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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...
Tell that to the 70 million Target customers who've recently hadtheir personal information stolen. As we all know, checking yourcredit report is the best way to make sure you're not getting rippedoff - whatever the latest credit hacking scandal. Problem...
Whether your credit is damaged or simply non-existent, establishing a credit history takes time, consistency and strategy. While contemplating an approach, it is imperative that you understand your credit rating first. A credit report is a reflection of past and...
In 2009, President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which, among other things, created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The powers of the Bureau were additionally a part of the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation that...
A new bill making its way through the House of Representatives is aimed at keeping our children safe online and stopping internet predators. While these goals are admirable, the way that the bill goes about accomplishing them not only strips...
Let's face it; establishing a fair foreclosure act--sounds good right? It should be. But things are not always as they appear to be. The proposed Florida Fair Foreclosure Act of 2012 is anything but fair. In 2010, some of our...
Everything's going digital these days.  Cornell Labs has even built a machine that "prints" food based on digital designs.  While I'll admit that it's cool to see little space shuttles made out of scallops, there are some things that we...
It's counter-intuitive to raise interest rates and slather even more debt onto troubled borrowers, but that's exactly what lenders often do. They're in business to make money, not to make sense. We don't get to make up the rules of...
Tucked in the fine print of health insurance, cell phone, car rental, credit card, nursing home, employment, construction, and even home repair contracts, to name a few, are forced arbitration clauses. If you don't know what forced arbitration is, it's...
If you were born in the U.S., then you have one number that tells the story of your life.  No matter what year you were born in, where you live, how much you make, or what you do for a...

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