201201.23
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GPS On Your Car Is A Privacy Invasion

The US Supreme Court ruled today that the government cannot install GPS on a car without a warrant.  Car dealerships have been known to install tracking devices on cars that consumers don’t know about.  This is likely now a violation of the consumers right to privacy.  If you have experienced a dealership installing GPS or…

201112.28
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Obama Cracks Down on SubPrime Lender CountryWide and BofA for Racial and National Origin Discrimination

Bank of America Corp. (BAC) will pay a record $335 million to compensate Countrywide Financial Corp. borrowers who were charged more for home loans based on race and national origin. Countrywide, acquired by Bank of America in 2008, assessed higher fees and interest rates to more than 200,000 black and Hispanic borrowers, the U.S. Department…

201107.27
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New AmeriCredit Repo Class Action Launched

AmeriCredit is reporting thousands of California consumers to the Credit Bureaus (Experian, Trans Union, etc) for “deficiency” amounts on repossessed family cars. There’s just one problem: this money may not be owed! The Hanson Law Firm has filed a new case in federal court alleging that AmeriCredit is forcing consumers to either pay a debt…

201105.25
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Consumer ZIP Codes Are Protected: Retailers Can’t Ask You To Tell Them Your ZIP

Merchants can’t ask you for your ZIP code or any other identifying information that they then record when you are using credit cards for purchase. The Song Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 prohibits retailers from requesting and recording customer’s “personal identification information” during a transaction, and imposes statutory damages of up to $1,000 per…