Tag Archives: National Association of Consumer Advocates

Meet ALEC — the nickname for the American Legislation Exchange Council — that has recently come to light as a cozy meeting place where Big Business is accused of “ghostwriting” its wish list of laws that state legislators  introduce across the country. While recent media attention has focused on ALEC’s role in passing pro-gun laws like Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ law, scant attention has been paid to the group’s anti-consumer agenda.  A law written by ALEC just gutted the Ohio …

Think your credit card information is secure? Think again. Last month, Heartland Payment Systems, a national credit processor, settled a class action lawsuit to the tune of $1 million after a staggering 130 million credit card numbers were stolen from its system by hackers in December 2007. Only 11 people qualified for payment, rest of money went to non-profits Fair Credit Reporting Act questionably cited in the lawsuit FCRA does provide consumer protections for victims of fraud and identity theft …