• Published On: November 29, 2013

    Cash America International, Inc., one of the largest payday lenders in the country, to pay $19 Million.. The company agreed to reimburse up to $14 million related to debt collection lawsuits and $5 million penalty [...]

  • Published On: November 6, 2013

    Debt collectors face new rules under proposal from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (By Danielle Douglas, Published: November 5) According to the Washington Post: the government is preparing restrictions on debt collectors, a loosely regulated industry [...]

  • Diane Drain Selected as Top Valley Consumer Attorney. Diane receives perfect 10 out of 10 in reviews at AVVO. Diane L. Drain, bankruptcy attorney, retired law professor, mentor and community spokesperson. North Valley [...]

  • Published On: October 2, 2013

    Credit card issuers face limits on fees and greater disclosure requirements as CFPB pledges more scrutiny after a 2009 law that revamped regulation of the business. Bully tactics used to scare or coerce buyers. October [...]

  • The US Justice Department and a few brave judges are becoming very aggressive about the abuses large banks have suffered on their customers. Judges slam Wells Fargo Bank and Bank of America for their abusive [...]

  • Published On: September 28, 2013

    Small bank mistakes result in blacklisting more than a million low-income Americans from being able to get a checking account for years. More than $221 billion of these loans at the largest banks will hit [...]

  • Published On: September 28, 2013

    Robert Naugles prepared his own bankruptcy so thought he would charge others for preparing their documents. Sanctioned by Bankruptcy Court. Naugles assumed "the courthouse staff would point out any errors." NOTE - the Court staff [...]

  • Published On: September 25, 2013

    Arizona Legislature takes $50 million from the state’s share of a nationwide mortgage fraud settlement to balance the budget rather than helping homowners. This was money intended to help families who were losing their homes [...]

  • Published On: September 22, 2013

    FHA easing rules if foreclosure or bankruptcy was caused by external economic factors, such as medical or loss of job. More than $221 billion of these loans at the largest banks will hit this mark [...]

  • Published On: September 15, 2013

    The Next Financial Balloon to Burst: Student Loans ore than $221 billion of these loans at the largest banks will hit this mark over the next four years. According to the The Huffington Post:  Sallie [...]