Is Equifax Getting Into Marriage Counseling?
In a way, yes. Equifax, one of the big three credit reporting agencies, is encouraging couples to fully disclose their financial...
Are Millennials Struggling with Managing their Debts?
Perhaps. Adults aged 19 to 25 are "the so called Millennial generation have around 1.5 credit cards on average, fewer than the 3...
Taking Your School Lunch for Debts…Literally!
Life is sometimes stranger than fiction. Imagine an elementary school that served lunches to their young students, then took...
Asset Recovery Associates Sued for Illegally Threatening Alleged Debtors
A plaintiff is Texas has brought action against Asset Recovery Associates for alleged violation of the Fair Debt Collection...
Is the Middle Class Caught in A Mortgage Squeeze?
From the desk of Lead San Francisco Attorney Alison Cordova: New mortgage laws go into effect at the beginning of next year that...
Fees Paid for Debt Settlement are Tax Deductible
Tax season is here. As we are all looking for ways for get the biggest refund possible here's one deduction that may help. Fees...
Will All the Big Banks Stop Offering Payday-Like Loans Soon?
Two have. Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank announced that they will discontinue their deposit advance products, which are typically...
JPMorgan Penalized $13 Billion
JPMorgan Chase recently reached a tentative $13 billion settlement with the Department of Justice for selling the faulty mortgage...
CFPB Seeking New Oversight of Student Loan Servicers
On December 3, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new rule allowing it to supervise non-bank student...
IMF Warns of Debt Struggles
The International Monetary Fund recently published a new research paper that says policymakers continue to underestimate the depth...
McCarthy Law Lead Attorney Alison Cordova Appointed to Exec Cmte
San Francisco lead attorney, Alison Cordova, was just appointed to the 2014 Executive Committee for the Barristers Business,...
California Homeowners to Receive $268 Million
Ocwen, the nation’s fourth largest mortgage servicer, is preparing to settle with the Federal Government for $2.1 Billion in...