April has been a busy month for recalls and warnings from the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. The sheer number of the recalls is amazing and becomes downright scary when you start to look at the serious injuries that some of these products can cause. Bicycles (ranging from cheap [...]
Posted: April 23, 2012, 9:23 pm
That’s how much Asset Acceptance, a huge bottom feeder in the debt collections world, just got nailed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for unfair debt collection practices! Just weeks after the appointment of a director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Washington sends another booming signal that it is getting serious about hammering debt [...]
Posted: February 1, 2012, 10:51 pm
Last week Birmingham hosted an event that marked what could be the beginning of a new era of consumer protections. That event was the first ever field hearing for the the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and received national press in the wake of Obama’s back door appointment of Richard Cordray as its director. The CFPB brings [...]
Posted: January 30, 2012, 9:17 pm
Alabama Consumer Lawyers wanted to make it easier for people looking for consumer lawyers to find us, so we have ventured into social networks. You can reach us on Facebook and Twitter and of course here on www.alabamaconsumerlawyers.com. Please let us know how we can help you if you are dealing with a foreclosure, a [...]
Posted: January 23, 2012, 11:05 pm
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