New York Consumer Law Blog

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Reminder -- free credit reports

Reminder -- free credit reports available every week, not just once a year. Know what's reporting about you including any errors.

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Monday, July 6, 2020

Fake emails about fake money from a fake COVID-19 fund

Because of COVID-19, unemployment rates are high and many people’s cash flows are low. Scammers view these as ripe conditions to strike. They’ll stop at nothing — not even a pandemic — to trick you into sharing your personal or financial information. That includes pretending to be a government official from the Federal Trade Commission to gain your trust.
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Thursday, July 2, 2020

Banks Have No Idea Who’s Creditworthy Anymore - The Wall Street Journal

Prepandemic, deferrals weren’t much of a problem for banks. They were used rarely for most types of consumer debt and were usually confined to areas hit by natural disaster. Now, a staggering number of consumers around the U.S. are in deferral or other repayment programs, leading banks to question whether the credit scores and reports they have relied on for decades are reflecting applicants’ true level of risk.
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Thursday, July 2, 2020

Supreme Court Orders Restructuring of Consumer-Finance Watchdog - The Wall Street Journal

https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-orders-restructuring-of-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-11593441215

The court rejected broader legal arguments that it should strike down the bureau—which was designed to protect consumers from abusive financial-industry practices on products like mortgages, student loans and credit cards—altogether.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

FBI Warns of Potential Fraud in Antibody Testing for COVID-19

ID theft comes in all flavors. If you believe your personal identifier information has been compromised, visit annualcreditreport.com for free credit reports or purchase your credit reports and scores at myfico.com (for each of the three bureaus Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion).

Scammers are marketing fraudulent and/or unapproved COVID-19 antibody tests, potentially providing false results.
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Friday, June 26, 2020

An alarming number of people are complaining about their Citi credit card accounts

Problems with Citi or Synchrony bank credit cards? If inaccurate credit reporting is involved, our firm may be able to help.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

"Lifelock’s Marketing Stunt Went Terribly, Laughably Wrong” by Sean Kernan

https://link.medium.com/zCLWzOure6

Our firm represents ID theft victims to address the credit report fallout.
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Thursday, April 23, 2020

Weekly Free Credit Reports Available

Free credit reports usually come once a year. Hence the website name Read more . . .

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

What Consumers Need to Know About New Credit Reporting Protections re: Mortgage Payments

CARES Act § 4021 provides less than minimal protections regarding credit reporting. From January 31, 2020 until 120 days after the end of the national state of emergency, if a creditor has made an accommodation (such as a forbearance or workout) for a consumer pursuant to the state of emergency, the creditor shall report that account with the same status as prior to the accommodation to a consumer reporting agency, i.e., if an account was current it shall continue to be reported as current, while a delinquent account shall continue be reported as delinquent. The exceptions are (1) the provision does not apply to charged-off accounts and (2) if the account was delinquent and the consumer manages to bring the account current during the period of accommodation, the account shall be reported as current.
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Friday, April 17, 2020