Tag Archive | "consumer protection"
What to do if You Can’t Make Your Mortgage Payment
Friday, April 30, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission has some helpful tips if you feel like you’re on the verge of being unable to make the payments on your home: Know Your Mortgage Do you know what kind of mortgage you have? Do you know whether your payments are going to increase? If you can’t tell by reading the [...]
Continue reading...Door to Door Magazine Sales Scam on the Rise
Friday, April 23, 2010
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: [...]
Continue reading...Three Lawyers Banned from Collecting Debts in Colorado
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Top Consumer Complaints of 2009
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...How to File a Complaint with the Federal Trade Commission
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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Colorado to Start Enforcing Internet Sales Tax
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Good news for people who love to do their taxes: beginning next year you’ll get a chance to fill out one more form: DR 0252. Not only will tax geeks get to fill this out, but so will pretty much anyone who buys anything online. DR 0252, also known as the Consumer Use Tax Return [...]
Continue reading...Scam Artists Prey on Job Seekers
Monday, March 1, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Colorado Attorney General Sues Credit Repair Company
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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 [...]
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