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: CL&P BlogTimes Articles on APR and Libel Claims for Critical Reviews
By Jeff Sovern
The Sunday Times had two interesting pieces on consumer law issues. One was about problems with using the APR to determine which of two mortgages is cheaper: because the APR omits some credit costs and assumes that the borrower will not pay off the mortgage early, it can be misleading. The other--the Haggler column by David Segal--is about how a business used the threat of a criminal prosecution for libel when a dissatisfied consumer posted a critical review on the web.
Full post as published by CL&P Blog on February 15, 2011 (boomark / email).
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