Ron Sykstus's blog

We have written previously (see below) about the topic of collection harassment and the federal law that prohibits illegal activities of debt collectors.

The law that controls everything as it relates to credit reports and credit reporting is titled the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

Previously, the New York Times published a comprehensive series regarding arbitration stripping away and prohibiting many rights of consumers.  I have written about this in the past and the New York Times article and subsequent editorial

This is a sad story.  The Veteran who languished on a VA list for a long time has, unfortunately, passed away.

Given the volatility in the world over the past several years, I am seeing more security clearance cases as they relate to foreign influence and foreign preference.

When dealing with security clearances, most people are aware that there are secret clearances and top-secret clearances which allow access to classified material.  Most importantly, secret and top-secret clearances are the requir

The law that controls everything as it relates to credit reports and credit reporting is titled the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

Whenever stories or reports are published regarding security clearance lapses, there is usually a move by the Pentagon or Congress to redouble the efforts for investigations and to tighten the scrutiny with regard to security clearances.  This has happened in the past after the

It is commonly thought that arbitration benefits everyone since it prohibits someone from suing an entity (usually a corporation) for something that was allegedly done wrong.  The common refrain is that, if businesses can’t be sued for perceived misdeeds, then the result should be lower prices for the consumer.  Yeah, right. (Note: sarcasm).

Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against the nation’s two largest debt buyers and collectors – Encore Capital Group (Midland Funding, Midland Credit Management, Asset Acceptance)   and Portfolio Recovery Associates – for using deceptive tactics to collect bad debts that were potentially inaccurate, lacking documentation, or unenforcea