Warybuyer.com
Features news and issues relating to consumer law.
Author: Craig Jordan is a consumer law attorney based in Richardson, Texas.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Warybuyer.com
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Credit Card Debt After 4 Years
If you live in Texas, debt collectors have 4 years to sue you for not paying your credit card. If one waits longer than that to file, the lawsuit will be dismissed because of the…
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Amen! Great Piece on Why Credit Card Companies Love the Recently Bankrupt!
Who is most likely not to complain about high interest rates and to incur lots of fees for late payments? Who is legally unable to use bankruptcy to wipe out their debts? Who are the…
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Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007
I’ve written about the evils of mandatory binding arbitration before. My opinion has not changed. If anything, my ongoing experience representing clients in arbitration has further convinced me that no consumer claim should ever be…
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The LA Times has more…
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No Social? No Problem!
According to the WSJ (no link ’cause I’m too cheap to subscribe) as noted by Andrew Leonard in Salon, Bank of America is offering credit cards to people without social security numbers. Welcome to the…
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Over the Top Verification Letters
I’ve recently been contacted by a few clients who believe that a debt collector has failed to properly respond to a letter either disputing a debt or requesting verification of the debt. They’ve told me…
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Canon Customer for Life?
Wow! Canon completely blew me away today. Back in November 2003 I bought a Canon S400 camera. It’s been whitewater rafting in Colorado, to the frosty top of Pike’s Peak, zip-lining in Costa Rica and…
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The Price of Zombie Debt?
MSN article on debt buyers reveals your old credit card debt is worth 3 cents on the dollar.
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Is irredentist the new polite term for wetback?
Mickey Kaus discusses the threat of irredentism as one of the reasons that we should all be threatened by protesters waving Mexican flags. Of course, I had to look the word up to know what…
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Credit Card Holder’s Bill of Rights
Jim Sollisch wrote an excellent piece in the Washington Post about credit card sharks. It brought to mind something I’ve been thinking about publishing for a while, a Credit Card Holder’s Bill of Rights. The…