FTC refunds issued in September 2025: Who’s getting paid?

Check your mailbox or inbox! In September, the Federal Trade Commission sent the following refunds to consumers and students who qualified. 

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Progressive Leasing refunds

The FTC sent a second round of refund checks, totaling more than $27 million, to consumers who paid for furniture, jewelry, cell phones and other “high ticket” items using rent-to-own plans provided by Progressive Leasing.

The refunds, which totaled more than 1.2 million checks, went to consumers who cashed an initial refund check sent in June 2021 and who paid the company at least $616.62. 

Progressive Leasing was accused of misleading consumers with their advertised “no interest” payment plans. Consumers were also misled into believing they would pay “same cash” prices for items, according to the FTC. 

Consumers who receive a refund check are asked to cash it within 90 days. 

Coaching Department refunds

The FTC mailed another round of refund checks to consumers who lost money to an alleged business coaching scheme and who cashed a previous refund check.

The agency previously sent refund checks in October 2019, June 2020, December 2021 and March 2023. The latest distribution included nearly 8,000 checks totaling more than $252,000, while the previous distributions totaled more than $28.9 million in refunds. 

The FTC said the alleged business coaching scheme used the names Coaching Department and Apply Knowledge, among others. 

The defendants were accused by the FTC of conning consumers out of millions of dollars by allegedly falsely telling them they could earn thousands of dollars a month by buying coaching services and establishing an internet business. 

Consumers who receive a refund check are asked to cash it within 90 days. 

Blueprint to Wealth settlement

The FTC sent more than 4,200 refund checks totaling more than $666,000 to consumers who paid the operators of an alleged business opportunity scheme known as “Blueprint to Wealth.”

The refunds were part of a settlement made to end claims by the FTC that Blueprint to Wealth cost its members “a lot of money” by falsely promising they could earn a lot of money from an “everything-is-done-for-you” business opportunity with support from “success coaches.” 

Consumers who receive a refund check are asked to cash it within 90 days, while those who receive a PayPal payment are asked to accept it within 30 days. 

University of Phoenix settlement

The FTC sent another round of refunds to University of Phoenix students who accepted a previous payment and who paid the university at least $37,201. 

The refunds were part of a settlement made to end the FTC’s claims that the University of Phoenix relied on deceptive advertising to attract students. 

The FTC argued the University of Phoenix falsely claimed to work with employers, such as Microsoft, Twitter, Adobe and Yahoo, to create job opportunities for its students and that it tailored its curriculum for the job needs of such companies. 

The agency previously sent a total of more than $48.7 million in refunds during payments made in March 2021 and June 2023. The latest refunds included more than 21,000 payments totaling more than $432,000. 

Individuals who receive a refund check are asked to cash it within 90 days, while those who receive a PayPal payment are asked to accept it within 30 days. 

Amazon settlement

Also in September, Amazon agreed to pay $1.5 billion to customers who were allegedly harmed by the enrollment and cancellation practices for its Amazon Prime subscriptions. 

The FTC argued Amazon enrolled tens of millions of consumers in Amazon Prime subscriptions without their knowledge or consent and then made it difficult for them to cancel them. 

Amazon, which agreed to settle the claims, will pay the refunds as part of an automatic refunds process and a claims process, with the latter to begin in 2026. The FTC said automatic refunds will be provided to eligible consumers by Dec. 25, 2025. 

The company is also required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and cease its allegedly unlawful enrollment and cancellation practices for Amazon Prime. 

Do you qualify to benefit from any of the FTC refunds? Let us know in the comments.

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