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James R Hood

Abortions Not Likely to be Stopped No Matter What SCOTUS Decides

Abortions Not Likely to be Stopped No Matter What SCOTUS Decides

Reaction to the leaked Supreme Court abortion decision draft has been predictably apocalyptic despite technology advances that may effectively render state laws ineffective. If the court does indeed scrap Roe v. Wade, states will be able to declare abortion illegal and take measures to stop it within their boundaries. But

'Free' Tax Claims Spell $141 Million Penalty for Intuit's TurboTax

'Free' Tax Claims Spell $141 Million Penalty for Intuit's TurboTax

Just a few weeks ago, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) skewered Intuit for the “free, free, free” ad campaign for its TurboTax subsidiary. Now the company has agreed to pay $141 million to customers who were deceived by misleading promises of free tax-filing services. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced

Bank of America Penalized for Illegal Garnishments

Bank of America Penalized for Illegal Garnishments

Bank of America has been ordered to pay a $10 million penalty and make refunds to customers who were hit by illegal garnishments and the fees it charged for those illegal actions. “Bank of America imposed unlawful garnishment fees and injured its customers by inserting unenforceable clauses into contracts in

Adjustable Rate Mortgages Suddenly Look Attractive

Adjustable Rate Mortgages Suddenly Look Attractive

Home buyers had been enjoying mortgage interest rates as low as 2.65% the last few years but the sudden upheaval in economic conditions has changed all that and rates are now around 5%, their highest level in more than a decade. This is leading many aspiring home buyers to

Break Up Wells Fargo, Warren Urges

Break Up Wells Fargo, Warren Urges

Saying that “cheating consumers is simply in Wells Fargo’s DNA.,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is urging that the bank be broken up, along with other repeat offenders of consumer protection laws. During a recent Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing, Warren listed the many times she

Break Up Wells Fargo, Warren Urges

Break Up Wells Fargo, Warren Urges

Saying that “cheating consumers is simply in Wells Fargo’s DNA.,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is urging that the bank be broken up, along with other repeat offenders of consumer protection laws. During a recent Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing, Warren listed the many times she

Break Up Wells Fargo, Warren Urges

Break Up Wells Fargo, Warren Urges

Saying that “cheating consumers is simply in Wells Fargo’s DNA.,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is urging that the bank be broken up, along with other repeat offenders of consumer protection laws. During a recent Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing, Warren listed the many times she