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Link Roundup, week of 9.21.09

September 25, 2009

Here are an assortment of juicy consumer links I haven’t had time to write about:

Old Debts Under $100 Don’t Matter Under FICO ‘08 | Consumerist
Bank Of America Reaches Out To Angry YouTube Star | Consumerist
Congress Seeks To Move Up Credit Card Act Implementation To December 1st | Consumerist
Fight begins over new consumer protection agency | [...]

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Link roundup

March 13, 2009

Sprint Lies To FCC About Ripping Off Consumer Reporter | Consumerist
FCC: Sprint can be judge and jury | The Red Tape Chronicles
FTC fights FreeCreditReport.com with spoof ad | The Red Tape Chronicles

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Link roundup

February 20, 2009

Transportation chief eyes taxing miles driven | MSNBC
Make The Bank Prove It Really Owns Your Mortgage Before You Let Them Toss You Out | Consumerist
Help for homeowners | WhiteHouse.gov
Why the Credit Bureaus Can’t Get It Right | SmartMoney.com
How to Dodge the Debt Collector | Alpha Consumer

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Friday link roundup

November 14, 2008

If I am posting less than you would like, it is because I am busy working for my clients. Here are the links I haven’t had the time to comment on from the last week or two:

What’s Worse Than Inflation? Deflation. | Consumerist
The Wall of Debt (Financial Voyeurism) | StopBuyingCrap.com
Terrific Online Saving Sites | Terri’s [...]

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Sunday link roundup

June 29, 2008

I have a backlog of cool articles in my starred items folder in Google Reader. Here they are:

Good news from a debt-collection industry source: Collectors Face New Law in Colorado, and NY Considers Debtor’s Bill of Rights | Collection News
Countrywide CEO Gave Below Market Rate Loans To Senators From A Special “VIP Desk” | Consumerist
Subprime [...]

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Arbitration news roundup

June 5, 2008

Last week was quite a week for arbitration. Here was all the arbitration news that popped up here on Caveat Emptor:

Mandatory binding arbitration sucks (say 81% of Americans). Taking a look at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce study on mandatory binding arbitration.
National Arbitration Forum thinks courts should just rubber stamp arbitration awards. NAF on getting [...]

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Roundup

February 12, 2008

More news than I can keep up with lately. Here are a few choice tidbits:

‘Zombie debt’: When collectors haunt you (Newsday)
Fed’s Rate Cuts Bring No Relief For Consumers’ Credit Card Bills (Washington Post)
Killer Credit (In These Times)
Suit Alleges Widespread Fraudulent Legal-Aid Scheme (WSJ Law Blog)
Major lenders put freeze on foreclosures (CNN/Money)

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