According to the ‘Lectric Law Library online dictionary:
EXTORTION – The use, or the express or implicit threat of the use, of violence or other criminal means to cause harm to person, reputation, or property as a means to obtain property from someone else with his consent. USC 18
The Hobbs Act defines “extortion” as “the obtaining [...]
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Dr. Lahm testifys for a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Small Business entitled, "The Role of Credit Cards in Small Business Financing." Link to PRWeb release. Link to written testimony and exhibits.
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- AFIL – Credit Card Action Center
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Chase Class Action Lawsuits
- Alfred D. Morris v. Chase
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- CSGRR.com (exploring the possibility)
- Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
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- Milberg LLP class action lawsuit
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- Sauer v. Chase Bank USA, N.A.
- Stockton v. Chase
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Chase Issue in the News
- “Consumers say they’re fired up”
- “I think it’s a big ripoff”
- “kind of hair raising”
- “Playing hardball with customers”
- “Protester takes on corporate giant”
- “They insulted their customers.”
- “they’re going after another group”
- Bad for the economy
- ChangeInTerms.com mentioned in Barron’s
- Chase Bank Expands into Extortion and Loansharking
- Chase Bank Expands into Extortion and Loansharking 2
- Chase Bank resorting to new lows
- Chase changes the rules
- Dr. Robert Lahm in Business Week
- Dr. Robert Lahm in Columbia Journalism Review
- Dr. Robert Lahm quoted in the New York Times
- Dr. Robert Lahm quoted in Wall Street Journal — small business “credit woes”
- Fee Angers Consumers
- Small-business owners most deeply affected
- WBZ-TV (CBS) Boston – ChangeInTerms.com
- WSJ “Fat Wallet” – ChangeInTerms.com
Correspondence
- BBB (IL) to Dr Robert Lahm 12-29-2008
- Chase 3.99% promotional offer 8-2006
- Chase 4.99% Offer to Wife of Dr. Robert Lahm 2-2009
- Chase Change in Terms 11-2008
- Chase to Dr Robert Lahm 1-29-2009
- Chase to Dr Robert Lahm 10-10-2006
- Chase to Dr Robert Lahm 12-30-2008
- Chase to Dr Robert Lahm 3-19-2009
- Dr Robert Lahm to Gordon Smith 12-3-2008
- Dr Robert Lahm to Jamie Dimon 9-27-2006
- FTC to Dr Robert Lahm 1-22-2009
- High Quality Chase 3.99% Offer (pdf)
- High Quality Chase 3.99% Offer – Front Side (jpg)
- Lahm Personal “Battle” Package
- Lahm to OCC (Exhibits) 1-24-2009
- Lahm to OCC 1-24-2009
- Lahm to OCC 2-11-2009
- NCLC to Dr Robert Lahm 12-19-2008
- OCC to Dr Robert Lahm 1-9-2009
- OCC to Dr Robert Lahm 12-23-2008
- OCC to Dr Robert Lahm 12-30-2008
Credit Resources
- “or for no reason”
- (2009) Credit Card Customer Satisfaction Survey
- AnnualCreditReport.com
- Bank of America Workers Speak Out
- Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Data (FTC)
- Credit Card Bill of Rights “explained”
- Credit card facts and statistics
- Credit Union National Association (CUNA)
- Credit Unions – A Small Business Alternative
- CreditSlips.org
- Delinquency Rates
- Former MBNA employees speak out
- Maxed Out Preview
- Mounting dissatisfaction
- National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC)
- Never Never Never
- Pew Safe Credit Cards Project
- Secret History of the Credit Card
- Sold Out
- Squeeze the Banker
- The Arbitration Trap
- The Federal Reserve System: Purposes & Functions
- Worst Credit Card Practices
Entrepreneurs
Government
- Annual Reports and 10ks (SEC – Edgar)
- Congressional Record
- Consumer.gov
- Federal Reserve System
- Federal Trade Commission
- National Association of Attorneys General – NAAG
- OCC Consumer Complaints
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency – OCC
- Strong Middle Class
- U.S. Department of Justice (Antitrust Division)
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Senate
- USA.gov
- Whitehouse.gov
Protest Videos
Rant-roll
- “downright cruel”
- “I’m so Afraid of Them”
- “Pretty cold hearted”
- “push us over the edge”
- “Raising rates on fixed-rate cards”
- Averaged Paying Triple
- Being Blindsided
- Boycott Chase
- BoycottChase.com
- Chase Can Bite Me
- Chase Committing Perjury
- Chase Credit Card Ripoff Scam (part 1)
- Chase Credit Card Ripoff Scam (part 2)
- Chase victim here
- Chase’s New “Policy Changes”
- Chase-Sucks.com
- Class Action Suit
- Credit Card Insanity
- Credit Card Trauma
- Disgusted Chase received tax dollars
- Dissatisfaction Rising
- Extra $48 a month will hurt
- Fees, fees and more fees
- Forced Into Default
- Getting Squeezed
- Hair-Trigger Pricing
- Horror Stories
- Hung up on me
- I too got shocked
- LET’S GET ON IT!!
- Never using them again
- Open Congress (On: S.3252)
- P***ing off Even Their Very Strongest Customers
- Predatory Lending Practices
- Punishing Consumers
- Raising the ire of cardholders
- Rude to Me
- Shameful and Counterproductive
- Slaves to the credit card companies
- Someone Needs To Speak For Us
- Unethical Payment Hike
- Whammo! You get whacked
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The first of several outstanding short films from our friends at Binary Star Productions, Inc.
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Dr. Lahm served as a production consultant for this film, and is pleased to be of service to his friends at Binary Star Productions, Inc.
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