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Totaled car? Why your car insurance keeps charging premiums and how you can stop it

Totaled car? Why your car insurance keeps charging premiums and how you can stop it

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted May 24 - 10:30 p.m.

Would you pay to insure a car you no longer own? It happened to a Cedar Hills man and when he asked his car insurance company for a refund, they refused.
Phone return fraud: Scammers are tricking Utahns into shipping them 'free' iPhones

Phone return fraud: Scammers are tricking Utahns into shipping them 'free' iPhones

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted May 20 - 9:30 a.m.

Imagine getting billed month after month for a phone you never wanted and that you thought you had already sent back to the carrier. That's the situation Terry Caselli faces.
Salt Lake man keeps getting misdelivered packages, says he can't get carrier to fix it

Salt Lake man keeps getting misdelivered packages, says he can't get carrier to fix it

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted May 17 - 5:45 p.m.

A Salt Lake man says he can't get a carrier to stop never-ending misdelivered packages. Sick of the recurring headache, he put in a call to KSL's Matt Gephardt.
Utah HOA ombudsman launches working group to tackle issues and rising costs

Utah HOA ombudsman launches working group to tackle issues and rising costs

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted May 17 - 9:08 a.m.

If you're looking to buy a new home here, it's likely to be in a Utah HOA. Now, the state has launched a new effort to rein in problems between homeowners and HOAs.
Driveway disaster: Here's how you can spot an asphalt paving scam

Driveway disaster: Here's how you can spot an asphalt paving scam

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted May 15 - 10:05 a.m.

A Centerville man who spent thousands on a home improvement project done wrong has a warning for the rest of us: Do a little more digging before you hire someone to pave asphalt.
More shoppers using short-term loans for essentials: Here's how to keep them in check

More shoppers using short-term loans for essentials: Here's how to keep them in check

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted May 13 - 9:36 p.m.

To keep short-term loans in check, don't use them for staples. Paying for next week's groceries becomes even harder when you're still paying for last week's groceries.
West Jordan man says a prior authorization mix-up has left him stuck with a $25K medical bill

West Jordan man says a prior authorization mix-up has left him stuck with a $25K medical bill

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted May 10 - 5:45 p.m.

A West Jordan says he got surprised by $25,000 bill after a mix-up on the procedure's prior authorization.
Here's why used car prices and demand are soaring right now as gas prices skyrocket

Here's why used car prices and demand are soaring right now as gas prices skyrocket

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted May 10 - 9:03 a.m.

When gas prices go up, used car prices go down, usually. But prices and demand now are climbing. We wanted to know why.
Auto insurance fraud on the rise in Utah

Auto insurance fraud on the rise in Utah

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted May 5 - 5:03 p.m.

Insurance fraud costs Americans over $300 billion every year — and it's growing.
Power pole vs. garage: Homeowner says she's got 4 weeks to move garage or her power gets cut

Power pole vs. garage: Homeowner says she's got 4 weeks to move garage or her power gets cut

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted April 30 - 6:33 p.m.

A garage's roof has wrapped around a power pole for nearly 50 years but only now does the power company say the garage needs to go.
Rock chip justice: How worn mud flaps can impact liability for cracked windshields

Rock chip justice: How worn mud flaps can impact liability for cracked windshields

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted April 29 - 9:35 a.m.

When it appears that a truck with worn out mud flaps kicks up rock that causes rock chip damage to a windshield, is it just bad luck or bad equipment? That's what Philip Munoa was asking.
A new industry aims to help frustrated homeowners out of rooftop solar deals

A new industry aims to help frustrated homeowners out of rooftop solar deals

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted April 28 - 2:00 p.m.

The rooftop solar industry has a bit of a reputation. The KSL Investigators routinely receive tips from frustrated homeowners about misleading sales practices and confusing financing agreements.
Home insurance premiums in Utah rising at a 'troubling' rate

Home insurance premiums in Utah rising at a 'troubling' rate

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted April 21 - 7:38 p.m.

Home insurance costs in Utah rose nearly six times faster than paychecks.
Utah woman fights for retail credit after her traded-in devices get lost in shipping

Utah woman fights for retail credit after her traded-in devices get lost in shipping

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted April 17 - 11:09 a.m.

Who is responsible when your return or trade-in gets lost in shipping when the retailer supplied the label?
Bill pay mistake becomes costly for Utah woman

Bill pay mistake becomes costly for Utah woman

Matt Gephardt, KSL  |  Posted April 3 - 7:39 p.m.

Edwina Greene made a bill pay mistake and sent money to an account she closed years ago. Unable to get her money back, she decided to Get Gephardt.
How to protect yourself from rising threat of voice phishing scams

How to protect yourself from rising threat of voice phishing scams

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted April 2 - 6:51 a.m.

Security experts warn voice phishing has become a much more common technique to trick people out of sensitive information. Here's how you can protect yourself and your employer.
Federal regulators warn auto dealer groups about surprise dealer fees and deceptive pricing

Federal regulators warn auto dealer groups about surprise dealer fees and deceptive pricing

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted April 1 - 9:43 a.m.

The Federal Trade Commission has stepped in to warn consumers about deceptive dealer fees and has sent letters to 97 auto dealer groups nationwide.
Find out how new tax breaks will impact your tax return

Find out how new tax breaks will impact your tax return

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted March 31 - 6:36 p.m.

New tax breaks made possible by the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" can have a big impact on the tax returns of Utahns. But there are limits.
How scammers are exploiting long wait times at airport security

How scammers are exploiting long wait times at airport security

Matt Gephardt, KSL  |  Posted March 27 - 1:50 p.m.

As hours-long wait times at airport security make headlines, scammers are exploiting the situation.
Are you buying watered down fuel as gas prices surge?

Are you buying watered down fuel as gas prices surge?

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted March 24 - 12:00 p.m.

On Monday, the AAA average for regular gas in Utah reached $3.94 a gallon. That's nearly $1.20 higher, per gallon, than they were just one month ago.
How keeping your important documents in digital storage can be a lifesaver

How keeping your important documents in digital storage can be a lifesaver

Matt Gephardt, KSL  |  Posted March 20 - 6:02 p.m.

These days, much of our documented lives are kept digitally, but many of us resist using digital storage for important documents. Here's why experts warn it could work against you.
How buyers can steer clear of buying a car with a stolen identity as VIN cloning surges

How buyers can steer clear of buying a car with a stolen identity as VIN cloning surges

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted March 19 - 8:38 p.m.

While many times criminals used cloned VINs to disguise stolen vehicles, some use them to hide a vehicle's true history to sell you a salvaged and/or unsafe car.
Con artists increasingly using AI deepfakes to target Olympians and their fans

Con artists increasingly using AI deepfakes to target Olympians and their fans

Matt Gephardt, KSL  |  Posted March 12 - 3:03 p.m.

AI deepfakes have become a blight on social media and the internet. Just about every celebrity imaginable has been targeted. And now, that includes members of Team USA.
Saratoga Springs couple targeted by phone number identity thief in port-out fraud

Saratoga Springs couple targeted by phone number identity thief in port-out fraud

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted March 11 - 10:45 a.m.

A Saratoga Springs couple said a criminal has hijacked their mobile phone number and used it to steal their identities and their money.