Since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened its doors in 2011, it has uncovered credit discrimination all over the country. Part of the agency's job is to enforce the Equal Credit Opportunity Act in concert with a number of other federal agencies, and the...
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How consumers can protect themselves against fake debt collectors — II
Last month, we began discussing how the Federal Trade Commission was officially sounding the alarm about the growing problem of phone calls from fake debt collectors. To recap, consumers across the nation are being inundated with calls from fake debt collectors...
What are my rights under the Florida Lemon Law? – II
In our last post, we began discussing how those consumers here in the Sunshine State whose newly purchased vehicles are causing them no shortage of headaches are not without options. Specifically, we discussed how the Florida Lemon Law provides these consumers with 24...
What are my rights under the Florida Lemon Law?
It can prove to be an incredibly exciting day for consumers when they finally decide that it's time to consign their aging vehicle to the scrap heap and head to the local dealer to find a new model on which to spend their hard-earned money. Conversely, it can prove to...
How consumers can protect themselves against fake debt collectors
While the National Do Not Call Registry has proved highly beneficial in reducing the number of unwanted calls from solicitors and other unscrupulous parties, anyone who owns a smartphone or has a landline knows that it hasn't stopped all unwanted calls from getting...