Consumer Alerts

It is a harsh reality of today’s post-collegiate environment – two-thirds of all students now graduate with burdensome debt that can follow for many years to come. Following a recent news story on CBS Evening News, a comment was made that a student CAN have their federal student loans discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy [...]

According to a New York Times story that broke just minutes ago, former Ohio Attorney General, Richard Cordray has been chosen to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Mr. Cordray came to national attention for his aggressive investigations of mortgage foreclosure practices while he was attorney general. President Obama notably chose to pass over [...]

In an event that is being held up as a sad display of the continued effects of the lingering housing crisis, a pregnant woman in Dallas, Texas was trampled after a crowd waiting to apply for housing vouchers got out of control. According to MSNBC: Dallas County residents hoping to secure a Dallas County Health [...]

THANKS … to the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, DC, for kindly providing much of the information in this article. The possibility of losing your home to foreclosure can be terrifying. The fact that scam artists are preying on desperate homeowners in financial distress is equally frightening. Many companies say they can change your home [...]