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Consumer fraud is a serious problem in Idaho, but, fortunately, it is often a preventable problem. As a consumer, you can protect yourself from fraud by understanding your rights and by making informed and intelligent decisions. There are a variety of steps you can take to protect your credit.
Student loans are difficult, but not impossible, to discharge in bankruptcy. To do so, you must show that payment of the debt “will impose an undue hardship on you and your dependents.”
Social Security income is a lifeline for most seniors. Because it is considered so essential for survival, it has traditionally been protected from attachment by creditors. However, there are some exceptions.
Please review the guide below for more information.
Credit and charge card fraud costs cardholders and issuers hundreds of millions of dollars each year. While theft is the most obvious form of fraud, it can occur in other ways. For example, someone may use your card number without your knowledge. It’s not always possible to prevent credit or charge card fraud from happening. But there are a few steps you can take to make it more difficult for a crook to capture your card or card numbers and minimize the possibility...
The government’s collection powers and your options to deal with student loan problems depend on whether you are just delinquent with your payments or whether you are in default. You are in default on most student loans if you fail to make payments for nine months. The entire loan balance becomes due once you default...
At times we find ourselves in a difficult situation involving our bank, a large business, etc. and don’t know what to do. Calling customer service hasn’t led to any real results so you may be asking yourself what to do next?
Ageing Safely has developed the following three forms to help with consumer law issues or issues dealing with money and debt:
Letter to a creditor to request debt forgiveness when a bill is owed
Letter to a creditor to dispute a charge from a bank or company
Letter to a credit bureau to dispute an item on a credit report
Please visit Ageing Safely's website for links to these interactive forms: https://agingsafely.us/free-forms/.
Add the Words, Idaho
Located in Boise, ID
https://www.addthewords.org/; 208-918-0736
A volunteer run organization with a focus on promoting LGBTQ and gender equality.
Pride Foundation: https://pridefoundation.org/
Pride Foundation focuses on movements to advance equity and justice for LGBTQ+ people in all communities across the Northwest.
Lambda Legal: https://www.lambdalegal.org/states-regions/idaho
The Suffolk Lit Lab has developed a form to help people on SSI or SSDI create a letter to report changes to Social Security that might affect their benefits and to avoid any possible overpayments. For more information, visit their website here: https://apps.suffolklitlab.org/run/ssareportchangesletter/#/1
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