Legal Research

P2P Lending
Check out this article about P2P (person-to-person) lending in today's Washington Post.

China Sees Record Bank Lending in March
I’m a terribly cynical and negative person. In the middle of a credit crisis, the first thing that pops into my dark mind when I see a headline like that is how much of this lending represents reckless or risky loans...

Responsible Lending Practices: Consumer Credit Cards
The Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs has released a consultation Regulatory Impact Statement on Responsible Lending Practices in Relation to Consumer Credit Cards (pdf)...

Todd Zywicki Supported Subprime Lending
"[T]he growth in subprime lending is not creating overwhelming debt burdens for low-income households...

Assignee Liability Essential In Enforcement Of Lending, Consumer Protection Laws
A recent op-ed column in the Atlanta Journal Constitution by William J. Brennan Jr...

Hey Buddy Can You Spare A Yuan, Part III -- Is Micro-Finance China's Next BIG Thing?
A couple years ago, we wrote about small business and consumer lending in China, in posts entitled, "Hey Buddy, Can you Spare a Yuan? The Sorry State of SME and Consumer Lending in China...

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...

I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...

Can collection agency call me for my mother debt that she never had?
Get an Attorney - quickly. Do not talk to the collection people. Do not tell the...

Will my Criminal Record prevent me from naturalizing or getting a Green Card?
A Lawful Permanent Resident can apply for United States citizenship after 5 year...

I had an account with GEMB/Select Comfort to buy a new bed back in 2005. After paying it off (in 2006), I requested they close the account. In January of 2008, I declared bankruptcy (chapter 7). The creditor was NOT list
if you did pay it off before the bankruptcy and it wasn't listed as a accou...

Oklahoma Bacterial Outbreak
One Person Dead, 14 Hospitalized

Lenders Fined
Ryland Group Inc. settles $370,000 questionable lending suit.

Chevy Chase Bank
lawsuit claims the bank is in violation of the Truth in Lending Act

Cash4Gold Hit with Consumer Fraud Class Action
Cash4Gold Hit with Consumer Fraud Class Action

CVS
Consumer Products Sold Past Their Expirey Dates

Mexican Vanilla Containing Coumarin
, FDA Issues Consumer Update