Not all LATCHes are created equal. A standard setup of connections for child car seats --referred to as LATCH--has been required by the federal government since 2002. Now comes a study that shows not all car manufacturers make it easy for parents to use those...
Consumer Interest
Still More Laundry Pod Poisonings
The number of kids and elderly adults poisoned by laundry detergent pods continues to grow. The problem lies primarily with the pod packaging by manufacturers.The Wall Street Journal today analyzed the data from the American Association of Poison Control Centers. ...
Pension Advances: The New Payday Loans?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today issued a strong warning to people who depend on their pensions to cover day-to-day expenses. The CFPB says some retirees who are facing financial problems are responding to ads for cash advances on their pensions,...
Shady Debt Collectors Exposed
The government is supposed to crack down on debt collectors who use illegal tactics to make consumers pay up. But what happens when those debt collectors work for the government?CNN reports that government agencies -federal, state and local-have increasingly turned...
New On-Line Tool for Car Safety Recalls
If you're buying a used car, how can you be sure that vehicle is safe? How can you determine if that car has been subject to a safety recall by the manufacturer and if so, whether the repair associated with the recall has been completed?To help answer these...
Arbitration in Consumer Financial Contracts
When someone obtains a consumer financial product such as a credit card, a checking account, or a payday loan, he or she typically gets the company's standard form written legal contract. There is no negotiating the terms of these type of contracts. The terms are...
Rental Car Companies & Damaging Practices
An investigative journalist for the Washington Post recently took a hard look at potential fraud in the car rental industry. After renting and returning a car from rental companies, several customers claim that they received a bill for damage to the vehicle even...