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David Lazarus is an award-winning business and consumer protection columnist for the LA Times whose writing has been shared by publications across the country – and which has had some important, real world impacts for consumers. So when Mr. Lazarus – who has been called “the best reason to read the LA Times” – takes […]
In what can only be described as a huge development for the timeshare industry, New York’s Attorney General has announced a $6.5 million settlement with the owners and operators of the Manhattan Club, a timeshare building in Midtown Manhattan. Timeshare industry insiders and consumer protection advocates have been following this case for some time now, […]
In a time when it seems like the watchword at the national level is “deregulation,” and when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) routinely faces threats to its key achievements – not to mention its very existence – it seems fair to ask: Who in the government is still actively looking out for the little […]
The Florida Supreme Court is attempting to help spread the word about a series of email and phone scams “that will try to trick [consumers] into paying for phony court actions,” according to a report from NBC 2. As the state Supreme Court explains in a statement: “The scams appear to heavily target those with […]
One of the most important tasks for any consumer protection advocate is education. Oftentimes, consumer advocates and watchdogs find themselves responsible for bringing attention to issues that many consumers may not even know they are being affected by – until it’s too late. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is shining a light on one […]
Have you ever heard the phrase “there’s no such thing as a free lunch?” Well, it goes doubly true for timeshare purchasers – to the point where you could say that “a free dinner can cost you a fortune,” as financial planner David Gardner recently pointed out in a column for the Boulder DailyCamera. When he […]
We live in an age of increasing globalization, which poses both benefits and challenges to the American consumer. On the one hand, we’ve never had more choice when it comes to where and how we spend our money; we have more access to the very best that the whole world has offer than ever before […]
The state of Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Responsibility, including its underlying Timeshare Division, is statutorily mandated in the following regard; “…consumer protection… through education, complaint resolution, mediation, arbitration and developer disclosure.”[1] In other words, the DBPR is supposed to regulate the timeshare industry with a heavy eye towards protecting the consumer from unconscionable […]
For timeshare owners who find themselves stuck – be it with hefty maintenance fees, or an interest that they find themselves unable to use due to lifestyle changes – a once-promising shared vacation ownership opportunity can quickly become a burdensome obligation. When that occurs, many owners turn to a third party timeshare “relief” company to […]
What does the future hold for the timeshare industry? Innovation, or regression? Profits, or peril? Ask ten different people with working knowledge of shared vacation ownership, and you may well get ten different answers. But that doesn’t change the fact that the questions themselves are worth asking. So, let’s take a stab: What might the […]
According to a recent article from Ed Mierzwinski, the federal Consumer Program Director and Senior Fellow for consumer rights advocacy group U.S. PIRG, the Federal Trade Commission has concluded that up to one in four credit reports contain serious mistakes and that 5% of all reports contain mistakes that could lead to paying more for […]
timeshare Timeshare Relief Companies There are countless people scouring the internet and their local yellow pages right now, seeking assistance in terminating their timeshare obligations. A purchaser may want to walk away from their timeshare interest for any number of reasons, after all – perhaps a timeshare is no […]
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