REM: Are
the numbers of consumer complaints involving agency on the rise, or is the task force promoting what in effect is a large stick to deal with a small problem?
This year we've already seen rising
numbers of consumer complaints about tax resolution scams.
Clif Bar issued the recall after receiving «a small
number of consumer complaints alleging peanut or tree nut allergic reactions.»
And
the number of consumer complaints about them shattering without warning has soared.
Earlier this month, consumer research group, Valuepenguin, published a report claiming that
the number of consumer complaints involving cryptocurrency company filed with the U.S Consumer Financial Protection Bureau increase by 669 percent following the post-December 2017 crash in the cryptocurrency markets.
And a record
number of consumer complaints arrived at the Food and Drug Administration.
In addition, the state Department of Financial Services will post on its website a report card on insurance companies, grading companies on the number of claims handled and closed, average home inspection times and
the number of consumer complaints, among other factors.
Our data included both the total number of mortgage loans originated since 2013 and
the number of consumer complaints recorded by the CFPB in the same period.
It is one of the agencies in recent years that has handled a large
number of consumer complaints, so can be a good resource to begin with.
While Globe Life is a legitimate company with an A + (Superior) rating from A.M. Best, they have a disproportionate
number of consumer complaints.
A number of consumer complaints are from people that paid hundreds to thousands of dollars in premiums to Globe Life, only to live past 80 and discover that they no longer had coverage.
The Sagicor Life Insurance Company has an Excellent (A --RRB- rating from A.M. Best, and receives a proportionately low
number of consumer complaints.
They hold the top financial strength rating available and have a disproportionately low
number of consumer complaints, given they're one of the ten largest life insurance companies in the United States.
While it is impossible to say for sure, one hint that something may be wrong in an area is
the number of consumer complaints about that issue.
This institution will be able to tell you whether a debt consolidation company is for real or not by
the number of consumer complaints filed against the debt consolidation firm you plan to contact.
While Globe Life is a legitimate company with an A + (Superior) rating from A.M. Best, they have a disproportionate
number of consumer complaints.
They hold the top financial strength rating available and have a disproportionately low
number of consumer complaints, given they're one of the ten largest life insurance companies in the United States.
The Sagicor Life Insurance Company has an Excellent (A --RRB- rating from A.M. Best, and receives a proportionately low
number of consumer complaints.
Those with a large
number of consumer complaints may try to give you the run - around when you need to make a claim.
Before it scales any further, Coinbase first needs to overcome one major obstacle: the rising
number of consumer complaints.
«The complaint filed today notes that Amazon was aware that there were problems with their in - app charges, through a high
number of consumer complaints, media reporting about the issue, and even internal emails that indicate... employees referred to the issue as «house on fire,»» FTC spokesperson Jay Mayfield told the E-Commerce...
A growing
number of consumer complaints point to a serious Android Wear pairing problem with the iPhone 7 and there are two ways in which the issue is currently being approached in the tech world.
As chairman of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board's Standards of Practice Committee, I have had to deal with
a number of consumer complaints on the issue.
Not exact matches
Confusing matters is that a
number of exemptions were phased into the law that protect email exchanges between businesses, emails by charities and political parties for fundraising purposes, the first email sent after a third - party referral and emails in response to
consumer complaints or inquiries.
The Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission, which successfully pursued Coles in 2014, says while it can not confirm exact
complaint numbers, it is seeing «far fewer supplier
complaints against the supermarkets than a couple
of years ago».
Because the CARS Database System contains PII that is retrieved by personal identifier (e.g., by an individual car buyer / lessee's State ID
number or, in the case
of electronic
consumer complaint files, by car buyer / lessee's name or telephone
number), it is a system
of records subject to the Privacy Act.
Despite this rule, The FTC received 8,092
complaints from
consumers receiving calls at work in 2008, which is nearly double the
number of such
complaints in 2007.
The
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has received a growing
number of complaints about private student loan lenders demanding accelerated repayments when the co-signer dies or files for bankruptcy.
The
consumer agency said it has received a growing
number of complaints about private lenders demanding accelerated repayments when the co-signer dies or files for bankruptcy.
Earns top customer satisfaction ratings based on low
number of complaints to
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The six key areas we evaluated include the loan types and loan products offered, online capabilities, online mortgage rate information, customer service and the
number of complaints filed with the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a percentage
of loans issued.
The
number of complaints declined during the latter part
of 2009 and most
of 2010, the agency reports, but an increase in
consumer complaints prompted the FDA to issue a cautionary update again in November 2011.
The growing
number of substandard kennels in Oklahoma has created a «buyer beware,» market with an ever increasing
number of animal welfare and
consumer complaints.
I still get a fair
number of phone calls about other issues: auto fraud, repossession, and other assorted
consumer complaints.
Comment: A Member
of Congress and a
number of privacy and
consumer groups expressed their concern with whether the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in HHS has adequate funding to carry out the major responsibility
of enforcing the
complaint process established by this rule.
The data includes the amount
of written premiums, rate change,
consumer rating, and the
number of complaints.
It's also likely to address any
number of consumer issues before they become
complaints.
Also, your state insurance department will be able to tell you if the insurance company you are considering doing business with had many
consumer complaints about its service relative to the
number of policies it sold.
The association calculates a
consumer complaint ratio score for each insurance company, based on the
number of complaints to state regulators, adjusted for market share.
With this metric, we can infer how satisfied
consumers are based on the
number of complaints each provider receives while accounting for its size.
We infer how happy
consumers are with their insurance company based on the
number of complaints, while taking into consideration the size
of every provider.
At its most basic definition a valid
consumer complaint ratio is the
number of valid
complaints about an insurance company submitted to the state in relation to how many policies that company has written in that state.
There are a
number of reasons why one may take issue with White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders using the official @PressSec Twitter to register a personal
complaint about a
consumer product in he
In my opinion RECO should have two things, and two things only, in its sights, and they are these: 1) Severely limiting the
number of newbie entrants onto the playing field via enforcing strict standards to be met prior to registration, and: 2) Increasing the
number of registrants being permanently shown the door upon displayed proof
of incompetence and / or malicious malpractice, not just by way
of researching
complaints from
consumers, but by way
of never - ending random spot checks / audits and follow - up calls designed to reach out to and find
consumers (and registrants) who have had recent negative experiences with registrants which point to registrant - centric conflict -
of - interest behind - the - scenes behaviour.
The six key areas we evaluated include the loan types and loan products offered, online capabilities, online mortgage rate information, customer service and the
number of complaints filed with the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a percentage
of loans issued.
As part
of the Council's goal to become a stronger, more efficient regulator and enhance
consumer protection, we are working to effectively manage the increasing
number and complexity
of complaints and investigations we receive.