Sentences with phrase «certain unfair practices»

The state version prohibits certain unfair practices by both creditors and hired debt collectors, whereas the federal version only applies to debt collectors.

The Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 (HOEPA) addresses certain unfair practices and establishes requirements for certain loans with high rates and fees.

Not exact matches

A CFPB spokesperson said in an email to Vox that the bureau is authorized to take «supervisory and enforcement action against certain institutions engaged in unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices, or that otherwise violate federal consumer financial laws,» including the failure of institutions to engage in «reasonable data security practices» in connection with consumer report information.

It is unfair to label it as an unsafe practice solely because, in certain circumstances, children have tragically died.

Our report is intended to both shed light on current civil rights practices under voucher programs, draw attention to the harmful and unfair practices currently supported in certain states and highlight areas where state and federal policy can be improved to better support students with disabilities and their families.»

This order also concerns Irnperial Jets» separate and distinct violations of 14 CFR 399.80 (a), which details certain proscribed practices by ticket agents that constitute unfair and deceptive practices and unfair methods of co ~ npetition.

This consent order concerns violations by Air X Aviation, Inc., (Air X Aviation) of 49 U.S.C. § 41101, the Department's aviation economic licensing requirements, and 14 CFR 399.80, which prohibits certain practices by ticket agents that constitute unfair and deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition.

This order also concerns I - Jet's violations of 14 CFR 399.80, which prohibits certain practices by ticket agents that constitute unfair and deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition.

This order also concerns FlyBlade's violations of 14 CFR 399.80, which prohibits certain practices by ticket agents that constitute unfair and deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition.

This order also concerns LAJ's separate and distinct violation of 14 CFR 399.80, which prohibits certain practices by ticket agents that constitute unfair and deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition.

This consent order concerns air fare advertisements by Expedia, Inc. (Expedia), that failed to provide the full fare or adequate notice of additional taxes and fees with respect to certain sale fares in violation of the Department's full - price advertising requirements, 14 CFR 399.84, and therefore constituted an unfair and deceptive practice and unfair method of competition in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 41712.

The law addresses certain unfair and deceptive practices used in home equity lending.

• The Florida Credit Service Organizations Act The Florida Credit Service Organizations Act (FCSOA)[FN27] was enacted in 1987 to regulate certain trade practices in the area of credit repair and to guard against unfair and unconscionable contracts between credit service organizations and consumers.

The two main laws prevent unfair debt collection practices and allow consumers to refuse to pay their credit card bills in certain situations.

The first is fairness, since the law was designed to «prohibit certain practices that are unfair or abusive, such as hiking up the rate on an existing balance or allowing a consumer to go over limit and then imposing an over limit fee.»

Will the new regulations deem certain practices of lenders unfair and deceptive?

John appeared as junior counsel on behalf of a SME in which the Office of Fair Trading sought, amongst other things, to restrain certain unfair commercial practices and to obtain a declaratory ruling as to the enforceability of long - term gym membership contracts.

Although the Belgian trade practices legislation has already been under investigation several times and has even been declared incompatible with the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (Directive 2005 / 29 / EC) by the EU Court of Justice (e.g. Pelckmans Turnhout NV against Walter Van Gastel Balen NV a.o.; WAMO BVBA against JBC NV and Modemakers Fashion NV; VTB - VAB against Total Belgium, and Galatea against Sanoma Magazines), the Belgian legislator nonetheless «maintained» certain strict rules.

Civil actions generally include responding to lawsuits against the state or suing certain businesses or schools as a result of what they believe to be unfair business practices.

The laws around payment under commercial contracts have recently been amended to allow certain representative bodies to challenge the use of «grossly unfair» payment terms and practices.

«The real problem here is that consent order is seemingly aimed at preventing certain kinds of deceptive and unfair practices, but the problem revealed by this incident is that the entire system is ripe for exploitation,» Hartzog continued.

Define as an illegal unfair or deceptive practice certain egregious behaviors, such as sending letters threatening litigation without a real intent to file litigation or sending letters that lack a reasonable basis in the law.