State Sen. Brad Hoylman, who is the primary sponsor of the legislation and the only openly LGBT member of the State Senate, said in the press release that conversion therapy is one of the «
biggest consumer frauds» in recent history.
Manhattan Democratic Sen. Brad Hoylman, the Senate's only openly gay member and sponsor of a bill aimed at banning conversion therapy, praised the effort to curtail one of «
the biggest consumer frauds in history.»
Not exact matches
One of the
biggest issues for businesses today is chargeback fees, which are being linked more to what's termed «friendly
fraud» with
consumers trying to get out of paying for merchandise or services they have received.
Authenticated identification:
Consumer reviews can make a
big difference for sellers, and that's probably where there is so much
fraud and manipulation in that area.
«Whether it is fake accounts at Wells Fargo or a massive data breach at Equifax, recent scandals have demonstrated that
consumers need to access the justice system when a
big, powerful company opens accounts in their name, without their consent, and leaves them vulnerable to
fraud by failing to secure their personal data,» said Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D - Nev.
Others may take the gamble that the FTC and CFPB (
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) have
bigger fish to fry, such as cases of identity theft and
fraud, and that they won't bother to pursue action against a comparatively minor FCRA violation.
Then there's the
bigger question of whether any of these
fraud - monitoring services, TrustedID or otherwise, really protect
consumers.
We routinely pursue claims against corporate entities, pharmaceutical companies, and other
big businesses responsible for
consumer fraud.
They proposed fighting insurance
fraud and changing the dispute resolution system like the Liberals and making auto insurers accountable to
consumers and
consumers a
bigger part of the process like the NDP.
«One of the
biggest problem areas for
consumers over the last six years or so has been
fraud and inadvertently getting tripped up in fraudulent transactions,» says Glenn Clements, group president of Direct Operations for Stewart Title.
In contrast to the world of
big business, which is wracked by accounting problems and
fraud, the real estate sector is a shining light, said Edwards, in testimony before the House Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit Subcommittee.