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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s current single-director structure is constitutional. In a reversal of an earlier ruling, the decision preserves the current structure of the agency, protecting the CFPB director from removal by the President without cause. PHH Mortgage Corp., a lending company that was…
Read More“Passengers still have to go searching for airfares with a calculator in one hand, and that’s how the airlines like it.” — Chrisopher Elliot of consumer travel site Elliot.org. The Trump administration just helped kill some price tags. That’s bad for consumers, but good for huge, monopolistic airlines. The main thesis behind Gotcha Capitalism is…
Read MoreMove over, resort fees. There’s a new enemy in your quest to get a good deal on a hotel room: The “urban destination charge.” Travelers cramming into New York City to catch a glimpse of the famous Christmas tree outside Rockefeller Center are now getting hit with a relatively new $25-$35 fee, several outlets have…
Read MoreWhile you were busy worrying about health insurance premiums and perhaps Donald Trump’s latest Tweet, the U.S. Senate spat in the face of American consumers this week. In a 50-50 vote that required Vice President Mike Pence to break the tie, the Senate voted to nullify a pro-consumer rule that was more than a decade…
Read MoreCheck out this video made to help spread the word about FairContracts.org and what consumers should watch for in the fine print of boilerplate contracts. Special thanks to those who worked on it especially Lonnie Ray Atkinson and the whole team of Anitek, Aaron Ryan, Jayson Bimber, Jonathan Baldizon, and Nicole Timmerman. Fine Print from…
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Meet Cat Lobster…You Just Know It Can’t Be Good… The Fair Contracts Opt Out Campaign Do You Have a Pay Pal Account? PAY PAL is giving you a limited chance to preserve your right to go to court by opting out from forced arbitration and class action waivers in the…
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