Consumer

Please check this page frequently for the latest in news that affects you as a consumer.  We also have several free legal forms on our Free Legal Forms page that help with Consumer problems.  

A powerful set of financial firms have delayed federal investigations or punishments into their allegedly predatory lending practices, as they seize on an industry-led lawsuit challenging the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. By Tony Romm, October 28  Washington Post

Seven years ago, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) issued Broken Records: How Errors by Criminal Background Checking Companies Harm Workers and Businesses, a report detailing the harmful mistakes that criminal background screening companies routinely make. Since then, advocates have litigated many class action and individual lawsuits against these companies for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

The instructions for filing an answer in a Chapter 61 Limited Action case are listed below.  There is a link to an interactive form at the bottom of this page that will create your Chapter 61 answer. Please read the instructions carefully before filing your answer with the court.   Instructions for Filing an Answer in a Limited Action case 1. Do NOT file the first 3 instruction pages with the Court.

This 61 page booklet was prepared by a division of the University of Illinois. It can be downloaded. It prompts the user through preparing a list of every item of household property. This list can be helpful in the event of an insurance claim or to divide property among heirs or probate an estate.