The Arbitration Trap: How Credit Card Companies Ensnare Consumers
Summary of Media Hits
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- Wall Street Journal, "Party at Joan's," Nov. 17, 2007 (subscription only)
- Wall Street Journal, "Party at Ralph's," Nov. 7, 2007 (subscription only)
- Investment News, “Battle Over Mandatory Arbitration Heats Up,” Nov. 5, 2007
- MSNBC's The Red Tape Chronicles, "How Arbitration Steals Your Day in Court," Oct. 26, 2007, reprinted on Beasley Allen and Perlmutter and Scheulke Blog
- Tort Deform, "Report on Second Hill Hearing on Arbitration Fairness Act," Oct. 24, 2007
- Town Hall, "Be Wary of Waiving Your Rights," Oct. 14, 2007
- TPM Café, Warren Reports, “Movie Night? We Know a Really Scary One,” Oct. 14, 2007
- Hub Pages, “Crook Alert! Credit Card Companies Making Billions on Outrageous Fees,” Oct. 12, 2007
- Forbes, “Credit Card Arbitration,” Oct. 11, 2007
- Yahoo! Finance, “Stacking the Deck Against Consumers,” Oct. 11, 2007
- ADR World, “Feingold Says Report Shows Need to Limit Mandatory Arbitration,” Oct. 10, 2007 (subscription only)
- Indisputably, “When is the Temptation Too Much?” Oct. 10, 2007
- Kansas City Star, “When You Sign Up for a Credit Card, You Sign Up for Arbitration,” Oct. 6, 2007, reprinted on Free Republic, World News Network, Finance Freak, Cards and Unsecured Business Guide, and linked on Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings
- WUSA Channel 9, in Washington, DC, Taylor Lincoln interviewed on Oct. 5, 2007
- The Motley Fool, “Credit Card Fine Print Can Cost You,” Oct. 5, 2007, reprinted on Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! News, and Consumer Action, and linked on Limau Orange, Silicon News, Mag Portal, Info-sea, AOL Money and Finance, WotCredit, Credit Cards for Dummies, and Free Zone Market and many others through Yahoo! News feed
- WWRL AM 1600, Air America Radio in New York, NY Laura MacCleery interviewed on Oct. 4, 2007
- Point of Law, “Around the Web, October 4th,” Oct. 4, 2007
- Appleton Post-Crescent, “Watchdog Group Backs Feingold on Consumer Disputes,” Oct. 1, 2007 and linked on Green Bay Press Gazette, The Wheeler Report and Progressive Patriots Fund
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Public Investigator Blog, “You vs. Credit Card Company? Some Say Deck is Stacked,” Oct. 1, 2007
- Docuticker, “Mandatory Arbitration Stacks Deck Against Credit Cardholders, Data Show,” Oct. 1, 2007
- All American Patriots, “Mandatory Arbitration Enables Credit Card Companies To Trap Consumers,” Oct. 1, 2007
- WPFW 89.3 FM Pacifica Radio, Washington, D.C., Laura MacCleery interviewed on Oct. 1, 2007
- Los Angeles Times, “Arbitration in Credit Card Cases Decried,” Sept. 30, 2007 (purchase required)
- Orlando Sentinel, “Group: Cards Stacked Against Holders,” Sept. 30, 2007, linked on SmartBrief
- National Public Radio, “Marketplace Report: Credit Disputes Favor Firms,” Sept. 28, 2007
- WCBS Radio 880, in New York, NY, Laura MacCleery interviewed on Sept. 28, 2007
- Cincinnati Post, “Are Card Companies Stacking the Deck?” Sept. 28, 2007, reprinted on IndustryWatch, DayLife, SmartBrief
- Chicago Sun-Times, “DirecTV Steps Up with Free DVD Player; Homeowner Reminded Why Not to Give Lot of Money Upfront to a Contractor,” Sept. 28, 2007
- Charlotte Observer, “Breaks For the Broke: Old Rates Urged for Old Debt Idea: Let Credit-card Clients Avoid Interest Increases on Balances,” Sept. 28, 2007
- New York Daily News, “Consumer Group: Credit Card Arbitrations Rigged,” Sept. 28, 2007, linked on Unfair Credit Fees, SiloBreaker,
- New Hampshire Union Leader, “Hillsborough Man Learned About Credit Card ‘Arbitration Trap,’” Sept. 28, 2007
- San Francisco Chronicle, “Arbitration Stacked Against Consumers,” Sept. 28, 2007
- Press of Atlantic City, “Arbitration Firms for Credit Cards Rarely Back Consumer, Study Finds,” Sept. 28, 2007
- St. Paul Pioneer Press, “Fidelity Boosts Duties of Younger Johnson,” Sept. 28, 2007 (for purchase only)
- Wisconsin State Journal, “Local Company Joins Construction Group,” Sept. 28, 2007
- Ars Technica, “Consumer Group Blasts Binding Arbitration Clauses,” Sept. 28, 2007
- YubaNet, “Major Arbitration Firm in California Rules Against Consumers 95 Percent of the Time,” Sept. 28, 2007
- Tort Deform, “Report on Credit Card Sharks, Blog on Toxic Toys,” Sept. 28, 2007
- Associated Press, “Consumers Lose Most Credit Card Disputes,” Sept. 27, 2007 (for purchase only) reprinted in AFX Financial News (subscription only), Business Week, Forbes, CNNMoney.com, Houston Chronicle, MSNBC, MSN Money Central, AOL Money and Finance, Canadian Press, Canada East (for purchase only), ForexTV.com, Lansing State Journal, CanadianBusiness.com, Detroit News, Boston Globe, New Haven Register, Pueblo Chieftain, Ventura County Star, CRM Buyer, Organic Consumers Association, What to Know, and Yahoo! Finance, also linked on SmartBrief and Google Groups – Misc.Consumers
- Baltimore Sun, "Business Digest," Sept. 27, 2007
- Bloomberg, “Credit-Card Dispute Arbitration Slights Consumers, Report Says,” Sept. 27, 2007, reprinted in Worcester Telegram
- ABC News, KGO-TV San Francisco, “Rights At Risk With Binding Mandatory Arbitration: Tossing Away Your Right To Jury,” Sept. 27 2007
- Marketplace, “Creditors Have Upper Hand in Disputes,” Sept. 27, 2007
- KFI Radio AM 640, in Los Angeles, CA, Laura MacCleery interviewed, Sept. 27, 2007
- Public Radio International, Public Citizen mentioned, Sept. 27, 2007
- KNX Radio 1070, in Las Vegas, NV, Public Citizen mentioned, Sept. 27, 2007
- Maryland Daily Record, “Report Faults Binding Mandatory Arbitration,” Sept. 27, 2007 (subscription only)
- Seattle Post Intelligencer, “Binding Arbitration a Loser for Consumer: Little Guy Seldom Wins, Study Finds,” Sept. 27, 2007
- Seattle Post Intelligencer, Consumer Smarts Blog, “Consumers Often Don't Win in Mandatory Arbitration,” Sept. 27, 2007
- TPM Café, Warren Reports, “Cleaning Up the Fine Print,” Sept. 27, 2007
- Credit Slips, “Deathstar Arbitration,” Sept. 27, 2007
- Consumer Affairs, “Mandatory Arbitration Stacks Deck Against Consumers,” Sept. 27, 2007
- ePluribus Media, “Feingold Mandatory Arbitration Bill Gives Consumers Access to Courts,” Sept. 27, 2007
- The Consumerist, “Arbitration Firm Rules Against Consumers 95% Of The Time,” Sept. 27, 2007
- Kansas City Star, “Starwatch Consumer: Kolcraft Enterprises Recalls More Than 425,000 Play Yards,” Sept. 27, 2007
- Tort Deform, “Public Citizen on Mandatory Binding Arbitration & Credit Cards,” Sept. 26, 2007
- Common Dreams, “Arbitration Favors Credit Card Companies Over Card Holders, New Data Show,” Sept. 25, 2007, linked on Tailrank
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