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11 Nov 2007, 3:13 pm
(The New York Personal Injury Law Blog presents Blawg Review, a round-up of legal blogs, or "blawgs. [read post]
9 Nov 2007, 7:00 am
by Deepak Gupta The media and policymakers have been paying lots of attention lately to the plight of homeowners facing foreclosure. [read post]
4 Nov 2007, 6:03 pm
by Deepak Gupta Judging by the name alone, you might think that the Center for Consumer Freedom is an independent organization that advocates for consumers' rights to make informed choices in the marketplace. [read post]
2 Nov 2007, 2:02 pm
by Deepak Gupta BusinessWeek.com has just posted an interesting investigative report, titled "Prisoners of Debt," by reporters Robert Berner and Brian Grow. [read post]
2 Nov 2007, 12:36 pm
by Deepak Gupta A front-page article in the San Jose Mercury News earlier this week and a recent AP story both reported on a practice I've previously blogged about here: private debt collectors that rent out a prosecutor's name and authority, which they use to threaten consumers who have written bad checks with criminal prosecution and jail unless they pay exorbitant collection fees. [read post]
26 Oct 2007, 7:54 am
by Deepak Gupta Chair of Product Safety Agency Says Beefing Up Her Agency Would "Harm" Americans: In the wake of growing public concern over the number of unsafe toys and other products on the market, the chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Nancy Nord, has told Congress that a Senate safety bill--which would more than double her anemic agency budget and expand its authority--would "put the American people at greater risk. [read post]
24 Oct 2007, 1:02 pm
by Deepak Gupta We've blogged before about the proposed Arbitration Fairness Act, federal legislation that would end the scourge of pre-dispute mandatory binding arbitration clauses in consumer, employment, and franchise contracts. [read post]
24 Oct 2007, 11:08 am
by Deepak Gupta NPR's Chris Arnold had a story this morning about an intriguing deal between mortgage lender Countrywide and housing advocates to attempt to prevent foreclosures. [read post]
6 Jun 2007, 3:28 pm
by Jeff Sovern My co-blogger, Deepak Gupta has previously blogged about the FTC's request for comments on debt collection in preparation for a workshop it plans to hold in October. [read post]
5 Jun 2007, 1:52 pm
" Deepak Gupta weighs in here at the Consumer Law and Policy Blog, on the "incomplete victory" for consumers; and in today's LA Times, Savage has this article on the ruling, "which unanimously reversed the 9th Circuit, shielding the two insurers from being sued. [read post]
4 Jun 2007, 12:56 pm
by Deepak Gupta In an opinion by Justice Souter, the Supreme Court this morning handed consumers an incomplete victory in the consolidated Fair Credit Reporting Act cases, Safeco v. [read post]
17 May 2007, 1:06 pm
by Deepak Gupta Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, when a consumer disputes an item on a credit report, the reporting agency is required to "conduct a reasonable reinvestigation to determine whether the disputed information is inaccurate. [read post]
16 May 2007, 7:16 am
by Deepak Gupta Yesterday, the Sixth Circuit issued an opinion slashing a jury's punitive damages award in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case. [read post]
3 May 2007, 10:22 am
by Deepak Gupta The Federal Trade Commission is going to be holding a workshop this fall, on October 10-11, entitled Collecting Consumer Debts: The Challenges of Change. [read post]
25 Apr 2007, 6:35 am
Public Citizen's Deepak Gupta had this post previewing the case at the Consumer Law and Policy blog before cert. was granted. [read post]
17 Apr 2007, 1:25 pm
-At the Consumer Law and Policy Blog, Deepak Gupta discusses the Court's decision in Watters v. [read post]
17 Apr 2007, 9:13 am
by Deepak Gupta SCOTUSblog is reporting that the Supreme Court has ruled that federal law, not state law, controls the regulation of mortgage lending activity by national banks, even when that is carried on by an operating subsidiary of the bank. [read post]
13 Apr 2007, 8:45 am
From the Consumer Law & Policy Blog: Consumer Groups Express Disappointment with Proposed DoD Regs by Deepak Gupta Pentagondfst8706962_1_2 Three consumer groups -- Consumer Federation of America, Center for Responsbile Lending, and National Consumer Law Center -- issued a statement today expressing disappointment with the Pentagon's new proposed rules on predatory lending to servicemembers. [read post]
12 Apr 2007, 9:09 am
by Deepak Gupta Three consumer groups -- Consumer Federation of America, Center for Responsbile Lending, and National Consumer Law Center -- issued a statement today expressing disappointment with the Pentagon's new proposed rules on predatory lending to servicemembers. [read post]
11 Apr 2007, 7:59 am
by Deepak Gupta Wanna give the Pentagon a piece of your mind? [read post]
