Legal News

Wells Fargo delays overdraft notification emails to maximize overdraft fees
For customers who use Wells Fargo’s online account tools, the bank offers email notification when you overdraw your account. Don’t count on it, though. Wells Fargo waits about 48 hours before sending the email, so you will probably rack up extra fees in the meantime.

Feds propose credit card and overdraft protections
The Federal Reserve Board on Friday proposed rules to prohibit unfair practices regarding credit cards and overdraft services. The rules would protect consumers from unexpected increases in the rate charged on pre-existing credit card balances and offer consumers some protections on overdraft charges.

The Future of Bank Fees
The Brits may be showing us the future on bank fees. First, the pain: British banks charge an average of $57 for an overdraft, about 70% more than US banks. Second, the response: A movement has swept across Britain to...

Get Your Tax Refund In Record Time!
It’s February 23, and my 2007 federal tax refund is already in the bank. Where’s yours? Tax refund options I already wrote about tax deductions, so now it’s time to look at the best way to get your tax refund...

Tax Refund May Be At Risk in Bankruptcy
If you plan on filing bankruptcy after January 1 of next year or of any year, you need to speak with your lawyer regarding whether your income tax refund can be protected.   If you overpaid your taxes and are due a refund, that refund becomes your property on January 1, even if you have not yet filed your return...

Will the Trustee Seize 100% of a Tax Refund if Only One Spouse Files Bankruptcy
My question is if someone comes to you to file BK individually, but she is due a tax refund that is in her name as well as her husband's, could the bank trustee only take 1/2 of the refund since the other 1/2 is considered an asset of her husband ...

Cell Phone Early Termination Fees
How to recover billing errors

Pre-paid Leagal Services
What are Prepaid Legal Benefit Plans

Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees
Bank Overdraft Fees alleging excessive fees and misrepresentation of account balances and more.

Impounded Vehicles
City of Miami may have to refund $12 million in collected fees in class action settlement.

T-mobile data plans, T-mobile, t-mobile phones
T-Mobile Faces Class Action over Limited Unlimited Data Plans

Retirement Plans
Teacher group to pay $375,000 settlement in investments lawsuit.

Billing Overcharges
T-Mobile USA agrees to refund customers $2.2 million in class action settlement.

Brown Greer et al.
alleging that the six law firms handling the Vioxx settlement failed to provide money for reimbursements to lien rights of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans.