Shawn and Jeff Mosch, became victims of a Nigerian counterfeit cashier's check scam. In their search for support, resources and assistance for victims of this crime, like many of us, they found that there was no such assistance available.Once the...
A memoir exposing the steep price consumers pay when facing mortgage servicing errors, inaccurate credit reporting, illegal debt collection practices, identity theft and weak consumer protection laws. THE BOOK » DENISE'S STORY »
When I heard the news that the Federal Trade Commission was going to begin regulating the way identity theft prevention is advertised, my mind flashed on all the deceptive advertising about free-but-not-so-free credit reports and I was hopeful. I actually...
My friend and fellow consumer advocate, John Watts, attorney with Watts Law Group and blogger over at AlabamaconsumerLawBlog.com, has recently posted an article about Portfolio Recovery Associates a debt collector they are suing for repeatedly (and illegally) calling their client's...
To help Americans for Financial Reform kick off of the National Senate Call-In Week that ends tomorrow, March 4th, Ron Howard created the below skit that reunites all the actors who portrayed "Presidents" on "Saturday Night Live" including Will Ferrell...
In a world where people don't always play fair -this short film reminds just us how good it feels when we watch people who do. Maybe it will inspire others to do the same. This is a true story that...
Join the National Call-In Week and Call Your Senator Today!The process is easy and the message is clear: Congress must rein in the reckless greedy behavior of Wall Street and create an independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency! More than a...
The Federal Trade Commission this week released a report listing top complaints consumers filed with the agency in 2009. It shows that while identity theft remains the top complaint category, "reported" identity theft complaints declined 5 percentage points from 2008.Some...
Erica Possin deserves a parade, or at least a round of applause. Erica, a college student, is standing up to the mammoth credit bureau Experian as the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit filed against FreeCreditReport.com (a/k/a Experian). The...
For all too long, the credit industry has had its tentacles firmly clasped upon consumers in all age brackets and income levels. Designed to lift those tentacles one by one, the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of...
These days the phrase "home robbery" is synonymous with stolen homes and mortgage nightmares. It used to mean that belongings had been stolen out of your home, but nowadays when we hear "home robbery," more and more homeowners say it...
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