Boy, we sure love Capital One here at creditinfocenter.com. Like a politician who is constantly having affairs or accepting big bribes, they provide us with lots to write about. The latest? The West Virginia Attorney General, Darrell McGraw, is suing them for deceptive practices in both lending and collection practices. According to the press release [...]
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Capital One Sued by West Virginia Attorney General
January 26th, 2010 · 20 Comments · Debt Collection, I'm suing those guys!, Legal Stuff
Tags: Capital One·charge offs·Consumer Attorneys·Darrell McGraw·Debt Collection·deceptive practices·interest·late fees·re-aging·West Virginia
Consumer Takes Bank to Small Claims over Overdraft Fees – and Wins!
October 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Banking, I'm suing those guys!
I thought I would share with you a great video which documents one consumer’s fight against the usurious fees charged by the banks for overdrafts. Due to consumer unhappiness and petitioning, U.S. lawmakers have proposed new overdraft fees which has the banks quaking in their shoes. As a result, some banks have been changing their [...]
Tags: Checking Account·court costs·documentary·lawmakers·Overdraft·overdraft fees·small claims court·Wells Fargo
Lawsuits Against Creditors Reach Record Levels
August 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments · I'm suing those guys!
As of July 31, 2009, 5039 credit and debt related lawsuits across the USA haved been filed. In 2008, breaking the 5000 level took until October. The basis of these lawsuits were violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Fair Debt Collections Practices Act FDCPA. The number includes lawsuits filed consumers acting as [...]
Tags: Attorney General's office·collection·Consumer Law·consumer lawsuits·Daniel A. Edelman·FCRA·FDCPA·Late Pays·litigants·violations
New Service Provides Collection Agencies List of Clients in Litigation
June 25th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Debt Collection, I'm suing those guys!, Legal Stuff
As an unintended consequence, consumers who defend themselves against collection agencies who violate of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) will now find themselves on a special list. One company is now offering its clients a list of everyone who has sued a creditor or collection agency. This is meant for the clients (we [...]
Tags: collection agency·collections·consumers·court cases·Courts·Fair Debt Collection Practices Act·FDCPA·lawsuits·Litigation·transunion
