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NC Attorney General Among Those Settling With J.K. Harris »

If you Google “J.K. Harris”, the website for the tax debt firm is followed closely by websites filled with consumer complaints with the company. As reported in the Associated Press article: 18 state Attorney Generals settled with SC tax debt firm numerous state Attorney Generals settled with J.K. Harris with [...]

Thinking About Arbitrating Your Credit Card Dispute? California Results Show The Odds Are Against You! »

Jay Fleischman, in his article on the Bankruptcy Law Network entitled:  “Report:  Arbitration Stacks The Deck Against Consumers”, discusses the findings of a Public Citizens study which found that Arbitration proceedings, allegedly designed to resolve credit card debt disputes, favor the credit card industry.
In a follow up article by Brett Weiss on this site, Brett notes that [...]

The National Arbitration Forum Wants Courts to Reduce Scrutiny of Debt Collectors »

The Consumer Law and Policy Blog recently called our attention to the fact that the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) is making a concerted effort to influence public policy in a way that could further diminish the rights of consumers who have arbitration awards entered against them.
Debt collectors and debt buyers frequently take advantage of private [...]

The Truth About Arbitration of Credit Card Debt »

A report issued by consumer watchdog group Public Citizen talks about the numerous problems with arbitration clauses in consumer transactions in its comprehensive report, “The Arbitration Trap—How Credit Card Companies Ensnare Consumers”.
Public Citizen’s conclusion? “This report shows that binding mandatory arbitration is a rigged game in which justice is dealt from a deck stacked [...]