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Consumer Protection
New Mortgage Rules help families.
Beginning in January 2014, new CFPB rules will provide homeowners and consumers shopping for a home mortgage new rights and greater protections from harmful practices. These rules will help eliminate or reduce the run around and painful surprises that have hurt so...
New Protections for Consumers starting this year
There are new statutory protections in place that will further protect consumers in mortgage and debt collection matters. Read below for a general overview of these protections. Mortgage Servicing/Foreclosures This month substantive amendments to regulations...
UPDATE: DATA BREACH: 70 – 110 million Target card accounts affected since Black Friday
Update: The retail giant Target confirmed that it has identified a severe data breach that may have affected 70 - 110 million credit and debit card accounts used by consumers prior to Black Friday weekend and after in retail stores nationwide. This is an increase...
Mortgage giant Ocwen to pay $2.1 billion in settlement, at least $9.4 million in Alabama
The Alabama Attorney General's office has recovered at least $9.4 million in a multi-state settlement with one of the country's largest mortgage companies, Ocwen Financial Corporation. Alabama joined 48 other states, the District of Columbia and the Consumer...
1 out of every 14 Americans are victims of ID Theft
According to a recent AP report, a study by the government found that 1 out of every 14 Americans 16 years or older was a victim of identity theft. According to a national household survey of 70,000 people by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, identity theft resulted...
Alabama debtor protections are weak, and Mobile lawyer wants changes.
By Alex Walsh awalsh@al.com A recent report that gave Alabama an "F" for the legal protections it affords consumers with debt failed to surprise one Mobile attorney. James Patterson is with Underwood & Riemer, PC, a firm that often defends consumers who find...
Have debt? Good luck: Alabama home to nation’s weakest debtor protections, report says
By Alex Walsh | awalsh@al.com http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/10/have_debt_good_luck_alabama_ho.html Alabama law contains only a few weak protections for its residents that find themselves with significant amounts of debt, a new report shows, making it one of the worst...
Bank of America Lied to Homeowners and Rewarded Foreclosures, Former Employees Say
Bank of America employees regularly lied to homeowners seeking loan modifications, denied their applications for made-up reasons, and were rewarded for sending homeowners to foreclosure, according to sworn statements by former bank employees. The employee statements...
McNally vs. Leisure Tyme RV – $83,000
James McNally vs. Leisure Tyme Mobile County Circuit Court In June 2012, an arbitrator awarded our client, Jim McNally almost $83,000.00 for emotional distress and mental anguish damages that resulted from a breach of contract by an RV dealership located on the gulf...