Ever Wonder What All The Fuss Was About Those Arbitration Agreements?

Many people never have stopped to read the fine print in retail purchase, credit card agreement or consumer retail installment agreements. Had they taken the time to look they would have noticed references to arbitration agreements or binding arbitration. A good portion of credit card default arbitration requests were funneled through the National Arbitration Forum. [...]

Encore Capital Group (Midland Funding) Solid Corporate Citizens

Courtesy of Reuters Minnesota accuses Encore Capital of robo-signing Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:22pm GMT * Encore Capital unit said to use “robo-signed” affidavits * Settlement pending in Ohio federal court (Recasts; adds background, byline) By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, March 28 (Reuters) – Minnesota’s attorney general accused Encore Capital Group Inc (ECPG.O) of cutting [...]

Massachusetts Attorney General Is Proposing New Regulations To Protect Consumers

The effort is long over due but falls way short of really protecting consumers from “sheriffs” who can legally seize property on behalf of a debt collector. For instance lets say you own a dentist $200.00 and for argument’s sake it does not matter whether the debt is valid or not. In the state of [...]