Consumer Law

Fed Proposes New Credit Card Rules
The Federal Reserve Board has approved a plan that would protect consumers from the unfair billing practices of credit card companies and banks...

The Credit Card Fair Fee Act
Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers introduced the “Credit Card Fair Fee Act which is an attempt by Congress to regulate credit card interchange fees (i...

OFT credit card comparisons
The OFT has today published its report into the difficulty consumers have in comparing credit cards...

Credit Card Abuse: To Be Continued?
Washington, DC: On March 13, 2008 five credit card consumers were ready to testify at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing regarding credit card industry practices and credit card abuse...

Credit Card Abuse: Like Your Balance, it Keeps Going On, and on, and…
Washington, DC: It's hardly surprising that credit card defaults have risen 30 percent, given the challenges consumers face simply navigating the minefield of fees, penalties and other questionable practices amounting to credit card abuse.

Credit Card Profits Safe, for Now
Fitch Ratings, the people who were so wrong about subprime mortgages, remain guardedly optimistic about credit card profits, and the performance of securitized credit card receivables, expecting credit card yield spread to remain ?robust...

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

Bankruptcy Law
A complete prime (pre-2005)

Collection Agencies and Creditors
How to deal and stop the harassment

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

Fair Housing Act
Prevent discrimination by landlords

Green Cards
Ways to get a green card

How can I prove my wife only married me to get a green card?
The problem with an annulment is that they are hard to get-- they are not someth...

Will the INS detect a non-citizen who repeatedly marries and divorces in an attempt to gain citizenship?
you can write a letter to the USCIS and complain about what he did so can he can...

Can a city library prevent you from using thier facilities based on a school district being from another city reaching into your city?
that seems a little ridiculous that they would do that. libraries are supposed t...

What is comparative negligence and strict liability in tort law?
A. comparative negligence
B. seller sells to buyer
B. defense of ...

my boyfriend is a green card holder in the U.S.and is married here in the Philippines .. the marriage last for 2 years . his wife now gave birth from another man,he is planning to marry me here in the Philippines but the
if your b.f. is a greenc ard holder,he can file for a divorce and the Phil. law ...

Citibank
Will Repay $14 Million to Credit Card Customers

TransUnion
Class action credit practices suit offers free credit monitoring services for millions.

LOWE's
Faces Class Action for Credit Card Violations

Chase Bank
Faces Class Action over Credit Card Rates

JP Morgan Chase & Co
Faces Lawsuit Over Hikes in Credit Card Interest Rate

American Express
allegedly failed to properly inform customers of Blue Cash credit card offer components.