I missed this Last Week Tonight segment because I’m a loser and I don’t watch TV. It’s not unfunny. And in fairness to the hardworking robots on the other end of the line, here is an industry lawyer’s response challenging
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CFPB Finds that Elder Financial Exploitation is “Widespread and Damaging”
Let’s do a quick thought experiment. Why did Willie Sutton rob banks?
Because that’s where the money is.
And who, by and large, owns that money at those banks?
Well, older folks. They’ve had a lifetime to accumulate it.
The bank froze my account. There’s no way that’s legal, is there?
We’re really hammering the winter theme on this blog.
This is a question that we get more often than you’d think. And we can only imagine how frustrating it must be to lose access to your bank account–especially if you
Delegate Simon Introduces Student-Loan Legislation
Delegate Marcus Simon, a Democrat from Fairfax, has introduced legislation to bar anyone from acting as an student loan servicer without a license. The bill, H.B. 1760, would would prohibit qualified education loan servicers from
- Employing any scheme,
Some Cheerful Holiday Thoughts on Gift Certificates
These snow demons are fixin’ to break the law.
Gift certificates are great holiday gifts. Sure, they kind of say, “I care about you, but not enough to, you know, shop for you.” But they’re just so convenient. Your brother-in-law
Do Robocallers Dream of Electric Sheep?
He was very clear about my role here. About who I’m supposed to be loyal to. Guess you could call it . . . my core drive.
My kids call my mother-in-law Bebop. Long story. But relevant here, Bebop is not
Turning the Tables: 5 Ways a Debtor Can Recover Attorney’s Fees in a Collection Lawsuit
In many cases, the scariest part of litigation isn’t the threat of paying a judgment if you lose; it’s the certainty of paying attorney’s fees and litigation costs, win or lose. This prices most normal people out of litigation, and
The Ground Rules are Unfair
This is a website about laws and legal decisions that affect consumers in Virginia. A had a professor in law school who would have called them “the ground rules for economic combat” between normal people and businesses like banks, credit