There are 34 article(s) tagged Randy Hutchinson:

• May 2022

  • Guest column: Use peer-to-peer mobile payment apps wisely

    While the apps are a legitimate payment method, using them involves some risks that are greater than paying with a credit card.

    By Randy Hutchinson May 31, 2022

• January 2022

  • Guest Column: FTC cracks down on CBD claims

    In an initiative called Operation CBDeceit, the FTC reached settlements with seven more companies it alleged were making unsubstantiated claims about their CBD products.

    By Randy Hutchinson January 18, 2022

• December 2021

  • Guest column: Regulators shut down crooked charitable fundraisers

    The fundraising companies kept as much as 90 cents of every dollar raised and, according to the FTC, very little of the money they actually delivered to the charities was used for the purposes they claimed.

    By Randy Hutchinson December 18, 2021

• September 2021

  • Opinion: Do your research when buying home security system

    More than 6,900 people filed a complaint about home security companies in 2020, ranking them No. 32 among the thousands of types of businesses receiving complaints.

    By Randy Hutchinson September 14, 2021

• July 2021

  • Opinion: Weekly credit reports are free

    You want to be sure that your credit information is accurate and current before you apply for a loan, buy insurance, apply for a job, or try to rent an apartment or other housing.

    By Randy Hutchinson July 18, 2021

• June 2021

  • Opinion: Do your due diligence before buying overseas real estate

    The FTC and BBB recommend discussing with experts plans to invest in any real estate development outside the U.S.

    By Randy Hutchinson June 02, 2021

• February 2021

  • Opinion: Beware of ever-evolving COVID scams

    The variety of COVID-19 scams we’ve seen since the beginning of the pandemic are overwhelming.

    By Randy Hutchinson February 09, 2021

• December 2018

  • Hutchinson: ‘All natural’ means all natural

    Even if you’re not a chemist, you’ll probably surmise that butyloctyl salicylate and polyquaternium-37 are not naturally occurring substances. Yet they and other synthetic ingredients with similarly difficult-to-pronounce names were contained in products marketed as “all natural” or “100 percent natural.”

    By Randy Hutchinson December 01, 2018

• September 2018

  • Guest Column: BBB, government team up to combat business scams

    In June, the FTC, other law enforcement agencies and the BBB announced the results of Operation Main Street: Stopping Small Business Scams, a law enforcement and education initiative targeting scammers who victimize businesses. The other agencies include the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, two U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and eight state attorneys general.

    By Randy Hutchinson September 19, 2018