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Four companies related to the parent company of Chicago-based extended warranty and vehicle service contract funder Mepco were approved for U.S. Government backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in May of 2020.
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An analysis of data released by the U.S. Treasury department and the Small Business Association (SBA) reveals that the parent of CarShield, NRRM, LLC, received a Paycheck Protection Program loan of between $5 million and $10 million dollars. NRRM is one of 30 businesses in the St......
The Federal Communications Commission today proposed a $225 million fine against Texas-based health insurance telemarketers for apparently making approximately 1 billion illegally spoofed robocalls. This is the largest proposed fine in the FCC’s 86-year history, reflecting the......
A settlement has been reached on behalf of nearly 500,000 current and former owners of Trane and American Standard air conditioners manufactured with an unapproved rust inhibitor that caused many units to fail. The plaintiffs in the class action suit were represented by James C. ......
On Thursday, April 16th a class action lawsuit was filed against CarGuard Administration, Inc., Vehicle Protection Specialists LLC and AutoProtecht LLC. The complaint, with lead Plaintiffs Joseph Barrett and Matthew Silverman, alleges that telemarketers Vehicle Protection Special......
Suburban Chicago-based warranty provider American Guardian Warranty Services, Inc. was the recipient of a large, government-backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan according to a database provided by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Association (SBA). The......
On March 3, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced his list of Top 10 Consumer Fraud Complaints for 2019. Home Warranties, a target of the AG's investigations made the list at number 5. According to the AG's website, the top 10 consumer fraud complaints in 2019 are: 1. ......
A telephonic scheduling conference was held on July 2nd in the case of Cunningham v. Matrix Financial Services, LLC et al, case number 4:19-cv-00896 in Texas Eastern District Court. In the case, Plaintiff Craig Cunningham accuses the defendants made illegal robocalls in violatio......
According to a filing on June 5th, 2020 in the Massachusetts District of the United Stated District Court, Plaintiffs Joseph Barrett and Matthew Silverman have tentatively reached a settlement with Defendants CarGuard Administration, Vehicle Protection Specialists, and Auto Prote......
On Thursday, June 25th Magistrate Judge Christine A. Nowak of The Texas Eastern District of US District Court approved a Motion for Leave to Appear Telephonically filed by the Defendants filed the previous day. The Plaintiff, Craig Cunningham of Texas, initially filed the Roboc......
On May 4, 2020, Plaintiff Craig Cunningham filed an amended complaint in his Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit against Defendant Matrix Financial Services, LLC. The initial complaint, filed in early December 2019, alleged that Cunningham received robocalls from the......
Consumers thinking about purchasing a new vehicle this Fourth of July holiday weekend should consider looking at the used vehicle market, according to the car shopping experts at Edmunds. Edmunds' experts note that selection and savings are currently limited in the new vehicle ma......
On June 11, 2020, Defendant National Car Cure, LLC filed a motion in United States District Court for dismissal of case 4:19-cv-00896, Cunningham v. Matrix Financial Services, LLC et al. The lawsuit alleges the Defendants violated the TCPA by placing illegal robocalls to sell ext......
American Guardian Warranty Services, Inc. (AGWS), an industry leading finance and insurance (F&I) provider that offers products and services in the automotive, RV, powersports, marine, and commercial trucking markets, has announced brand new product additions to their Appearance ......
Americans received just under 4.1 billion robocalls in March, a 15.7% decline from February. The month of March averaged over 132 million calls per day, or roughly 1,533 calls per second, a whopping 20% decline from the 166 million robocalls per day in January. March robocalls we......
Saturdays and Sundays are, for the most part peaceful. "Why," you ask, "my weekends are insane. There's never enough time to get everything done, and the next thing you know, it 9 o'clock on Sunday night." Agreed. The thing that makes the weekend peaceful for me is that my phone......
The parties in litigation involving LG refrigerators today announce a class action settlement that resolves multiple cases consolidated in federal court in New Jersey. The court granted preliminary approval of the settlement in Bentley, et al. v. LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., No. ......
A lawsuit accusing National Car Cure, LLC, SunPath LTD., and SunPath Funding, LLC of violating, among other things, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991(TCPA) was moved from the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in St. Clair County, to United States Distric......
On March 3, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced his list of Top 10 Consumer Fraud Complaints for 2019. Home Warranties, a target of the AG's investigations made the list at number 5. According to the AG's website, the top 10 consumer fraud complaints in 2019 are: 1. ......
A declaratory ruling issued on June 25th by the Federal Communications Commission could open the door for telemarketers of extended warranties and other products to further exploit loopholes in the TCPA. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was implemented in the early 19......
A certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicle offers some of the advantages of both new and used cars. CPO is a pre-owned car, meaning a lower price for shoppers, and the car is also certified, which means it's gone through a thorough inspection and comes with a manufacturer's warranty and......
PARRIS Law Firm of Lancaster, CA filed a nationwide class action lawsuit against technology giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) on behalf of class members on May 6, 2020, alleging, among other items, that the company violated the Song-Beverly Warranty Act. The lawsuit, filed in the N......
On March 3, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced his list of Top 10 Consumer Fraud Complaints for 2019. Home Warranties, a target of the AG's investigations made the list at number 5. According to the AG's website, the top 10 consumer fraud complaints in 2019 are: 1. ......
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, which includes the following highlights: • For the three months ended June 30, 2020, operating income was essentially breakeven, compared to ......
On Monday, July 20, 2020, a Joint Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice was approved by Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel in the extended warranty robocall lawsuit Timmerman v. National Car Cure, LLC et al, case number 3:20-cv-00590 in Illinois Southern District Court. The am......
AUL Corp., one of the nation’s leading automotive finance and insurance (F&I) providers, today launched a new vehicle service contract product covering the increasingly complex technology systems found in today’s vehicles, announced Jason Garner, AUL’s Senior Vice President......
Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises consumers to use caution when doing business with US Automotive Protection Services LLC, an extended vehicle service contract company located in O’Fallon, Missouri. Consumers allege the company uses misleading and high-pressure sales tactics......
An investigation into a Paycheck Protection Program loan database provided by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Association has revealed that at least fourteen automobile extended warranty administrators or related entities were approved for PPP loans. The loan......
