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See if you qualify for the $18.8M O'Reilly Automotive telemarketing settlement and learn how to stop unwanted texts

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By Brian Sloan
| CNBC Select Verified
O'Reilly Automotive, one of the largest retailers of automotive aftermarket parts in the U.S, has agreed to pay up to $18.8 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it sent unwanted texts to consumers whose phone numbers were registered on the National Do Not Call Registry. In an April 2025 complaint, the plaintiffs alleged O'Reilly violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending multiple unsolicited text messages to numbers on the registry.
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When can you start collecting Social Security? Plus, the right tools to fund your retirement

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By Brian Sloan
| CNBC Select Verified
You can start claiming Social Security retirement benefits as early as age 62, but your monthly check will be permanently reduced if you claim before reaching your full retirement age (FRA). Waiting until after your FRA to claim can actually increase your monthly benefit. Understanding how your claiming age affects your benefits can help you decide when to start, based on your financial needs, health, life expectancy and other factors.
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Flagstar Bank $31.5M data breach settlement: See if you're eligible and learn what to do if your data is compromised

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By Brian Sloan, Dan Avery Verified
| CNBC Select Verified
Flagstar Bank, one of the largest regional banks in the U.S, has agreed to a $31.5 million settlement stemming from two data breaches back in 2021. But the deadline to claim your part of the payout is just days away. In January 2021, hackers allegedly accessed the personal information of more than 1.4 million Flagstar customers. That incident was followed by another breach in December of the same year.
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