http://nwfl.bbb.org/WWWRoot//SitePage.aspx?site=65&id=a824b759-3137-43b5-aedf-a38056bcce73&debug=False 10 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT Your Better Business Bureau serving northwest Florida joins with the Department of Defense and Consumer Federation of America to promote Military Saves Week Feb. 25-March 2. http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/bbb--northwest-florida-participates-in-military-saves-week-40356 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT The Super Bowl is right around the corner! Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the lookout for counterfeit memorabilia and phony game tickets. http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/bbb-warns-beware-of-super-bowl-scams-39550 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT Military Saves is part of the Department of Defense’s Financial Readiness Campaign and has been a partner with DoD since 2003. http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/what-is-military-saves-39415 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT Military Charities: Is it a Sting or the Real Thing? http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/detect-sales-disguised-as-charity-donation-requests-37988 Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT Guard Against Strange Solicitations http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/observe-bbb-advice-to-avoid-memorial-day-scams-34485 Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT Consumers nationwide are receiving fake emails that are almost identical to the real alerts many Verizon customers get to remind them of their monthly payments. http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/scammers-replicate-verizons-email-bill-alerts-34009 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT BBB Military Line, a financial literacy and consumer protection initiative for military families, gained a new sustaining partners with the announcement that the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and USAA will provide additional resources to this important program. http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/finra-foundation-and-usaa-join-bbb-military-line-to-bring-financial-literacy-and-marketplace-support-to-military-families-28705 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT Scammers appear to be targeting veterans and military families claiming they have won a sweepstakes from Stars and Stripes, reports Stripes.com http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/stars-and-stripes-sweepstakes-scam-27975 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT The website, bnbsforvets.org recently announced that B&Bs and Inns across the country are providing rooms free of charge to honor servicemen and women currently serving or who have previously served their country on November 10, 2010, in observance of Veteran’s Day on November 11, 2010. http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/bandbs-and-inns-to-offer-free-rooms-to-miltary-members-22631 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT The Army Times reported recently that the board governing the Thrift Savings Plan is launching a new Roth option. http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/tsp-prepares-for-launch-of-roth-option-22372 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT More changes to the rules for credit card companies are on the way, effective August 22nd. These changes will affect penalty fees and rate increases on your credit card account. http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/watch-out-for-new-credit-card-rules-21658 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT State and local authorities have issued a nationwide arrest warrant on identity fraud charges for the director of a Florida-based charity purporting to raise money for Navy veterans, Ohio’s attorney general said Thursday. http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/ohio-ag-navy-vets-group-leader-stole-identity-21599 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT A congressional report about possible abuses of federal financial aid by for-profit colleges and universities has prompted two key senators to ask whether service members and veterans are really getting a quality education when they use GI Bill education benefits and military tuition assistance. http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/senators-worry-for-profit-schools-cheat-vets-21515 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT A key lawmaker behind the creation of a monthly $500 stop-loss allowance says the Defense Department may not be doing enough to try to locate separated service members who are now on the brink of losing the right to apply for the money. http://nwfl.bbb.org/article/100k-eligible-troops-could-miss-stop-loss-pay-21407