Oregon Legal Research BlogI was reading the September 2008 Consumer Reports and their story, “ID Leaks: A Surprising Source is Your Government at Work,” reminded me that I wanted to post about…
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Credit Freezes and Credit Reports in Oregon
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Oregon Attorney General’s Consumer Complaint Database
You can now search a database of complaints to the Oregon Attorney General’s Consumer Complaint Hotline. “At the Oregon Department of Justice we believe a well informed consumer is…
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Money, Money, Money: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
One day you will need or thank the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), just as we need or thank the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. If you…
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File a Complaint at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
beSpacific alerted us to this beta-test Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) database: Consumer Complaint Database You can file all sorts of consumer financial services complaints at their “Submit a…
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Too Big to Sue, (new-ish) Tort Reform, Arbitration Clauses, the Supreme Court and You
If you haven’t seen these 2 articles in your news feeds then you’re not doing your consumer law education reading: New York Times articles, by Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Michael Corkery, November 2015:…
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Consumer Law News and Advice in Oregon
The Oregonian’s Business section of the daily print paper has had such good consumer law and small business stories and information lately that I’m wondering why they call it…
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Laptops: “Treat Them Like Cash”
Consumer Reports and OnGuard both had useful laptop and computer security articles recently: From OnGuard: “Treat it like cash.” From Consumer Reports, a story on protecting yourself online….
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Resources for Librarians
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has an excellent Library Resources website for librarians who manage their library’s programming, websites, and research and reference services….
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GAO Reports on Reverse Mortgages
to two new GAO reports on reverse mortgage consumer protection issues: 1) Reverse Mortgages: Product Complexity and Consumer Protection Issues Underscore Need for Improved Controls over Counseling for Borrowers, GAO-09-606,…
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Free Legal Information: “Oregon Consumer Rights in Tough Times” Program (Open to Public)
On Saturday, May 8th, the Oregon State Bar (OSB) Civil Rights Section and the Consumer Law Section and will be presenting: “Consumer Rights in Tough Times: Foreclosures, Garnishment, Debt…