Tag: National Consumer Law Center

States force unemployed to pay needless fees

January 29, 2013

Jobless Americans are paying millions in unnecessary fees to collect unemployment benefits because of state policies encouraging them to get the money through bank-issued

Foreclosure nightmares: When the banks get it all wrong

December 8, 2010

Christopher Marconi was in the shower when he heard a loud banging on his door. By the time he grabbed a towel and hustled to

That dream home you bought in foreclosure might not be yours

October 16, 2010

It seemed too good to be true: You bought a house in foreclosure at a fraction of the former price. Maybe you even knocked out