Matt Gephardt

What are the rules & your rights when ‘No Soliciting’ signs don’t keep salespeople at bay?

While many Utahns put up signs to keep solicitors from knocking on their doors, a man in Sandy says the knocks keep coming. He decided to Get Gephardt, who explores what those signs really mean.
12 months ago

How you can lower your car insurance costs even as rates continue to climb

It would be a good time to double check with your insurance agent and make sure you are getting all the discounts available to you. Auto insurance rates are catching up with the costs of, well, everything that has gone up thanks to inflation.
12 months ago

Layton woman struggles to claim money owed to her from her dissolved business

Utah's Unclaimed Property Division has millions of dollars that it wants to reconnect with the rightful owner. But for a Layton woman, getting her money back has been easier said than done. So she decided it was time to Get Gephardt.
12 months ago

Get Gephardt helps Utahn get refund for not-delivered TV

If you pay hundreds of dollars for a new TV, you expect to GET the TV. But when a West Jordan woman couldn't get her TV or a refund, it was time to Get Gephardt.
12 months ago

Get Gephardt: Utahns say they’re out thousands after South Jordan travel company cancels overseas tours

Imagine paying thousands of dollars for a once-in-a-lifetime trip, only to have the travel company cancel it on you – twice.
1 year ago

Utah vehicle safety inspections drop 92%, crashes related to equipment failure remain flat

It’s been five years since mandatory vehicle safety inspections hit the rearview mirror. Does that mean Utah roads are more dangerous? KSL Investigator Matt Gephardt digs into the crash data.
1 year ago

IRS warns of tax scams as filing deadline rapidly approaches

Procrastinators - it is crunch time! We are less than a week from the IRS filing deadline, which makes this week especially treacherous.
1 year ago

Lehi woman says con artist used her cancer diagnosis to hook her in a grant scam

Someone on facebook said there was a way to apply for a grant to help with cancer bills, it was a scam.
1 year ago

Gephardt reveals top ten vehicles hit by catalytic converter thieves in Utah

Catalytic converter thefts keep hitting cars across Utah every day. Now, a new report shows just how bad the problem has become.
1 year ago

Utah’s red-hot housing market is calming down, so is now a good time to buy a house?

It may not be the buying frenzy we saw a couple of years ago, but licensed realtor Jennifer Gilchrist said the Wasatch Front's housing market is still plenty robust, partly because we are now in the spring home-buying season.
1 year ago

How a flood insurance policy protects you, and where it falls short

If water does end up in your basement, you shouldn’t expect help from your standard homeowners insurance policy.
1 year ago

How to earn more interest on your savings account

The Federal Reserve recently raised interest rates for the second time this year, on top of seven rate increases last year. Those increases have boosted the rates our money earns as it sits in our bank accounts. But not all increases on savings rates are equal.
1 year ago

Gephardt Busts Inflation: How to tackle credit card debt

Credit card balances are well above what they were before the pandemic hit. The double whammy is the interest rates on those balances are going up, too. So, how do you get a hold of that debt before it breaks you?
1 year ago

Get Gephardt helps restore West Valley man’s Social Security disability payments

Jeff Davis gets disability payments from the Social Security Administration. At least, he did up until his mom passed away in December.
1 year ago

Sandy couple Gets Gephardt after booking error left them paying out for pricey return flights

A Sandy couple bought roundtrip tickets to Hawaii, but when they discovered their return tickets were no good, they had to buy pricey replacements. When they were refused reimbursement, they decided to Get Gephardt.
1 year ago

Utahns cleared of DUI accusations are forced to pay to get their licenses back

Amy Olsen has her driving privilege back now, but it cost her $255. For her, it is a frustrating ordeal that began months earlier when a trooper pulled her over.
1 year ago

Gas company increasing bills for customers on fixed payments plan

If you're told you're going to pay the same price for 12 months, you wouldn't expect the price to go up. But when the natural gas company raised the rates on a Payson woman, she decided to Get Gephardt to investigate.
1 year ago

$21 billion in gift cards go unused. Here’s how to avoid letting them go to waste

Gift cards: they are one of the most popular gifts to give and to receive, but that does not necessarily mean they are going to get used.
1 year ago

How to beat the dynamic pricing used by Amazon and many other retailers to pay less

The KSL Investigates team gives you information on how to beat dynamic pricing to get your money's worth and pay less.
1 year ago

What kind of snow damage does insurance cover?

A home in Park City is one of the many Utah homes left damaged by this long winter. An ice dam pushed water up under the shingles and caused part of the ceiling to come crashing down.
1 year ago

Get Gephardt helps man fight for $1,000 gift cards order that vanished

No cards: zip, zero, zilch, nada. James Pearl said the $1,000 worth of gift cards was bought directly from American Express as Christmas gifts for his kids.
1 year ago

Get Gephardt: South Jordan woman fights debt collection after thieves stole her identity

If you get hit by identity thieves, you could wind up with debts in your name that are not yours. A South Jordan woman says it happened to her, and now she is fighting debt collection for a bill that was never hers.
1 year ago

Residents shocked to find utility bill three times higher than prior month

Dozens of Provo residents at one apartment complex decided to Get Gephardt after their utility bill tripled without warning.
1 year ago

Bill aims to unite Utahns with billions in unclaimed property

There is a lot of money that rightfully belongs in the hands of Utah consumers that never makes it there. That's about to change.
1 year ago