Charter Communications has recently announced that it will begin adding a new “Broadcast TV Surcharge” to its customers’ bills. Charter is adding this new surcharge so that it can pass on to customers the amount broadcast television stations charge Charter to carry their signals. Charter has announced that it will include this new cost as… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Banks Continue To Look For Creative Ways To Profit From Their Customers
Through the combined efforts of the Federal Reserve and the Congress, new rules have been recently enacted to protect consumers from predatory credit card issuers and retail banks. First, the much anticipated Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 became law on May 22, 2009, and most of the provisions of the… Continue Reading
Help For People Injured By Vaccines
There is a lot in the news these days about the risks associated with routine vaccinations that most of us have received. One government program can provide great help to people who have been injured by vaccines. The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the “VICP”) was established by federal law in 1988. It is a… Continue Reading
Did An Electronic System For Recording Mortgages Harm Homeowners?
In my last post, I wrote about how some big banks are failing to live up to their commitment to help homeowners stay in their homes by not honoring temporary loan modification agreements that can lead to a permanent loan modification. In this post, I would like to comment on something that may have caused… Continue Reading