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 [...]
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Consumer Takes Bank to Small Claims over Overdraft Fees – and Wins!
October 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Banking, I'm suing those guys!
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 · Consumer Debt, I'm suing those guys!, Legal Stuff, Mortgages
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tags: collection agency·collections·consumers·court cases·Courts·Fair Debt Collection Practices Act·FDCPA·lawsuits·Litigation·transunion
Farmworker Couple Wins $500,000 Verdict Against Bill Collector Credigy
June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Consumer Debt, I'm being sued!, I'm suing those guys!
Manuel Faustos and his wife just won a lawsuit against Credigy Services Corp., a collection agency based in Georgia. Exact records are hard to come by, but the award is believed to be one of the largest ever for a consumer in a debt-collection case.
“I don’t care about the money,” Faustos was quoted as saying [...]
Tags: Attorneys·awards·collection practices·Credigy·Illegal practices·lawsuit·past driving charges·subpoenaing
