Advocating For Justice In Consumer Disputes
Advocating For Justice In Consumer Disputes
Consumer Law Group is in the news. This recent article links to Dan Blinn's recent blog article about car dealerships Selling New Cars for More than MSRP. Consumers need to look over their paperwork carefully before they sign to make sure that they are not overpaying...
Some car dealerships routinely make promises that they know cannot be kept. "Come back in six months" they say, "Your credit will be better and we can get you a lower payment." This tactic of auto dealer fraud can help a dealership close the deal when it is...
Many consumers tell us that they purchased a vehicle because the car dealership told them that they were approved to buy only that car. This is a particularly nasty type of auto dealer fraud that we call "Passing the Trash". A car dealer passes the trash when it...
Many consumers contact us after they discover that they paid significantly more than the "sticker price", or the manufacturer's suggested retail price ("MSRP") for a new car. Dealerships caught overcharging a consumer are quick to point out that the MSRP is just the...
All too often, consumers come home from a dealership and realize that they cannot make their new car payments. They often wonder how they could possibly have been approved for a loan that they could not afford. Most often, they are victims of credit application fraud....
The subprime auto loan market is surging, and electronic repossessions are also on the rise. An article in the New York Times states that electronic disabling devices have been installed in two million vehicles. Lenders can activate these devices remotely, and they...
You may be at risk of credit card fraud if you have ever charged a purchase at Home Depot. As widely reported in the media,hackers have obtained credit and debit card information for perhaps as many as 60 million customers. This may be the largest security breach...
Industry insiders know that some auto dealerships regularly engage in criminal activity. For example, one employee of a large Connecticut dealership recently confirmed to me that dealership employees routinely forge signatures; he said that forging a signature was...
Most consumers trade-in their old vehicle when buying a new car. These deals can be complicated if there is still money owed on the trade-in, and a consumer can have real problems when the dealership does not pay off the trade-in. In a typical deal, the dealership...
Games Dealers Play: The Waiting Game Buying a new or used car can be an exhausting process. Unfortunately, some dealers may drag the process out far longer than necessary. When consumers are tired or hungry, or when they have small children who getting cranky, they...