stipulated final order that the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Washington filed together on September 17, 2026. The order, which still awaits a judge’s signature, would also change how independent business owners buy product: at least…
Medicare Open Enrollment opens October 15, and the scammers have already moved to the top of the search results. In a consumer alert published September 28 and modified September 29, the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection staff warned that fraudsters pay for prominent search-ad placement and use web addresses that look like government…
The Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General is running a featured alert on its home page about impostors who pose as employees of the agency and of the inspector general’s own office. The OIG names counterfeit mail alongside the more familiar channels, which means a letter that looks official is no longer proof…
Forty companies that own or manage apartments have agreed to settle claims that RealPage’s pricing software helped inflate rents, and every one of them says it did nothing wrong. The administrator’s notice states plainly that the settling defendants deny all allegations of wrongdoing, so the agreement is a negotiated resolution, not a finding of liability….
Three people now face criminal charges over federal homelessness money in Los Angeles, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development says the sums involved are large: more than $130 million in taxpayer dollars, of which $75 million passed through the city’s lead homelessness agency. Everything HUD has said so far is an allegation. No…
A definitive agreement is signed, the cash price is set at roughly $45 million, and the deal has not closed. On September 29, 2026, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. said it will hand two personalised-gift businesses, PersonalizationMall.com and Things Remembered, to PlanetArt, LLC. For investors in the gifting company, the transaction trades two brands for cash and a…
Profit at The Cato Corporation fell to $1.1 million in its second quarter, down from $6.8 million a year earlier, and the discount apparel retailer now says it expects to shut roughly 50 stores before its fiscal year ends. The plan sits in the company’s quarterly report for the period ended August 1, 2026, filed…
Three of Ikea’s small planning stores in the Washington region have closing dates. The Georgetown location in Washington, D.C. shuts on October 18, the Annapolis, Maryland store on October 30 and the Fairfax, Virginia store on November 30, all in 2026. For shoppers who have been sketching a kitchen or wardrobe project with a designer…