| Volume 142 Number 7 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Young people now have more protection from identity theft and fraud, thanks to a new federal law that went into effect September 21st, 2018. The new law lets parents and child welfare representatives of people under 16, as well as legal guardians, request a security freeze, also called a credit freeze, on their behalf. Click here for more.
FEMA wrongly shared personal information of millions of disaster survivors
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) inappropriately shared the personal information of more than 2 million survivors of hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and the California wildfires in 2017. The error was recently discovered by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General and detailed in a report dated March 15. Individuals who had personal data shared could be vulnerable to identity theft and fraud, the Inspector General report said. Click here for more.
Your Money
Dealing with the aftermath of a flood can be tricky. Damage from wind-blown rain, for example, may be covered by homeowners coverage. But damage from flooding will be covered only by flood insurance. Here’s what you should do to get the most out of your homeowners and flood insurance coverage. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Supreme Court holds a business engaged in no more than nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings is not a “debt collector” under the FDCPA, except for the limited purpose of §1692f(6). Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP 17-1307 (U.S. Mar. 20, 2019) Click here for more.