Kurtis Ming

Jan 7, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Kurtis Ming |Kevin Wing

There's no doubt that credit card balances are at record highs these days. In fact, from 2021 until the end of 2023, credit balances jumped 47 percent. That's the steepest three-year climb on record. Ongoing inflation is one reason that consumers are relying increasingly more on their plastic to pay their bills. Credit card interest rates are also at record highs. Some consumers have interest rates on their cards reaching nearly 30 percent.

Nov 26, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Kurtis Ming |Kevin Wing

There's no doubt that traditional photo albums are reminiscent of the 20th century, now a bygone era. In the 21st century, it's all about digital photos. But, what happens to your digital photos when you're gone? During this Thanksgiving week, when you'll most likely be snapping pictures, CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team are here with how to prepare. No one wants to think about death. It's a somber topic that forces us to face our mortality.

Nov 19, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Kurtis Ming |Kevin Wing

SACRAMENTO – A Natomas couple spent $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors throughout their spacious home. When they spotted damage after the first cleaning of their floor, they reached out to CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team to look into it. The big question: When the product is labeled waterproof, is it indeed waterproof? After they cleaned their new floor, Sudeep and Sumiti Mehta noticed swelling and blistering in several areas.

Nov 12, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Kurtis Ming |Kevin Wing

EL DORADO HILLS – An El Dorado Hills man signed up for a trial membership and then decided to cancel. Doing that didn't seem to matter. More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it. That's when Pham decided to reach out to CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team for help. Pham showed us proof that, in March 2023, he canceled his free trial membership with YouTube Premium two weeks after signing up for it.

Nov 4, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Kurtis Ming |Kevin Wing

SACRAMENTO – A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family. CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team began looking into this a month ago. Now, there is a new development. When Sonia Rodriguez buried her 17-year-old daughter, Jessica Fraire, in St. Mary Cemetery in Sacramento 16 years ago after a drunk driver took her life, she thought that would be her final resting place.