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FTC and 20 States Sue Dollar General Over Register Prices Higher Than the Shelf: What Shoppers in Arizona, California, Florida, New Jersey and Tennessee Should Know

On October 26, 2026, the FTC and 20 states sued Dollar General in federal court in Tennessee, alleging the chain routinely charges more at the register than the prices on its shelves, tags and ads. Here’s what the complaint says, which states joined, and how to protect yourself at checkout.

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Snap Finance Will Cancel $662 Million in Lease-to-Own Balances in a 17-State Settlement: What Texas, Florida and Wyoming Customers Should Know

Seventeen state attorneys general announced a nearly $664 million settlement with Snap Finance on October 21, 2026. More than 303,000 charged-off lease-to-own accounts from 2017 to 2022 will be wiped out, including about 148,000 in Texas and 62,000 in Florida. Here’s who qualifies, what changes, and what to do if a collector is still chasing you.

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Does Your Car Company Need Your Permission to Sell Your Driving Data? Where the Law Draws the Line After the GM/OnStar Lawsuits

Montana’s new lawsuit says GM and OnStar never got drivers’ real consent before selling their driving data to brokers who supplied insurers. Here’s where the law draws the line on what carmakers can collect without asking, why GM isn’t the only automaker under scrutiny, and seven steps to protect your privacy and your insurance rates.

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Lost Money in a Scam Paid Through Walmart or Western Union? FTC Refund Checks Are Going Out Now, and a Western Union Claim Deadline Is December 31

The FTC is mailing 65,022 checks totaling more than $9.8 million to people who were scammed through Walmart money transfers. Separately, the Justice Department has reopened the Western Union fraud-victim compensation program until December 31, 2026. Here’s who qualifies, how to tell a real check from a fake, and what to do now.

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