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Posts Tagged With: consumer

California Debt Blog: FREE Credit Report Review

March 14, 2014 by Jonathan Stein

Did you know that up to 25% of credit reports have an error? Yes, a new study by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finds that “25 percent of consumers identified errors on their credit reports that might affect their credit…

Categories: Credit, Current Affairs, FCRA, FDCPA, Hiring an attorney, Legal Process, News Tags: Annual Credit Report, consumer, credit card, credit reporting agency, credit reports, credit score, Equifax, Experian, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Huffington Post, interest rate, Trans Union, www.annualcreditreport.com, www.freecreditreport.com

Free Insurance Information

November 8, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

Did you ever wonder what the California Department of Insurance does? Me too! So I went to their website to see what was there. Seriously, the Department of Insurance does a lot of good work. They regulate insurance companies. They…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Business Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Insurance and Claims FAQ, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: auto insurance, California Department of Insurance, consumer, homeowners insurance, insurance, life insurance

California Debt Blog: FAQ: What is a validation letter and why should I send it?

March 15, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

Q: What is a validation letter and why should I send it? A: A validation letter is simply a letter to the debt collector telling them that you dispute the debt. It can be sent by either the consumer or…

Categories: Credit, FAQ, FDCPA, Hiring an attorney, Legal Process, Rosenthal FDCPA Tags: attorney, consumer, debt, debt collector, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, FDCPA, hiring an attorney, letter from debt collector, notice, R-FDCPA, Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, validation letter

California Debt Blog: North Carolina Protects Consumers

October 29, 2009 by Jonathan Stein

Effective October 1, 2009, North Carolina consumers have additional protection from debt collectors. Debt collectors in North Carolina are required to produce documents showing that they are the ones who are owed the money. Why is this important? Most credit…

Categories: Current Affairs, Legal Process, News Tags: assignment, assignment of debt, consumer, debt buyer, debt collection, debt collector, North Carolina

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