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Paul Bland, Executive Director of Public Justice, has dedicated his professional life as a lawyer and consumer advocate to protecting people from corporate wrongdoers and bad Supreme Court decisions. Watch Paul's recent interview with Media Matters for America as he discusses his...
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) joined with 49 attorneys general and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to announce a $2.1 billion settlement with Ocwen Financial Corporation to address allegations of "robo-signing" of foreclosure documents and other fraudulent...
If the choices we make reveal the true nature of our character, what do the SEC enforcement actions reveal about the character, trustworthiness and integrity of those in the finanical industry whose choices led to the actions in the first place? Trust and truth go together. If we can't trust that...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week filed a lawsuit against American Debt Settlement Solutions, Inc., and Michael DiPanni the owner of the Florida company. Over on Public Citizen's Consumer Law & Policy Blog, Deepak Gupta wrote: In Lawsuit...
Should the largest arbitration company in U.S. be offering advice to corporations on how best to limit their liability? What about providing advice how to limit their liability? Avoiding a class action? Of course not. But that's what appears to...
I've mentioned my friend and fellow advocate Eric Drew a few times in this blog; long-time readers may recall that he is a leukemia survivor who had his identity stolen while undergoing cancer treatment.  For those of you who aren't...
When it first debuted a little over a year ago, it remained to be seen whether the government's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would be a positive force in the lives of consumers or if it would be just another bureaucracy...
It seems like there's always somebody who wants to get ahold of your money.  If you live in California or a few other states and were affected by mortgage fraud, it may be the state itself that's after your cash. ...
Never underestimate the depths to which some debt collectors will sink when it comes to finding new ways to collect on a debt --whether it's owed or not. They will harrass, intimidate and levy threats all in an attempt to instill enough fear in...
Even as the massive $26 billion settlement negotiations surrounding Citigroup and four of the other largest banks in the country are wrapping up, the banking giant has found themselves in more trouble with the federal government.  It seems that in addition...

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