Finance and Insurance

Aetna has been hit with a lawsuit claiming the company is trying to repay itself from policyholders’ personal injury recoveries, breaking state law in the process, and should be required to give accident victims their money back.

Attorneys are investigating whether the screening company Airbnb uses to run background checks is supplying inaccurate reports.

Attorneys believe American Express’s rules against merchants surcharging customers or “steering” them toward cards with lower fees are illegal and have cost the typical small business owner tens of thousands of dollars.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in Pennsylvania over the way Anthem Life Insurance Company allegedly handles payments for disability benefits when the policyholder has also collected money for his or her accident through a personal injury settlement or jury verdict.

Attorneys are investigating whether a class action lawsuit can be filed against Appfolio after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) came forward with allegations that the company failed to take proper steps to ensure the accuracy of its background check reports.

Attorneys are investigating whether certain universities illegally conspired to reduce the amount of financial aid awarded to students and, if so, whether class action lawsuits could be filed as a result.

During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, some banks and credit card providers stated that they would waive or refund certain types of fees for those suffering financial hardship. Attorneys suspect that a handful of these companies may not have followed through on their promises.

Attorneys are actively helping individuals across the country who have been incorrectly reported as dead on their credit reports.

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Customers are complaining that their credit was affected when Fingerhut opened new credit accounts on their behalf due to a change in financing partners.

Attorneys are investigating whether class action lawsuits can be filed against certain health insurance companies over “ghost networks” – that is, provider directories that are inflated with practitioners who are not actually in network or are otherwise unavailable.

Attorneys are investigating whether certain creditors are charging borrowers convenience fees – such as pay-by-phone fees and online service charges – to make payments on their debts.

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Attorneys are looking into whether PHH Mortgage sent notice of default letters that contained false threats of acceleration and foreclosure to intimidate borrowers into paying their past due amounts within a certain time frame.

Attorneys believe Selene Finance sent out letters that may have falsely implied that homeowners’ loans would be accelerated – meaning the full amount of the mortgage would be due – if they failed to pay the money they owed within a certain time frame.

Most auto insurance policies provide 30 days of coverage for a rental car when the insured vehicle is deemed a total loss, but attorneys believe insurance companies may be cutting off consumers’ rental car payments too soon.

Attorneys have reason to believe Wells Fargo sent out “notice of default” letters that may have falsely implied that homeowners’ loans would be accelerated – meaning the full amount of the mortgage would be due – if they failed to pay the money they owed within a certain time frame.