Sentences with phrase «charge illegal fees»

Among them were two Southern California firms, Siringoringo Law Firm and Clausen & Cobb Management Company, whose principals were accused of partnering on schemes to charge illegal fees for loan modifications.

A bank may charge illegal fees to its customers over a period of time.

The Director of Public Affairs at the GES, Rev. Jonathan Bettey said in an interview with Accra - based Citi FM that while investigation is underway on the suspended Mfantsipim Headmaster, authorities have further compiled a tall list of other heads of some SHS in the country who charge illegal fees.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has ordered the Headmaster of Mfantsipim Senior High School in the Central region, Mr John Kwamina Ankomah Simpson to step aside for charging illegal fees.

The incoming President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, believes the Ghana Education Service's sanctioning of head teachers for allegedly charging illegal fees under the Free SHS policy, was inconsiderate, looking at the infrastructure constraints in those schools.

The incoming President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reinstate the two head teachers who were sacked for allegedly charging illegal fees under the free SHS programme.

He was among the head teachers summoned by the GES for allegedly charging illegal fees under the Free SHS policy.

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has described as harsh, the dismissal of two head teachers accused of charging illegal fees under the free SHS policy.

Not exact matches

Incredibly, Wells Fargo charged customers the usual overdraft fees, even though the deficits were due to illegal tampering by the bank's own employees.

The proposal — sponsored by Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, and being fast - tracked to a hearing Monday — would make it illegal for anyone to charge a fee to perform therapy to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity.

However, what the report's authors fail to realize is that no school district in California charges charters both a pro rata share and a 3 % oversight fee because that would be illegal.

Conspired to fix «interchange fees» which created illegal charges equaling as high as 54 Billion dollars in illegal bank fees

This company allegedly took more than $ 20 million from consumers by charging illegal upfront fees of up to $ 1,000.

The Student Debt Relief Group falsely claimed to be affiliated with the Department of Education, deceived consumers into paying up to $ 1,000 in illegal upfront fees to enter them into free government programs, and charged consumers monthly fees they claimed would be credited toward their student loans.

Last year the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took action against two companies — College Education Services and Student Loan Processing — that it said «exploited vulnerable student loan borrowers, made false promises about their debt relief services, and charged illegal upfront fees.»

The CFPB found the company lured customers by advertising misleading interest rates, charged illegal third - party fees, and more.

Charging upfront fees is illegal.

My understanding was that it's illegal for them to charge any fee prior to settling at least one of your debts.

Incredibly, Wells Fargo charged customers the usual overdraft fees, even though the deficits were due to illegal tampering by the bank's own employees.

Its illegal for them to call you if they know you have attorney representation, but attorneys cost money and fees that may be charged up front.

It is illegal for debt settlement firms that telemarket to charge fees upfront.

Additionally, some debt settlement companies deceive consumers by making promises they do not keep and engaging in other illegal conduct (like charging fees before obtaining any settlements, in violation of the TSR).

The companies in question charge American borrowers high and often illegal fees for fraudulent services such as loan forgiveness and payment reduction.

The suit alleges that Freedom Debt Center, and potentially other debt settlement companies are charging consumers fees that are not in compliance with state laws and NoteWorld and Nationwide are the ones actually debiting the accounts of consumers and transferring illegal fees from consumers into accounts at NoteWorld and then pay those illegal fees out to the debt settlement companies.

Moreover, the contracts, as well as the fees charged by both NoteWorld and the Front DSCs, are illegal under Washington State laws regulating the debt settlement industry.

In two high profile cases, the CFPB and Florida's Attorney General shut down student loan debt relief company College Education Services and, separately, filed a lawsuit against Student Loan Processing US for running illegal debt relief services that, «exploited vulnerable student loan borrowers, made false promises about their debt relief services, and charged illegal upfront fees.»

In the consumer class action sector, Alberstone is currently lead or co-lead counsel in several notable cases, including Payne v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., involving manipulation of the LIBOR U.S. Dollar rate, Bias et al. v. Wells Fargo & Company, et al., concerning illegal mark - ups of default related fees, Ellis v. JP Morgan Chase, et al., Stitt v. Citibank, et al. and Vega v. Ocwen Financial Corporation, et al., concerning unlawful charging of unnecessary default fees, Waldrup v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, et al., concerning illegal charging for fraudulent appraisals, Weiner v. Ocwen Financial Corporation, et al., involving illegal assessment of default - related service fees that contained undisclosed mark - ups, and Ono v. Head Racquet Sports USA, concerning false advertising of Head tennis racquets.

The record - breaking # 14bn claim was brought against MasterCard in September, on behalf of 46 million British debit and credit card holders over the company's charging of illegal payment fees.

«Illinois lawyer tied to indicted law firm; A Tribune investigation raises questions about fees paid to a Springfield attorney by a high - powered law firm; That firm was indicted last month in California on charges it lured clients with illegal kickbacks»: The Chicago Tribune today contains a lengthy article that begins, «For the last three decades, whenever a major corporation has been accused of cheating its stockholders, the powerhouse New York law firm of Milberg Weiss hasn't been far behind with a class - action lawsuit.»

The Office of the Trustee, the part of the Department of Justice that oversees bankruptcy filings in the US, has promised to take steps to stop illegal practices of mortgage servicers, including the filing of false or inaccurate claims, the charging of unnecessary fees and the failure to acknowledge discharged debts.

Workers can not be charged fees for jobs; it's strictly illegal.

Both the «Consumer Assistance Project» and the «Student Aid Center» promised to rid borrowers of all debt while charging expensive (and illegal) up - front fees.

In 2010, the Federal Reserve made it illegal for banks to automatically charge customers overdraft fees on debit - card and ATM transactions.

Important Insider's Note: It's illegal for a life insurance agent to charge fees for their «shopping service».

It is illegal to charge any penalties or fees during the free look period.

The bill would make the following actions illegal: speeding up or slowing down delivery of targeted data; paid prioritization; economic discrimination; and charging access fees to businesses, governments, nonprofits or other organizations to reach consumers.

If the tenant is subject to too many other fees or charges, a judge may find the lease is illegal.

The net effect is that arrangements such as SmartMove would be illegal in Ontario because they would charge tenants what would be held to be an illegal fee even though it is charged by a third party.

According to RESPA, such referral fees are illegal, and settlement service fees can be charged only for actual goods or services.

Jennifer and Chris - In tenant friendly state of Massachusetts its illegal to charge for anything extra besides first, last, sec dep and lock fee.

And finally, it is illegal to charge an additional security deposit or other fees for any of these accommodations.

4 DOS APP 02 Matter of DOS v. Hecht - business practices; commissions; broker's past acts can not be used against him as evidence of repeated misconduct on a charge of illegal business practices where such conduct is being now first reviewed for untrustworthiness; charging fees in excess of professional norms, absent a showing of unique services offered above and beyond those services normally rendered by a real estate broker, demonstrates untrustworthiness; broker's current commission rates are far in excess of rates established by custom and usage; ALJ's decision modified, license suspended until one month after broker refunds amount in excess of rates established by custom and usage

A per se illegal price fixing conspiracy can involve not only the prices a firm charges customers or clients, but also the fees it pays for goods and services.

Keep in mind that it is illegal to charge a credit check fee if you do not use it for the stated purpose and pocket it instead.