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Always use a credit card when shopping online or by mail. Federal law allows you to refuse to pay the credit card bill if the goods are never delivered.
Credit-card issuers hit us with more than 6 billion offers in 2005
If your mailbox is overflowing with preapproved credit-card offers, you're not alone. Card issuers mailed more than 6 billion offers in 2005, a record number and a 16% jump from the 5.2 billion sent in 2004, according to a new report by Synovate, a market research firm. Click here for more.
IRS Plan to Use Private Tax Collectors Runs into Snags
A private debt-collection firm tapped by the IRS to seek repayment from Americans who owe back taxes has been tangled in legal controversy, including a bribery scheme involving a collection contract in Texas and a federal investigation of another collection deal in Louisiana. Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, an Austin law firm, was one of three firms chosen from among 33 bidders in March for the potentially lucrative IRS contract to attempt collection of an estimated $1.4 billion in tax debts over 10 years. Click here for more.
Buying A New Car
A new car is second only to a home as the most expensive purchase many consumers make. According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, the average price of a new car sold in the United States is $28,400. That's why it's important to know how to make a smart deal. Click here for more.
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For the Lawyers
Cable TV arbitration clause applies retroactively to subscriber claims. A federal court of appeals has held that an arbitration clause applies to claims that existed prior to the date of the arbitration clause. Click here for more.