New York Consumer Law Blog

Friday, April 27, 2018

Synchrony Bank accused of accessing individual's credit report in attempt to collect discharged debt

https://pennrecord.com/stories/511394886-synchrony-bank-accused-of-accessing-individual-s-credit-report-in-attempt-to-collect-discharged-debt
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Thursday, April 26, 2018

China's behavior monitoring system bars some from travel, purchasing property

You have heard of credit scores. Heard of China's social credit scores? Would this ever be allowed in the United States?

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Monday, April 23, 2018

Wells Fargo fined $1 billion for insurance and mortgage abuses

http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/20/news/companies/wells-fargo-regulators-auto-lending-fine/index.html
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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Breaches at Lord & Taylor, Saks, & MyFitnessPal

Was your information exposed in the latest data breaches at Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH, or Under Armour’s MyFitnessPal? If so, here are some steps to take.

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/04/breaches-lord-taylor-saks-myfitnesspal?utm_source=govdelivery

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Was your Facebook data shared with Cambridge Analytica? You can now find out

On Monday, the social media giant began rolling out a "see how you're affected" Read more . . .

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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

How to Avoid a Renovation Nightmare

“Contractor licensing and home remodeling is kind of like the Wild West,” said Adam G.

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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Fin7 Syndicate Hacks Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor Stores

A "preliminary analysis" found credit card data was obtained for sales dating back to May 2017, according to the post.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Statement by the Acting Director of FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebook Privacy Practices S

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

How much is your personal information selling for?

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Consumer Protection in the States: A 50-State Evaluation of Unfair and Deceptive Practices Laws

The National Consumer Law Center has issued a review of the Unfair and Deceptive Practices Laws of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Regulations differ drastically, state-to-state. “In many states, they write, “the deficiencies are glaring. Legislation or court decisions in dozens of states have narrowed the scope of UDAP laws or granted sweeping exemptions to entire industries.”

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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

The New ID Theft: Millions of Credit Applicants Who Don’t Exist

Federal regulators are warning banks and other financial institutions about an expanding area of financial theft. With increasing regularity, thieves are creating identities out of thin air and running up balances on lines of credit using the phantom identities. It’s costing the financial industry billions, and presumably the costs are being passed on to customers

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