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Johnson, Rodenburg & Lauinger to pay $311,000 for FDCPA violations

April 21, 2009

A jury in Montana awarded $311,000 last week to a Montana man who was sued by the debt collection law firm of Johnson, Rodenburg & Lauinger. JRL tried to seize his social security disability payments to satisfy a judgment for CACV, a debt buyer. The jury awarded $1,000 in statutory damages, $250,000 for the consumer’s [...]

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Link roundup

February 27, 2009

The Credit Card Debt Crisis: The Next Economic Domino | The Huffington Post
Third Circuit Strikes Down Class-Action Ban, Eliminates Claimed Circuit Split | CL&P Blog
“The increase in credit card rates is having a bad effect on college students.” Credit card blues | MPR News Cut
Bank Fees on Unemployment Benefits | Neatorama
How You Can Green Your [...]

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Bank fees, hitting you when you are down

February 27, 2009

As the government moves to issuing debit cards rather than actual checks in an attempt to save money, banks are adding every conceivable fee to get some of those benefits. Even fees just to get the money. Ever see a free ATM? Call customer service, that’ll be 50 cents. How about overdraft fees of up [...]

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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act prevents insurers from using your genes to jack up your premium

May 27, 2008

Insurers would love to assess your risk based your genes. That is, if you were high risk for cancer, your insurer would prefer to charge you a higher premium, since there would be a good chance it will be paying for expensive cancer treatment at some point.
Of course, everyone has some genetic predispositions. But many [...]

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