Sentences with phrase «on behalf of consumers for»

As a result, the quality of the remaining firms is much higher (for example, more consistent training for brokers, better technological enablement, greater negotiating power with large lenders on behalf of consumers for better products and rates).

The UK already has a system in relation to competition law by which recognised consumer bodies may commence proceedings on behalf of consumers for events such as price - fixing.

Not exact matches

«Director Richard Cordray has proven to be a tireless and effective leader, and consumers deserve to have him serve out the rest of his term working on their behalf,» said Debbie Goldstein, executive vice president at the Center for Responsible Lending.

The two work for Medliminal, a company that challenges erroneous and inflated medical bills on behalf of consumers in exchange for a share of the savings.

The AG, Maura Healey, is asking for statutory damages under Massachusetts consumer and data security law on behalf of every state resident whose private information was exposed when hackers broke into Equifax's systems — regardless of wheth

Entities that may still have access to your Equifax credit file include: companies like Equifax Global Consumer Solutions which provide you with access to your credit report or credit score, or monitor your credit file; federal, state, and local government agencies; companies reviewing your application for employment; companies that have a current account or relationship with you, and collection agencies acting on behalf of those whom you owe; for fraud detection purposes; and companies that wish to make pre-approved offers of credit or insurance to you.

While the State of Wisconsin is claiming that the farmers are violating regulations for the refrigerated transportation of eggs, there is no indication that these regulations apply to consumers transporting their own eggs, whether they are transporting the eggs themselves directly from the farm, or paying someone else to ship them on their behalf.

Contractual partners who have access to your Personal Data in order to provide services to you on behalf of The Consumer Goods Forum are contractually obliged to keep such information in confidence and may not use these Personal Data for any other purpose.

For one, we are ranked as a top sunscreen by the Environmental Working Group — they work on behalf of consumers like you, not for businesses like For one, we are ranked as a top sunscreen by the Environmental Working Group — they work on behalf of consumers like you, not for businesses like for businesses like us.

«As a lawyer, lawmaker and activist, Eric has never wavered in his commitment to protecting consumers, working for quality jobs and taking on tough fights on behalf of the women and men of New York,» Ward continued in a statement released by Schneiderman's campaign.

«On behalf of the local growers who have supported the Oneida County Public Market in its initial, highly successful weeks, and the consumers who come to Union Station each Saturday in ever - increasing numbers, I want to thank the Agricultural Marketing Service for its support of our project,» Picente said.

MacDougald and Francis Menton of New York filed on a petition for reconsideration of the Endangerment Finding for greenhouse gases on behalf of the climate denying group Concerned Household Electricity Consumers Council (CHECC).

They told us they do «not bring cases on behalf of individual consumers», but rather by looking for a «pattern of deceptive conduct» which «often comes from receiving consumer complaints, but not always».

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Letter to Acting Education Secretary John King from 51 organizations that advocate on behalf of students, consumers, veterans, faculty and staff, civil rights, and college access responding to the Department of Education's request for comments on the proposed Enterprise Complaint System.

As an association devoted to helping our member businesses grow and prosper, SEMA will continue to look for ways to reach consumer markets on behalf of our members.

Well the Consumer Law Group has filed a class action lawsuit at the Quebec Superior Court on behalf of individuals who have BlackBerry smartphones and who pay for a monthly data plan but were unable to access their email, BlackBerry Messenger service (BBM), and / or Internet for the period of October 11 to 14, 2011.

Last week, a new lawsuit was filed on behalf of consumers in 33 states, and this one seeks the full amount allowable under the law, or triple the amount that consumers presumably lost due to the collusion to overcharge for ebooks.

Unlike suits brought about on behalf of consumers — such as the lawsuit brought against Apple and five of the then - Big Six publishers for artificially overcharging customers for ebooks — this one is focused on the people who bought stock in Barnes and Noble based on information that the SEC now feels might have been false.

Canadian attorney Charles Wright of Ontario firm Siskinds LLP said, «I would expect that if there's a change in business practices Canadians would benefit, but the case filed in the U.S. is on behalf of U.S. residents and seeks refunds to U.S. residents and so that would not do anything for Canadian consumers who have already made their purchases.

On Friday Macmillan actually agreed to settle three lawsuits all at once — the ebook pricing case brought by the Department of Justice, but also the parallel case led by a consortium of attorneys general for the states and even the class - action case filed on behalf of consumerOn Friday Macmillan actually agreed to settle three lawsuits all at once — the ebook pricing case brought by the Department of Justice, but also the parallel case led by a consortium of attorneys general for the states and even the class - action case filed on behalf of consumeron behalf of consumers.

This is the kind of thing you should be doing through book clubs, through encouraging your friends and your friend to take your book out there and advocate for it, but this is not something that you can do on your own unless you have a huge consumer base built up or a bunch of affiliates that are willing to work on behalf of your product (that is your books and your career).

With an increased focus for consumers on repairing their credit, it makes sense that there are increased efforts on behalf of less - than - reputable «credit repair» companies to market their services to unsuspecting consumers.

(7) An affiliate of a supervised lender when the affiliate provides services described in paragraph A, subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) for or on behalf of that supervised lender and when the affiliate is not compensated by the consumer for those services;

This agreement contains the Savings Account Agreement (the «Agreement») for the optional savings account («Chime Savings» or «Savings Account») made available to eligible consumers by The Bancorp Bank, Wilmington, Delaware, member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation («FDIC»)(the «The Bancorp Bank», the «Bank» or «Issuer») on behalf of 1debit Inc. («Chime»).

(8) An employee of a supervised lender or an employee of an affiliate of a supervised lender when the employee provides services described in paragraph A, subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) for or on behalf of that supervised lender or affiliate and when the employee or the affiliate is not compensated by the consumer for those services;

A facilitator of a refund anticipation loan or refund anticipation check may not refer, facilitate or solicit consumers on behalf of a 3rd party engaged in check cashing for a fee or permit 3rd - party check cashing for a fee in any place of business in which refund anticipation loans or refund anticipation checks are facilitated.

(2) The terms and conditions of payment, including the total of all payments to be made by the consumer, whether to the credit repair business or to some other person; (3) A complete and detailed description of the services to be performed and the results to be achieved by the credit repair business for or on behalf of the consumer, including all guarantees and all promises of full or partial refunds and a list of the adverse information appearing on the consumer's credit report that the credit repair business expects to have modified; (4) The principal business address of the credit repair business and the name and address of its agent in this State authorized to receive service of process; and (5) One of the following statements, as appropriate, in substantially the following form: a. «As required by North Carolina law, this credit repair business has secured a bond by..........

A credit repair business and its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit repair business, shall not do any of the following: (1) Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services that the credit repair business has agreed to perform for or on behalf of the consumer; (2) Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the consumer to a retail seller or to any other credit grantor who will or may extend credit to the consumer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the consumer is upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general public; (3) Represent that it can directly or indirectly arrange for the removal of derogatory credit information from the consumer's credit report or otherwise improve the consumer's credit report or credit standing, provided, this shall not prevent truthful, unexaggerated statements about the consumer's rights under existing law regarding his credit history or regarding access to his credit file; (4) Make, or counsel or advise any consumer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and which is known or which by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a consumer reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a consumer or to whom a consumer is applying for an extension of credit, with respect to a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; or (5) Make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit repair business or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit repair business.

Each book up Account shall be available for inspection at all times on request by the Consumer, an advocate acting on behalf of the Consumer, or by a relevant law enforcement or regulatory agent.

Like with any credit issue, rebuilding credit after foreclosure requires diligence on behalf of the consumer, but taking the right steps is also critical to saving time and money — after all, the quicker your credit is fixed, the lower your deposits and interest on monthly payments will be for any new loans.

The following are deceptive acts: (1) To charge or receive money or other valuable consideration before the complete performance of services that a credit services organization has agreed to perform for or on behalf of a consumer, unless the credit services organization has under section 8 of this chapter: (A) obtained a surety bond issued by a surety company admitted to do business in Indiana; or (B) established an irrevocable letter of credit.

organization for or on behalf of the buyer, including all guarantees and all promises of full or partial refunds and a list of the adverse information appearing on the consumer's credit report that the credit services organization expects to have modified and the estimated date by which each modification will occur.

«Understanding the factors that influence the credit decisions made on your behalf will empower you to better control your financial well - being and take the necessary steps to address any of the factors,» says Demitra Wilson, senior director of public relations for Equifax Inc., one of three largest consumer credit reporting agencies along with Experian and TransUnion.

Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services that the credit services business has agreed to perform for or on behalf of the consumer, unless the consumer has agreed to pay for such services during the term of a written subscription agreement that provides for the consumer to make periodic payments during the agreement's term in consideration for the credit services business's ongoing performance of services for or on behalf of the consumer, provided that such subscription agreement may be cancelled at any time by the consumer;

For example, when contacting consumers, Lifeguard representatives falsely represent that they are calling on behalf of the consumer's creditors and that they have obtained the consumer's credit file from the creditors.

(7) «Debt settlement» means any action or negotiation initiated or taken by or on behalf of a consumer with a creditor of the consumer for the purpose of obtaining debt forgiveness of a portion of the credit extended by the creditor to the consumer or a reduction of payments, charges, or fees payable by the consumer.

Modern American environmentalism shares two unusual characteristics with the animal advocacy movement: a need for allies to speak on behalf of those who lack political power of their own (ecosystems, farmed animals) and a strong focus on consumer change (recycling, veganism).

New research undertaken by YouGov on behalf of VisitGuernsey confirms the current consumer trend towards traditional activities and pastimes is being matched by a desire for holidays and short - breaks with a traditional appeal.

Prior to joining Telltale, Mr. Allison served as the Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President for TNA Entertainment, overseeing consumer products, licensing, digital content and brand building on behalf of the sports entertainment organization where he worked from April 2008 until March 2010 during a period of record growth.

The Plaintiff has sued on behalf of every muslim in Israel, claiming 1000NIS for every muslim on the grounds that Coca - cola has been «misleading consumers, infringing the independent choices of the individual, and causing huge mental anguish.»

Brought on behalf of Patricia Mincey, the lawsuit charges that the companies concealed the defective nature of their airbag systems — including potential overpowered deployment — from consumers for more than a decade prior to the woman's June 2014 accident.

By way of example, Jay has: (1) obtained a $ 16.5 million settlement in In re Ski Train Fire in Kaprun, a disaster which caused the deaths of 155 persons and which resulted in a settlement which included compensation from the Austrian Government; (2) obtained an $ 11 million estate litigation settlement; (3) obtained a $ 7.1 million judgment for a homeowner based upon the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act; (4) argued on behalf of Dairy Stores the landmark commercial libel case before the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Those with longer memories might recall that around 10 years ago the same cry, on behalf of Claims Direct and The Accident Group, heralded not the consumer champion but the cynical exploitation of claims for profit.

The survey was conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of the LexisNexis site for consumers, lawyers.com.

Obtained multiple dismissals on behalf of a national health information management company in consumer protection litigation related to the amount that client could charge for production of health records.

As an Ombudsman, what type of complaints do you deal with on behalf of consumers and how does this compare to resolving disputes for businesses; what different approaches do you take?

Over the past 30 years, our firm has fought for justice on the behalf of hundreds of thousands of employees and consumers with Class Action and Employment cases.

We also now have the prospect in the Consumer Rights Bill of seeing practical provisions bringing into effect the plans announced by the Government to introduce opt - out for follow - on claims for price fixing on behalf of consumers along the lines of US style class actions.

View our Representative Settlements for examples of large recoveries we obtained on behalf of our consumer clients.