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Hyundai subsidiary reaches settlement over troops’ repossessed cars
Hyundai’s financing subsidiary agreed to pay $333,941 in a lawsuit involving active duty service members whose cars they repossessed.
By Riley Ceder
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‘A victory for all military spouses’ in court fight over job license
The lawsuit victory sets a precedent for other military spouses facing problems with job license portability.
By Karen Jowers
COVID-19 doesn’t stop Thanksgiving for troops overseas
However Thanksgiving will look for deployed servicemembers this year, the DLA’s troop support program is providing warfighters with Thanksgiving meals, as it does annually.
By Jared Morgan
Furniture retail chain agrees to pay service members for alleged interest overcharges
Furniture chain with 130 stores in 14 states reaches settlement with DOJ over allegations of SCRA violations.
By Karen Jowers
Florida towing company the latest accused of illegally auctioning off troops’ cars, Justice says
Towing company will pay $99,500 to service members whose cars were illegally sold, according to proposed agreement.
By Karen Jowers
City of San Antonio illegally auctioned off more than 200 troops’ vehicles, DOJ alleges
In one case, employees at the storage facility moved ahead with the sale even after the service member, her first sergeant and a military legal assistance attorney tried to retrieve the vehicle, according to court documents.
By Karen Jowers
Towing company illegally auctioned off Marine sergeant’s car while she was deployed, DOJ alleges
The company says it didn't know the car belonged to a service member. But Justice Department says there was ample evidence of that.
By Karen Jowers
Moving company illegally auctioned off service member’s family heirlooms and other possessions, Justice alleges
Mementos that had belonged to a cousin killed in action, his grandfather's military service medals, and a dresser handmade by his great-grandfather were among the belongings that were allegedly illegally auctioned off.
By Karen Jowers
Majority of military families say they lack support upon transitioning out, survey finds
While retention rates are up amid a pandemic, military families are still transitioning out of service — and struggling, study finds.
By Zach England
Trump orders massive cut to US troop numbers in Germany: report
The Wall Street Journal reported that troop levels would drop by 9,500 servicemembers under the plan.
Two US service members killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
“The cause of the crash is under investigation, however preliminary reports do not indicate it was caused by enemy fire,” officials from Resolute Support, the Kabul-based headquarters overseeing U.S. and NATO operations in Afghanistan, said in a statement.
Why banks should be treated the same as credit unions on base
The authors of this commentary say Congress should level the playing field for banks and credit unions operating on military bases.
By Rob Nichols, Steve Lepper and Rebeca Romero Rainey