Credit Karma ordered to pay users $3 million for 'false claims' that impacted credit scores

28 articles, oldest first.

1. Fox32 Chicago

   Credit Karma ordered to pay $3M for ‘tricking’ consumers with pre-approved offers ↗ (opens Fox32 Chicago)

   Published Sep 4, 2022

   Same headline from 13 more outlets

   Fox32 Chicago's feed description

   The FTC said Credit Karma wasted consumers’ time and hurt their credit scores when they applied for offers they weren’t actually pre-approved for.

2. KHOU Houston

   Credit Karma ordered to pay users $3 million for 'false claims' that impacted credit scores ↗ (opens KHOU Houston)

   Published Sep 5, 2022

   Same headline from 1 more outlet

   KHOU Houston's feed description

   This happened between 2018 and 2021. It's unknown how many people were affected.

3. WTOL Toledo

   Credit Karma ordered to pay users $3 million for 'false' pre-approved credit card offers ↗ (opens WTOL Toledo)

   Published Sep 5, 2022

   Same headline from 9 more outlets

   WTOL Toledo's feed description

   The FTC complaint says Credit Karma users wasted time and damaged their credit scores when they applied for offers they weren't actually 'pre-approved' for.

4. NPR

   Credit Karma will pay $3 million to users targeted with false preapproved offers ↗ (opens NPR)

   Published Sep 5, 2022

   NPR's feed description

   Almost one-third of Credit Karma users who applied for preapproved credit card offers were turned down, despite the assurance they were qualified, wasting their time and harming their credit score.

5. Newsweek

   Credit Karma fined $3M for "tricking" users with allegedly false offers ↗ (opens Newsweek)

   Published Sep 5, 2022

   Newsweek's feed description

   Almost one third of customers who applied for some of Credit Karma's "pre-approved" offers were denied, alleged the FTC.

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