corporate greed

2007 and 2008 have proven to be a very trying financial time for most businesses and consumers. Mass media spends most of its energy talking about high fuel prices, grain prices skyrocketing, and other commodities seeing record level costs. But, what they don’t show is how Pawnbrokers, and Pay Day lenders having record profits during these last 5 quarters. Read More

Determining if the state you reside in is in a full blown recession depends on two things: what your state government facts and figures are, and what the subordinate mass media spews out on the local evening news. We guess for most middle and lower income families you would state “yes there is a recession, and yes this one hurts.” Oh but wait, look what you received in the mail today, a credit card offer from First Premier Bank with a fixed ... Read More

Normally, we write all our own articles. However, today we came across one from a site we like to visit (consumerist.com). This article they wrote was entertaining, and educational. They have a well formatted complaint that was addressed to a V.P. at Wal-Mart. The letter was written so well, that they received a response and action. Read More

We recently e-mailed Target through their investor relations. We asked some very important questions on their online bill pay policy, and we also asked for answers as to why they don't disclose their terms of service agrrements up front before a potential shopper gives their personal information to Target. Read More

Ever wonder why consumers modify (hack) electronics? Well let’s focus on Verizon Wireless phones. Some of the newest software released by Verizon is “locked”, essentially meaning that if you want to add ringtones, you have to purchase tones direct through the “get it now” option on your phone. Ringtones are not the only problem with Verizon’s software, this also affects the ability to transfer pictures, mp3’s, messages, and contact information. We will be using ringtones as the primary focus on this article ... Read More

Do you own, or have owned a ford vehicle that had a failed axod or some variation of the axod transmission?  More specifically; Taurus, Sable, Continental, Windstar, Freestar, Monterey. If you are, or were an owner, and you experienced a transmission failure, or PCM a failure then please read on. We are going to dissect as much as possible why the failure, and how Ford is accountable for allowing this to go on for 20 years without reconciling or attempting to do ... Read More

Ikano Communications  Ikano Communications and their subsidiaries: DSLExtreme, Dialup USA, ISP.com, STIC.net, Amerion. Now that we have the keywords done, let’s discuss how they have bad business practices. We received an e-mail last week from a concerned reader about being sent to collections for a closed account. They had an account with ISP.com that they closed in February of 2008. This customer was still being billed for services after asking them via phone to close the account. ISP.com discontinued service for dial-up access, ... Read More

Is countrywide financial calling you repeatedly, even after you ask them to stop? If so read this, then send us your story. This also applies to any other company that practices bad business. If your submission reaches a high voter rate we will be glad to submit this to the company to defend their harassing ways. We have nothing better to do then bother them so help us help you. Let's take the fight to them and find out where the accountability ... Read More

If you have bought and recieved furniture from Wickes (you remember Wickes? the company that John Disa bankrupted) using CitiFinancial as your form of payment. Good news, If you have bought this furniture within the last year, and you are having warranty issues then check out the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. You can get a brief description here. In paticular it states " A "supplier" is any person engaged in the business of making a consumer product directly or indirectly available to consumers. A "warrantor" ... Read More

Bank of America gets the spot light now. Ken Lewis raises your rates, find out what you can do about it. By the way Ken, your slogan "Higher Standards", we hope the rest of the industry doesn't follow your lead. We encourage comments from the executives at B of A. Read More