Tag: Personal

Tennessee Joins Multi-state Lawsuit Against Predatory Personal Lending Company

Image Credit: Canva Press Release – Last Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that Tennessee has joined a multistate lawsuit against Mariner Finance over widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws. The suit alleges that Mariner Finance charged consumers for hidden add-on products that consumers were not fully informed about or, in some instances, […]

US Navy Loosens Personal Cellphone Use in Basic Training

The iPad generation has grown up and joined the Navy. Like many parents across the country who negotiated screen time with their children, the Navy is now allowing recruits allotments of screen time in the (once) device-less crucible of Navy boot camp. Within several weeks, recruits in two divisions “will have limited access to their […]