Colorado Law Compass

How to Avoid Identity Theft

Door to Door Magazine Sales Scam on the Rise

I live in a neighborhood with lots of kids.  When one of them has a fundraiser, they know I’m an easy mark.  Every February I dread the onlsaught of Girl Scouts, well not so much the Girl Scouts, but the cookies they bear.
But when it comes to strangers soliciting me, I have a simple rule: [...]

Three Lawyers Banned from Collecting Debts in Colorado

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced March 9th that attorneys from the Consumer Protection Section have reached a settlement with attorneys Jack H. Boyajian, Marvin Brandon and Karen Nations, their four law firms and one associated business barring them from violating Colorado’s debt-collection and consumer-protection laws.
The consent decree, approved Monday, March 8, by a Denver [...]

Top Consumer Complaints of 2009

In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, the Colorado Attorney General released a list of the top consumer complaints of 2009, published here for your information:
Type of business/Number of Complaints

Rebate offers 631
Utility complaints (cable and satellite television) 254
Roofing and gutter contractors 193
Health food and nutritional supplements 145
Timeshare resales and vacant lot resales 129
Computer training [...]

Better Business Bureau Warns Against Meat Dealers

Come on, people.  I really need to post this?  Maybe I need to create a new category: Things That Make You Go Duh.
The Better Business Bureau has received a pattern of complaints against a company called Skyline Steak and Seafood and are warning consumers to do their homework whenever someone knocks on their door offering [...]

How to File a Complaint with the Federal Trade Commission

Scam Artists Prey on Job Seekers

The scam goes something like this: You respond to a job post on craigslist.  The “employer” decides to advance you some wages, and sends you a check.  But since the check is for more than what you’re going to be paid, he asks you to deposit the check in your bank account, and send him [...]

Watch Out for Job Scammers

Colorado Attorney General Sues Credit Repair Company

It’s bad enough to reach the end of your rope in dealing with your debt.  You don’t need to feel like you’re going to be pillaged by someone who tells you they can help.  So called “credit repair” companies seem to do more harm than good.  In my experience, they’re no better than negotiating a [...]

The Cost of Payday Loans

The Denver Post has a story about a proposed bill that, if enacted, would limit the interest that payday loan makers could charge.  The bill would cap interest at 36%.  Borrowers can now get hit with interest rates of up to 300% under a convoluted interest schedule.  While taking out a loan for $400 and [...]