Think Like A Lawyer Thursday
By Think Like A Lawyer Thursday
Think Like A Lawyer ThursdaySep 03, 2020
Earth Day 2021 Two Things to Do if You Are Considering Solar Energy
It’s April- Don’t be fooled by false threats from debt collectors!
The Ides of March During the Pandemic- and Debt Settlement
Yo-yo Car Sales and Financing- Don’t Get Caught in this Trap
Beware of Early Wage Access Services
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC dba Mr.Cooper settlement
FTC cracks down on CBD product sellers
Avoid COVID-19 scams offering vaccines, treatments & supplies or seeking your donation or investment
What Lenders Say to Get You to Borrow- Top 10
Economic Impact Payment registration deadline extended for non filers
Loss Damage Waiver product results in violation of Consumer Financial Protection Act
CFPB enters Consent Enforcement Orders with 8 Mortgage Companies that targeted Veterans
Foreclosure Moratorium Extended to December 31, 2020
CDC issues Eviction Moratorium until Dec. 31, 2020
Beware of scammers impersonating power companies and threatening to cut your power
It’s Shark Week - Avoid these Dirty Dozen scams, ripoffs and abuses
Credit Reporting During The COVI-19 Pandemic
New Robocall Law To Provide More Protection for Consumers
Gift Cards are for Gifts, not for payments! Never get duped into paying a scammer with a gift card.
Federal Trade Commission Shuts Down Advocare’s Illegal Pyramid Scheme
Know Your Rights in auto warranties- express or implied
Post Disaster Financial Problems
Extreme Debt Collection by the SC Dept. of Revenue
State law relief from student loan servicer abuses
HOA Complaint Process in SC
Debt Settlement Co. agrees to 25 million judgment to settle on claims by CFPB for improper practices
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Criminal Justice Debt in the South
FCRA and Consumer Reports Providing Tenant Background Screening
Three Day Right To Cancel does not apply when buying a car but here’s when it can be used.
50th Episode!! Introducing “Clark” and the new online classrooms from S.C. Legal Services
Financial Literacy Month and Reentry Week-Thanks for Focus on Reentry CFPB!
Thanks to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau the "Your Money Your Goals Toolkit w/Focus on Reentry" helps justice involved individuals w/finances. www.consumerfinance.gov
National Financial Literacy Month is recognized in the United States in April in an effort to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teach Americans how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits.
Second Chance Month, observed in the United States during April since 2017, is a nationwide effort to raise awareness of the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction, and unlock second-chance opportunities for people who have paid their debt to society to become contributing citizens.
Hear Joel's story on the YouTube channel of S.C. Legal Services