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Lawsuit about Credit Reports with Bad Payment History on Payday Loans
Your bad payment history on illegal, high-interest, payday loans should not be on your credit report. Caddell & Chapman recently filed a class action lawsuit about TransUnion credit reports that include the payment history on void, high-interest loans from internet or “rent-a-tribe” payday lenders, specifically Great Plains and Plain Green. Caddell & Chapman is still investigating several other potential matters involving payday lenders.
These “payday” loans from internet-based lenders customarily charge usurious interest at an
Abusive Robocalls to Cell Phones
Autodialed “robocalls” to mobile phones are more than just annoying—if made without consent, the are ILLEGAL. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) protects cell phone users’ privacy rights. The TCPA is a federal statute that prohibits telemarketers and others from making automated calls or sending texts or faxes to you without prior consent. As a victim of illegal robocalls, you have a right to file a claim or lawsuit for TCPA violations. You could be …
Lawsuits Against Abusive Tribal Payday Loans
Caddell & Chapman is investigating potential “rent-a-tribe” class action litigation. The investigation focuses on businesses that abuse their arrangements with Native American tribes to make short-term loans. These payday or installment loans have extremely high interest rates that are illegal under state and federal law.
As Caddell & Chapman is learning through its investigation, businesses across the country operate illegal online payday lending schemes by using the names of Native American tribes. Such tribes are …