• Ever wondered what you should do if you are scammed by a car dealership or a car salesman?  What are the used car dealer tricks?  How do you avoid a car dealer lying to you [...]

  • HOW TO AVOID BEING RIPPED OFF BY A CAR DEALERSHIP OR CAR SALESMAN, part 2. Ever wondered what you should do if you are scammed by a car dealership or a car salesman?  What are [...]

  • Ever wondered what you should do if you are scammed by a car dealership or a car salesman?  What are the used car dealer tricks?  How do you avoid a car dealer lying to you [...]

  • Guest Post: Larry Folks, Folks Hess Kass, PLC  (See update below)On March 20, 2018, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law House Bill 2240, which extends, from five years to 10 years, [...]

  • As of fall, 2018 it is illegal to pass off a pet as a “service animal”; violators will be fined $250 PER OCCURRENCE.  House Bill 2588 The new Arizona law “A PERSON MAY NOT FRAUDULENTLY [...]

  • Can you Win a Law Suit and Then Need to Pay Taxes – Perhaps for More Than You Received? I have been around for 50 years of elections, so am not to be overly surprised [...]

  • Published On: November 26, 2017

    Citibank Deceives Borrowers 11/22/17 – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Citibank, N.A. for student loan servicing failures that harmed borrowers. . Specifically, the Bureau found that Citibank: Citibank misled [...]

  • Published On: November 6, 2017

    CONGRATULATIONS! YOU EARNED OUR GOLD CLIENT CHAMPION AWARD! Announcement from Martindale-Hubbell: your clients think you are wonderful and so do we! Because your clients have highly recommended you, we are thrilled to award you our [...]

  • The problem, say advocates, is that many senior homeowners don’t understand the fine print in a reverse mortgage. Some wrongly assume the lender will pay the taxes and insurance. But fall behind on those payments [...]

  • Published On: September 26, 2017

    Chicago’s Anti-Puppy Mill Law Upheld by Appellate Court September 26, 2017  Article in Journal Sentinel, part of the USA Today Network In 2015, a new anti-puppy mill law took effect in Chicago that changed the [...]

  • Published On: September 22, 2017

    According to an article published in the The Hill – October, 2017 the Senate Banking Committee is going to grill the CEOs of Equifax and Wells Fargo with regards to the “massive financial scandals that [...]

  • A review of court records show many collection cases are deeply flawed, with incomplete ownership records and mass-produced documentation.   Private student loans wiped out – missing paperwork From the New York Times: “Tens of [...]

  • Bank of America Hit with $45 Million in Punitive Damages for Bankruptcy Stay Violations In re: Sundquist v. Bank of America, NA | Bank of America Hit with $45 Million in Punitive Damages for Stay [...]

  • Credit Reports to Exclude Certain Negative Information, Boosting FICO Credit Scores by AnnaMaria Andriotis at The Wall Street Journal As a result of increasing pressure from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other regulatory concerns, the [...]

  • (Los Angeles Times, by Liz Weston 10/30/15 & InForum,By Liz Weston on Nov 8, 2016 )   Q: How do you repair credit scores after filing for bankruptcy? My husband and I are in this situation and are [...]