The proposed settlement was the result of an antitrust lawsuit
filed against credit card transaction processors Visa, MasterCard, and other nine major -LSB-...]
During the same period, more than 3,000 federal lawsuits were
filed against credit card issuers alone, 400 of which were class - actions that involved masses of people.
Here are a few major lawsuits and fraud cases
filed against the credit card companies and banks, just from over the last few years.
Not exact matches
Five million retailers, including the likes of Payless ShoeSource, the National Association of Convenience Stores, and the National Restaurant Association,
filed an antitrust litigation suit
against Visa, MasterCard and 13 major
credit card issuers.
He
filed a lawsuit in December 2006
against the
credit reporting agencies and several
credit card companies, which resulted in a recent settlement with one agency that included concessions making it easier for patients to fight identity theft while they are hospitalized.
Half of this day I've spent running between bank and police station because I had to
file the case
against some idiot who copied my
credit card or something and used all of my money.
NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL - Sep 21 - So far, 11 lawsuits have been
filed against Avid Life Media, which operates AshleyMadison.com, most of them class actions accusing the company of negligence in allowing its customers» personal info, like
credit card numbers, to be hacked.
It could be usernames and passwords, it could be
credit card numbers, it could even be medical information that may be used to
file claims
against your health insurance.
Your
credit card issuer or a collection agency can decide to
file a lawsuit — called a judgement —
against you in order to get collect on your debt.
Unsecured debt is held by creditors that have no claim to your assets, unless they
file suit
against you (i.e.
credit cards).
Today the few consumers who do properly answer a
credit card lawsuit
filed against them can see the suit dismissed or abandoned.
Now, the
credit card company and hospital are threatening to
file a creditor lawsuit
against me.
If I can't pay the debt I owe, the
credit card company is within their legal rights to
file a lawsuit
against me.
This will also help any disputes that may be
filed against you by
credit card issuers.
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has
filed suit
against a company that advertised to consumers it could get people out of
credit -
card debt and lower their monthly payments, but did not deliver the services it promised.
When the bankruptcy is
filed, a lawsuit is
filed against the mortgage company to remove the secured lien and make it an unsecured debt like a
credit card.
Let us assume you live in Texas, you have not yet
filed for bankruptcy, you just got a new job for the first time in three years, you owe a
credit union money for an unsecured loan of $ 7,500, you owe over $ 75,000 in
credit card debt, a collection agency is currently threatening a lawsuit
against you, you have student loan payments due that are incurring interest, and you have back taxes due.
If the SOL has not expired, the
credit card company can
file a lawsuit and get a judgment
against you for the full amount of the debt, plus interest, penalties, court costs, and attorney fees.
However, if there is a joint account holder on your
credit card account, the
credit card company may call the cosigner and try to recover payments rather than
filing a lawsuit
against you.
However, a recent study found another factor: complaints
against credit card issuers
filed with federal authorities.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Acting Secretary of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Michael T. McRaith warned consumers facing significant
credit card debt about the risks of debt settlement offers as she announced two lawsuits
filed against debt settlement firms.
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Again, this puts you in a difficult position to defend should one or more of your
credit card banks
file a legal claim
against you.
'' Where You Can Go A list of reputable organizations for
filing a complaint
against a
credit card company and getting advice on financial problems.
Vox Media recently
filed a lawsuit
against a former procurement manager alleging «he repeatedly used his control over the corporate
credit card and travel accounts to transfer cash to himself or to transfer rewards points from Vox Media's accounts to his personal accounts.»
According to Courthouse News, merchants
filed a class - action lawsuit earlier this month
against several major
credit card companies, including Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Wells Fargo.
If a bank shuts down your
credit card and you have rewards points on that
credit card and can't redeem them out, consider
filing a CFPB complaint
against them to help you get your hard earned rewards money out.
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These can include notices from the company or agency owed the debt, such as a
credit card company, followed by delinquency notices from debt collectors, a lawsuit
filed against you and possibly a court judgment issued
against you.