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RadioShack Electronics Trade-In Program Not The Fastest Way To Get Cash
A Dallas Morning News blogger decided to test out RadioShack’s new trade-in program, where you mail them your unwanted cellphone, for example, and they mail you a gift card, which you can then turn...
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State Sues Kickstarter Project That Earned $25K But Failed To Deliver
In what is believed to be the first consumer protection action taken by a state involving Kickstarter project, the attorney general for Washington state has filed suit against a company that raised...
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Technical Glitch Locked Customers Out Of Prepaid RushCard System For The Past...
While prepaid credit cards can serve as a lifeline for millions of unbanked Americans in need of an alternative to traditional banking, Russell Simmons’ RushCard recently left thousands of consumers...
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After RushCard Fiasco, Consumer Advocates Urge More Oversight Of Prepaid Cards
For the better part of two weeks, thousands of unbanked consumers who rely on prepaid RushCards have been unable to access their funds because of a technical glitch. While the company run by Russell...
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RushCard To Create Reimbursement Fund For Customers Unable To Access Money
The thousands of unbanked consumers who rely on prepaid RushCards but have been unable to access their funds because of a technical glitch, may receive compensation for the issue. RushCard announced...
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Illinois Sues Sprint Over $2.7M In Unclaimed Rebates That Belong To Customers
What happens to unclaimed rebates when customers don’t, well, claim them? In Illinois, the state treasurer’s office says Sprint owes customers $2.7 million in rebates from 2003 to 2005 that were never...
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RushCard To Pay $19M To Customers After Weeks-Long Glitch Last year
Last October, thousands of unbanked consumers who rely on prepaid RushCards were unable to access their funds because of a technical glitch. After toying with the idea of creating a compensation fund...
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Users Of Walmart’s Prepaid MoneyCard Say They Can’t Access Funds
Prepaid credit cards can serve as a lifeline for millions of unbanked Americans in need of an alternative to traditional banking, but they’re only helpful when users can actually get access to their...
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My Bank Overdrafted My Account By Putting Two Holds On One Deposit; Doesn’t Care
Imagine that you do everything you can to avoid overdrafting your bank account, only to find that your bank has gone ahead and pushed you into the red — and that it doesn’t really care. It might be...
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Feds Order MasterCard, RushCard Owner To Pay $13M Over Oct. 2015 Outages
Nearly 15 months after tens of thousands of users of the prepaid RushCard were cut off from their funds because of an apparent technical glitch, the company behind the card, UniRush and its payment...
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