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Lone Wolf Technologies announced today an integration with First American Home Warranty, one of the leading home warranty providers in the nation and a subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation. Real estate agents may access First American Home Warranty's flexible soluti......
Suburban Chicago-based warranty provider American Guardian Warranty Services, Inc. was the recipient of a large, government-backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan according to a database provided by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Association (SBA). The......
Alpha Warranty Services was honored as Veteran-Owned Business of the Year, winning a Bronze Stevie® Award, in the 18th Annual American Business Awards® announced May 18th. This is the second time Alpha has been recognized in this category, winning a Silver Stevie® Award in 201......
For the second consecutive month, auto warranty scam robocalls topped YouMail's robocall index, which measures the volume of robocalls received by Americans each month. YouMail,estimates that U.S. consumers ......
Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced it has acquired American Financial & Automotive Services, Inc. (AFAS). AFAS is a provider of auto finance and insur......
Americans received just under 2.9 billion robocalls in April, a 30% decline from March. The month of April averaged over 95 million calls per day, or roughly 1,104 calls per second, a whopping 44% decline from the 172 million robocalls per day in February. April robocalls were al......
Americans received just over 4.8 billion robocalls in February, a 1.7% increase from January. The month of February averaged over 166 million robocalls per day, or 1,925 robocalls per second, up almost 9% from January. These latest monthly figures come from YouMail, a totally fre......
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter calling on USTelecom, the leading organization representing telecommunications providers, and its Industry Traceback Group (ITG) to continue its collaboration with state attorneys general by bolstering technologic......
A settlement has been reached on behalf of nearly 500,000 current and former owners of Trane and American Standard air conditioners manufactured with an unapproved rust inhibitor that caused many units to fail. The plaintiffs in the class action suit were represented by James C. ......
According to the YouMail Robocall Index, warranty scam robocalls were up 10 percent in May 2020 over the prior month. An estimated total of 149.5 million extended warranty robocalls were placed in May, a total of nearly 5 million illegal warranty robocalls each day. The increase......
American Guardian Warranty Services, Inc. (AGWS), an industry leading finance and insurance (F&I) provider that offers products and services in the automotive, RV, powersports, marine, and commercial trucking markets, has announced brand new product additions to their Appearance ......
iA Financial Corporation Inc. (TSX: IAG), the holding company of iA Financial Group, announces that it has concluded the acquisition of the American company IAS Parent Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The agreement to acquire IAS was announced December 4, 2019. Based in Aust......
Americans received just under 4.1 billion robocalls in March, a 15.7% decline from February. The month of March averaged over 132 million calls per day, or roughly 1,533 calls per second, a whopping 20% decline from the 166 million robocalls per day in January. March robocalls we......
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a consent decree imposing a permanent injunction barring two individuals and two companies that transmitted massive volumes of fraudulent robocalls from conveying any telephone calls into the U.S. telephone syst......
Americans received around 147.2 million extended warranty scam robocalls in June 2020 according to the YouMail Robocall Index's report which was released on July 8, 2020. The number represents a slight downtick of just over 2 million warranty scam calls as compared to May 2020, w......
APCO Holdings, LLC announced the launch of MemberCare, a new brand of vehicle protection products that will be sold through credit unions. MemberCare offers credit unions the ability to provide additional value to their members by helping them protect their new and used-vehicle p......
Frontdoor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTDR), parent company of home warranty provider American Home Shield, announced first-quarter 2020 results. First-quarter 2020 revenue increased eight percent over the prior year period. Renewal revenue increased 10 percent, due to improved price realiz......
No matter your age, no one is immune to scams. But older adults report higher median losses. Why is that? Scammers often target this group with schemes, such as investment fraud and romance scams, where victims lose thousands of dollars. Watch out for these tricks and techniques ......
Frontdoor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTDR), parent company of home warranty provider American Home Shield, announced first-quarter 2020 results. First-quarter 2020 revenue increased eight percent over the prior year period. Renewal revenue increased 10 percent, due to improved price realiz......
Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced the closing of the sale of its investment in Iké Asistencia (Iké) and certain of its affiliates. Iké is a servic......
A declaratory ruling issued on June 25th by the Federal Communications Commission could open the door for telemarketers of extended warranties and other products to further exploit loopholes in the TCPA. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was implemented in the early 19......
Consumers thinking about purchasing a new vehicle this Fourth of July holiday weekend should consider looking at the used vehicle market, according to the car shopping experts at Edmunds. Edmunds' experts note that selection and savings are currently limited in the new vehicle ma......
Automotive analytics firm J.D. Power released its 34th annual Initial Quality Study, which assesses issues experienced by owner's of new 2020 model-year vehicles in the first 90 days of ownership. The study is a snapshot of problems new car owners have with their vehicles, inc......
An investigation into a Paycheck Protection Program loan database provided by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Association has revealed that at least fourteen automobile extended warranty administrators or related entities were approved for PPP loans. The loan......
Lone Wolf Technologies announced today an integration with First American Home Warranty, one of the leading home warranty providers in the nation and a subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation. Real estate agents may access First American Home Warranty's flexible soluti......
Suburban Chicago-based warranty provider American Guardian Warranty Services, Inc. was the recipient of a large, government-backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan according to a database provided by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Association (SBA). The......
American Guardian Warranty Services, Inc. (AGWS), an industry leading finance and insurance (F&I) provider that offers products and services in the automotive, RV, powersports, marine, and commercial trucking markets, has announced brand new product additions to their Appearance ......
No matter your age, no one is immune to scams. But older adults report higher median losses. Why is that? Scammers often target this group with schemes, such as investment fraud and romance scams, where victims lose thousands of dollars. Watch out for these tricks and techniques ......
A settlement has been reached on behalf of nearly 500,000 current and former owners of Trane and American Standard air conditioners manufactured with an unapproved rust inhibitor that caused many units to fail. The plaintiffs in the class action suit were represented by James C. ......
Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, today announced it has acquired American Financial & Automotive Services, Inc. (AFAS). AFAS is a provider of auto finance and insur......
Extended auto warranty scam robocalls topped the YouMail robocall index for the first time in July 2020. YouMail estimates in their latest report that consumers received 208.4 million car warranty scam roboc......
