Recently, an alarming number of people with VA home loans throughout Minnesota have been receiving calls and mail from scammers. These scammers use a wide range of tactics to try and con their potential victims. Fortunately, you can protect yourself from these...
Former senator challenges ringless voicemail box robocall laws
Telemarketing calls are a common complaint among many residents of Minnesota. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act has tried to protect individuals by prohibiting both prerecorded and autodialed calls. However, delivering voicemails to a ringless voicemail box is a...
Addressing background checks with errors or incorrect information
In Minnesota and across the nation, just about every endeavor requires some form of a background check. This is often perceived as an attempt on the part of an employer, a landlord or an institution to ensure that people to whom they rent a property, hire or admit are...
Unauthorized credit checks can be an invasion of privacy
Credit reports contain valuable information about our personal lives and financial dealings. This information typically cannot be disclosed to anyone without your permission. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) protects consumers from illegal disclosures that can...