The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office has settled its case with FIA Card Services, a credit card issuer and subsidiary of Bank of America. The case involved allegations that FIA forced consumers into binding arbitrations with the National Arbitration Forum (NAF), a notoriously anti-consumer forum in which statistics have shown that less than 2/10 of [...]
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Aug
Defaults In Collection Cases
Reports are that the majority of consumer collection actions result in “defaults.” A default is a legal term that means the defendant has not responded to the plaintiff’s complaint within the time period provided by law. In that situation, the plaintiff can ask the court clerk to enter default against the defendant. The plaintiff then [...]
