I am very happy to report that the FBI has arrested a VW executive. The NY Times reports that the FBI accuses "him of playing a central role in a broad conspiracy to keep United States regulators from discovering that diesel vehicles made by the company were...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sent its semiannual report to the Congress and president about consumer debt collection complaints and company responses to complaints. The CFPB is a federal agency assigned to consumer protection.According to the agency's...
A wonderful public servant, Paul Bland, who has helped me help my clients countless times, has published a must read article warning of some very dangerous betrayals. Please read and tell all of your friends and co-workers. Please take action. Please click through and...
Several news outlets, including the Philadelphia Business Journal, recently reported that SETPA was hit with a law suit claiming that it conducted improper criminal background checks on employment applicants and rejected applicants based on information in these...
There has been a recent development that shows just how important is good regulation in combatting Dealer Fraud. Some time ago, AutoNation, the nation's largest new vehicle retailer, announced that it would not sell any vehicles, new or used, unless and until all...
In recent years, background checks have become commonplace when individuals here in Pennsylvania and around the country are seeking employment. However, there is a line that employers are not supposed to cross. Consumer protection laws such as the Fair Credit...
The story of a woman's death earlier this year was shocking. The 35-year-old was killed when a man trying to repossess her vehicle ran her off of the road. Her SUV slammed into a tree as she was being chased by the man who was driving a tow truck.The man was...
It could come crawling out of its crypt on Halloween, covered in cobwebs and dust. It is the zombie debt, and a financial expert warns that debt collectors may try to haunt you with the debt, though it might not actually be a valid debt for any number of reasons."As...
Dealers want to be able to sell vehicles as Certified even if they are subject to open recalls. I addressed this travesty in my last post. A Blogger, Joanne Doroshow, recently posted a very apt blog on the subject.Ms. Doroshow starts by nailing the context and...
Readers of this blog know that I consider Certified programs to be a complete scam. This is not real supevision and accountability and thus no real standards. It's a real and growing area of Dealer Fraud and Manufacturer Fraud as well.A recent article published by...