Consumer advocate here to discuss consumer rights and hold corporations accountable. Tweets ≠ legal advice.
Raleigh, NC
Joined October 2015
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I've joined with @NACAdvocate leaders representing 34 states & DC to call on @CFPB to fully exercise its supervisory & enforcement authority to ensure compliance with consumer financial protection laws the during COVID-19 crisis. #ProtectConsumers link.medium.com/3jazrcY065
Maginnis Law helped obtain $62000 Cy Pres Award for North Carolina Justice Center Following Successful FDCPA Class Action: goo.gl/alerts/J8h3p
Locked out of the gig economy: When background checks get it wrong @ConsumerLawCRP hits back protocol.com/checkr-gig-econ…
Yesterday the House passed the CREDIT Act of 2020 (H.R. 3621) which, among other things, establishes rights to appeal dispute results and reduces how long negative information can be reported under the FCRA.
Half of CFPB Complaints in 2019 About Credit Reports As House Brings Reforms To Floor | U.S. PIRG uspirg.org/blogs/eds-blog/us…
Equifax breach settlement: Time is running out to file a claim for free credit monitoring or money usatoday.com/story/money/202…
Ace Edwards retweeted
BREAKING NEWS: After years of pressure from student advocates, the IRS just issued a determination that discharges to defrauded students under the Borrower Defense regulations will NOT be treated as taxable income: irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-20-1…
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Going to Court Without a Lawyer - A Major Disadvantage for Debtors and Tenants. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Companies paid more than $34B under consumer protection statutes in the last decade (and FCRA litigation is up): finance.yahoo.com/news/lex-m…
Credit bureaus continue to garner more complaints to @cfpb than any other industry: americanbanker.com/news/abso…
Ace Edwards retweeted
Something Wrong With This Picture: We're not Big 3 credit bureau customers, we're their products, and they charge too many of us deceptive add-on subscription fees to audit ourselves to make sure when they sell us, it's accurate. #WTFee? #ProtectConsumers
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SCOTUS to decide whether FDCPA's one year statute of limitations is subject to the discovery rule: news.bloomberglaw.com/bankin…
According to newly released @CFPB report credit reporting complaints make up 39% of the consumer complaints—compared to 24% for debt collection complaints: files.consumerfinance.gov/f/…
CFPB files FCRA/FDCPA lawsuit against apartment industry's largest debt collector: jdsupra.com/legalnews/cfpb-f…
Open letter from @NACAdvocate to the house judiciary encouraging passage of the FAIR Act ending forced arbitration: consumeradvocates.org/sites/… @RepJerryNadler @RepDougCollins
Robert Sola obtained a FCRA jury award of $101,000 against Wells Fargo for ignoring its own records and failing to reasonably investigate credit reporting errors arising from identity theft: s.oregonlive.com/mfG6ZSe
Ace Edwards retweeted
In China, scoring citizens’ behavior is official government policy. U.S. companies are increasingly doing something similar, outside the law. f-st.co/LLMuSRM