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Towing company settles lawsuit for illegally selling troops’ cars
A Virginia towing company accused of auctioning off service members’ vehicles agreed to a settlement.
Marine vet, disabled in Sangin explosion, wins $250,000 settlement after park ranger allegedly used excessive force over use of a handicapped parking spot
Esquibel wears brace on his leg for an injury in a 2011 bomb explosion in Afghanistan.
By Shawn Snow
5 tips for troops and vets buying their first homes
VA loans offer generous terms to veterans that civilians can’t get.
By Joshua Axelrod
Atlanta Falcons’ Ben Garland, Academy grad and Air Guardsman, wins NFL’s Salute to Service Award
Atlanta Falcons guard Ben Garland, an Air Force Academy grad, has been honored by the NFL and USAA for his exceptional efforts to honor and support members of the military community.
Man who reportedly swindled veterans out of retirement and disability pay for 7 years fined $1
The amount “accounts for Corbett’s inability to pay more based on sworn financial statements that he provided to the Bureau and Corbett’s ongoing cooperation with the Bureau’s investigation."
By Jon Simkins
Insurer USAA offers $15M in interest-free loans for Coast Guard members during shutdown
A military personnel insurer and financial services company has donated $15 million for interest-free loans to Coast Guard members during the partial U.S. government shutdown.
Ship owners to pay U.S. government for Fitzgerald collision
The owners of the ACX Crystal will pay the U.S. government about $27 million in connection to the 2017 collision with the destroyer that killed seven and totaled the warship.
USAA customers to receive more than $12 million for alleged violations in handling accounts, errors
Feds say USAA wasn't investigating errors properly or honoring stop payment requests
By Karen Jowers
Settlement reached in infamous ‘Norfolk 4’ case
The city of Norfolk has agreed to pay $4.9 million to four former sailors who were wrongly convicted of a woman’s rape and murder based on intimidating police interrogations. A copy of the settlement agreement for the “Norfolk Four” was obtained by The Associated Press.
‘This is not going to be won militarily’: Top US commander in Afghanistan reveals pessimism
The U.S.-backed Afghan government's control over territory is slipping, according to a new report.
By Kyle Rempfer
Commentary: Feds moving in wrong (and dangerous) direction on military consumer protection
It is not hyperbole to state that financial distress compromises individual and unit combat effectiveness.
By Army Col. Paul Kantwill (Ret.)