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Wall Street’s meltdown: deregulation and lack of consumer protection

September 17, 2008

The StarTribune has a commentary on the current turmoil in the financial markets. While the latter half of the commentary turns into an endorsement of Obama,* the first part identifies the cause clearly and concisely: “The banking and investment industries have been inadequately regulated, and consumer protections were diminished.”
All the fancy highly sophisticated financial products [...]

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Get credit score estimates to go with your free credit report

September 17, 2008

You have the right to get a free credit report once a year, but that does not include your credit score, the actual number that lenders use to determine your creditworthiness.
Credit Karma is one of several credit score “predictors” that have cropped up in recent months.
Kara McGuire recently compared her actual FICO score, and says [...]

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Debt collection reform pushed by the Minneapolis Star Tribune

September 1, 2008

Close on the heels of the Star Tribune article on Minnesota’s debt-friendly collection laws, the editorial staff urges reform of Minnesota’s unforgiving debt-collection laws.
I agree. As I was quoted in the article by Kara McGuire and Randy Furst: “Once you’re in danger of losing money, I think the court should be on top of it. [...]

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Dollar Duo: Textbook savings and more

August 25, 2008

New vidcast from Star Tribune columnists Kara McGuire and John Ewoldt: Dollar Duo: Textbook savings and more | StribTV

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Got bills? Attack the stack

August 25, 2008

“Debt collection can be a stressful, terrifying experience. Know your rights to protect yourself.” Got bills? Attack the stack | ka-Ching!

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Debt collectors filed more than 36,000 lawsuits in Minnesota in 2007

February 26, 2008

According to the Strib, debt collection lawsuits and default judgment filings are skyrocketing, and went up to more than 36,000 for 2007.
36,000!!! For crying out loud. That’s 3,000 per month! And those are just the lawsuits that actually get filed.
[via Consumer Rights Watch]
[photo: Star Tribune]

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“Renting and the Law” column in the Star Tribune

December 26, 2007

I just ran across Kelly Klein’s “Renting and the Law” column at the Star Tribune.
Klein does a good job of sitting on the fence and offering a fairly neutral evaluation of landlord-tenant issues.
In her December 13th column, Klein discussed the importance of communication and written agreements (and side agreements). In her December 21st column, she [...]

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Star Tribune: St. Paul man gets life under ‘three strikes’ law

April 10, 2006

Link to article.
On Friday, Carlos L. McAdory had the dubious distinction of being the first Minnesota resident sent to prison for life under the federal “three strikes and you’re out” law. McAdory had been previously convicted of aggravated assault on three different occasions, and was convicted for his role in a bar robbery ring that [...]

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Julie Carpenter’s religious discrimination case in the media

April 5, 2006

Star-Tribune: Self-described pagan alleges bias in lawsuit
KSTP (ABC): Former ‘Vampire’ companion sues district
WCCO (CBS): Impaler’s Ex Files Religious Discrimination Claim
KARE 11 (NBC): Self-proclaimed pagan claims she was fired due to bias

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Star Tribune: Self-described pagan alleges bias in lawsuit

April 4, 2006

Link to article.
As a point of clarification, an EEOC charge of discrimination is not a lawsuit. It is an administrative step required of anyone who wishes to take advantage of federal anti-discrimination employment laws.
For more detailed information, please see our press release (PDF).

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